The billionth digital single was downloaded in the UK on Tuesday night, the Official Charts Company have announced.
The landmark sale was reached nine years after digital sales were launched to help combat illegal downloading.
It has also been revealed that Adele holds the title for the most downloaded single in UK history with 'Someone Like You', closely followed by Maroon 5's 'Moves Like Jagger'.
"The explosion in download sales over the past nine years means we are genuinely now living in the digital music age - with Adele as our queen!" said Official Charts Company managing director Martin Talbot.
"Over the nine years of legitimate digital music, more than 16 new tracks have sold 1 million copies, which emphasises just how popular digital music is in the modern age."
Typically, more the company records more than three million downloads a week, while in just 2012 alone, 188.6m tracks were downloaded.
Listen to the full top 20 most downloaded singles in the UK below.
Adele's Triumph At Oscars 2013
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Singer Adele performs onstage during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Singer Adele performs onstage during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Singer Adele performs onstage during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Singer Adele performs during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Singer Adele performs during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Singer Adele arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Singer Adele (C) arrives on the red carpet for the 85th Annual Academy Awards on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. AFP PHOTO/FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: (L-R) Oscars Red Carpet Live Host Kristin Chenoweth interview singer Adele at the Oscars held at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Singer Adele arrives at the Oscars at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Singer Adele arrives at the Oscars at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: (L-R) Singer Adele, actors Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston arrive at the Oscars at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Singer Adele arrives at the Oscars at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Singer Adele arrives at the Oscars at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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