Adele, Shirley Bassey Set for Big Post-Oscars Sales Gains

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"Skyfall" could see a 45% jump after Adele's win; Bassey's signature version of "Goldfinger" eyes a 275% gain 

Music from Adele, Dame Shirley Bassey, Jennifer Hudson and more are all due to see huge sales increases on this week's Billboard charts thanks to Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony.

Sources suggest "Skyfall," which won Adele and Paul Epworth the Oscar for best original song, could see a 45% jump in digital download sales for the week ending Feb. 24. In the previous week, the single moved 36,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan. (We won't have the latest week's official SoundScan sales figures until Wednesday, Feb. 27.)

"Skyfall" is the first Academy Award winner to have also been a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 since 2003, when Eminem's No. 1 single "Lose Yourself" won. "Skyfall" is also the first song from a James Bond film to take home the Oscar.

Speaking of James Bond, it was a big night on the Awards for the silver screen's most famous secret agent. The Oscars celebrated Bond's 50th anniversary in motion pictures with a montage of moments and a performance of "Goldfinger" by Dame Shirley Bassey.

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Adele's 'Someone Like You' is Most Performed Karaoke Song in 2012

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Adele has been named the most performed artist at karaoke in 2012. 'Someone Like You' is the most popular song of the year, according to karaoke website Lucky Voice.

The service revealed that out of the 3.1 million songs available, the ballad accounted for 7.4% of all plays this year.

Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe' came in second place with 5.4%, followed by One Direction's 'What Makes You Beautiful' in third.

Adele has three songs in the top ten, with 'Rolling in the Deep' at four, and her version of 'Make You Feel My Love' at six.

Queen, Bon Jovi and Journey also appear in the top ten as the only 'classic' tracks.

Gotye and Kimbra's big-seller 'Somebody That I Used To Know' finishes at number ten.

Adele was recently named the top Billboard artist for a second year running in the US, while her 21 LP was the top album.

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