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Submitted by Mike Grenville on Thu, 03 Feb 2005 11:21 |
With "You Can Do It 2004" top of the December Ringtone charts, the Christmas Season saw an increase of 23% on the same period in 2003 of WAP taps and downloads in the UK
Over 1.2 billion WAP page impressions were viewed in the UK during December 2004, giving an average daily total of more than 40 million, according to figures announced today by the Mobile Data Association (MDA).
The total number of page impressions viewed during 2004 was up to 14.6 billion, creating a new annual record and exceeding the MDA’s forecast of 13 billion for the year.
In October 2004, allowing for seasonal differences, the MDA predicted that WAP page impressions would reach a total of 15 billion by the end of 2005. This figure is currently being revised for release in March.
See below for the chart of UK monthly WAP impressions from Setpember 2002 to December 2004. Click the chart for a larger version.
December Ringtone Charts
As well as music chart hits, Christmas Season selections proved popular during December with Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas’, ‘Jingle Bells’, ‘Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer’ and the ‘Fairytale of New York’ by The Pogues and Kirsty McColl all hovering just outside the top ten. It was also interesting to see both Band Aid 2000 and Band Aid 1984 competing for the top slots!
The MDA’s Top 10 most popular ringtones downloaded across UK Network Operators in December were:-
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1 |
You Can Do It 2004 |
Ice Cube ft. Mack 10 and Ms. Toi |
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2 |
Lose My Breath |
Destiny’s Child |
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3 |
Do They Know It’s Christmas |
Band Aid 20 |
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4 |
Just Lose It |
Eminem |
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5 |
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day |
Wizzard |
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6 |
Do They Know It’s Christmas |
Band Aid 1984 |
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7 |
I’ll Stand By You |
Girl’s Aloud |
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8 |
Vertigo |
U2 |
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9 |
Call On Me |
Eric Prydz |
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10 |
Boulevard of Broken Dreams |
Green Day |
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