US album sales fell 4% in 2012, track downloads rose 5%
US album sales slipped by 4% in 2012, after registering a modest year-on-year climb in 2011.
According to new Nielsen Soundscan figures, overall LP sales in the territory fell from 331m units in 2011 to 316m units in 2012, as digital growth failed to make up the shortfall caused by physical's decline.
CD sales dipped by 13%, a faster fall than that seen in 2011 (6%), as digital album sales grew 14%. Digital downloads accounted for 37% of total album ...
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