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The Guardian - UK
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Simon Rogers

Best selling singles of 2008

Welsh soul singer Duffy
Welsh soul singer Duffy. Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian

So, 5% of hit singles are produced by Swedes? Based on data provided by the Official Chart company, it shows who had the biggest hits of 2008 and their genre. And we've gone and added in some other info about each artist, such as nationality, race and sex. Paddy Allen has produced a fantastic visualisation of this. Here's the data for you to have a go.

DATA: Best selling singles of 2008

• Can you do something with this data? Please post us your visualisations and mash-ups below or mail us at datastore@theguardian.com

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