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Pharrell Williams' Happy Named UK's Most Downloaded Song Of All Time

Star beats Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines - which he co-wrote and produced - into second place...

Pharrell Williams' smash hit single Happy has been named as the UK's most downloaded song of all time.

According to the Official Chart Company, the No.1 track as managed to shift 1.62million copies since its release in June 2013.

Williams said: "I would just like to say thank you, first and foremost, to the people, because the charts are determined by them. I have a lot to be thankful for because they've chosen these things and it's resulted in 'Happy' being what it's become.

"The people of the UK have been so supportive of me over the years, allowing me to be an artist and allowing me to work with other people and supporting what it is that I do."

He added: "That's the lifeline - without them you're just a musician with a couple of ideas but with them, that is the thing that changes everything when they get involved, your little idea can become something, so... thank you!''

[related]Happy - which featured on the soundtrack of movie Despicable Me 2 - also acted as the lead single from the super-producer's second solo album, G I R L.

By achieving the feat, Pharrell's song has overtaken Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines as the UK's most downloaded song, which Williams co-wrote and produced.

Pharrell's collaboration with Daft Punk, Get Lucky, also featured at No.6 on the chart, with Adele's Someone Like You named the third biggest-selling download of all time with 1.53million.

The likes of Maroon 5's Moves Like Jagger and Gotye featuring Kimbra's Somebody That I Used To Know complete the Top 5.

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