Similar doom and even more gloom in the US where album sales in 2007 were down 15% on the previous year, from 588.2 million units in 2006 to 500.5 million units in 2007. Though there was a silver lining there, also, where digital album sales were up 53% and digital single sales 45%, enabling music stat types Nielsen to declare that the overall recorded music market was up 14%. Which is nice.
Jan 8, 2008
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US album sales down even more
US album sales fell 15% in 2007 to 500.5 million units, though digital album sales rose 53%, lifting the overall recorded music market 14%.