Annual digital album sales already ahead of 2010 total

21.3 million albums have been sold according to Official Charts Company data released by the BPI.

Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto has become the lastest LP to shift over 100,000 downloads, with more than 40% of its first week sales coming in the digital realmn.

Digital albums represent 26.2% share of total album sales in 2011, up from 17.5% during 2010. This year, the Top 10 biggest digital albums have all sold more than 100,000 digital copies, including albums by Lady Gaga, ...

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