Report: Digital Boosts 2008 Sales To New Mark
December 31, 2008, 15 years ago
Ayala Ben-Yehuda, from here is reporting:
Overall music sales hit a new record in 2008, with over 1.5 billion units sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The Nielsen Company's annual year-end music industry report, released today, reveals that combined sales of albums, singles, music videos and digital tracks increased 10.5% over 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The report covers purchases made during the 52 weeks between Dec. 31, 2007 to Dec. 28, 2008.
Digital tracks posted a 27% gain on their own to over a billion units sold in 2008, a new record. Digital albums grew 32% to 65.8 million units, also a new high.
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