The top selling vinyl set of 2008 was Radiohead’s “In Rainbows,” with 26,000. It’s the first time the industry has sold 1 million vinyl albums in a calendar year since 2004, when 1.2 million were sold. This year also saw a record number of vinyl albums sold, with nearly 1.9 million - more than any other year since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking data in 1991. In 2007, digital albums sold 50.01 million and represented 10% of the album market.Ĭonversely, physical CD albums made up 360.6 million albums this year (84% of the market), compared to 449.18 million last year (90% of overall album sales). Digital downloads of albums accounted for 65.79 million albums this year, or 15.4% of the overall album market. In 2008, there were 428.4 million albums sold, down 14.4% compared to 2007’s 500.5 million. 9 with 1.5 million, while Beyonce’s new “I Am … Sasha Fierce” (Music World/Columbia) rounds out the top 10 with 1.46 million. Jack Johnson’s “Sleep Through the Static” (Brushfire/Universal) is No. 7 with 1.57 million, followed by T.I.’s “Paper Trail” (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) at No. Metallica’s “Death Magnetic” (Warner Bros.) came in at No. It was also held back from digital retailers. The Atlantic release was not available on iTunes, fueling sales of the full album.ĪC/DC’s Wal-Mart exclusive release, “Black Ice” (Columbia), sold 1.92 million copies to rank No. 4 with “Rock N Roll Jesus,” which sold more than 2 million. Kid Rock crowns the year-end chart at No.
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