Thursday, January 7, 2010

US Album Sales Figures 2009

Lady GaGa, Taylor Swift and Susan Boyle were just three female artists who helped the US music industry in 2009. Total music sales rose 2.1% in 2009, even though album sales dropped 12.7% to 373.9 million. Digital downloads saved the US music industry as track sales were up 8.3% year on year to 1.1 billion.

Digital album sales were also up 16% to 76.4m (20% 0f total albums bought in 2009) as digital music in the US now accounts for 40% of all music purchases as the public move away from CD's.
Interestingly, vinyl sales soared by 33% to 2.5m - a new vinyl record, as fans collected more and more.

US Top Selling Albums of 2009:

1. Taylor Swift - 'Fearless' - 3.2m
2. Susan Boyle - 'I Dreamed A Dream' - 3.1m
3. Michael Jackson - 'Number Ones' - 2.3m
4. Lady GaGa - 'The Fame' - 2.2m
5. Andrea Bocelli - 'My Christmas' - 2.2m
6. Hannah Montana - 'The Movie' Soundtrack -1.8m
7. Black Eyed Peas - 'The E.N.D.' - 1.78m
8. Eminem - 'Relapse' - 1.73m
9. Jay-Z - 'The Blueprint 3' - 1.5m
10. Kings of Leon - 'Only By The Night' - 1.39m



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