Sales Data & Stats

July Already? Album Sales Keep Sinking In ’08

July 2, 2008

Album sales in the United States took a serious bath during the first half of this year, according to figures supplied by Nielsen Soundscan. Aggregated physical and digital albums dropped a significant 11 pe... Read More...

Despite Leaks, Lil Wayne Album Selling Strong

Alexandra Osorio

June 11, 2008

The recently-released Lil Wayne album could push past 900,000 during its first week, according to projections circulating Wednesday. First-day estimates landed at 423,000, per data compiled by Nielsen Sounds... Read More...

Newbury Comics: Vinyl Selling $100,000 Monthly

Paul Resnikoff

June 3, 2008

A mild resurgence in vinyl has become an odd sidebar for a music industry turned upside down. But the format continues to attract interest from both nostalgic buyers and curious teens and twenty-somethings. ... Read More...

Napster Slims Losses; Subscribers Also Slimming

Paul Resnikoff

May 21, 2008

Napster managed to slim its losses during the most recent quarter, though nagging questions remain. During the three-month period ending March 31st, the company boosted revenues 6 percent to $30.8 million. Na... Read More...

The iPod Plateau: Why Paid Downloads Could Soon Suffer

Paul Resnikoff

April 23, 2008

Apple sold 10.6 million iPods during the recent quarter, a one percent increase by volume and an eight percent jump by revenue. That is a tally most consumer electronics manufacturers would die for, though the... Read More...

Albums Keep Dropping; Bottom Remains Murky

Alexandra Osorio

April 10, 2008

US-based album sales continued their plunge last week, part of an increasingly aggressive slide. Total sales edged towards 8 million for the period, a figure that falls 24.5 percent below same-week figures l... Read More...

Album Sales Bath Continues During First Quarter

Alexandra Osorio

April 2, 2008

A disastrous 2007 is now spilling into 2008 for the recording industry, according to figures surfacing Wednesday. During the first quarter, overall album sales in the United States dropped 10.7 percent to 10... Read More...

Who’s Number Two? Three? Researcher Starts Counting Benjamins

Paul Resnikoff

March 31, 2008

The iTunes Store is unquestionably the top seller of online music. But a shouting match for second- and third-place supremacy is now taking place between eMusic, Amazon, Spiralfrog, and potentially others. ... Read More...

Dave Matthews Pulls a Prince; Albums Bundled Into Shows

Paul Resnikoff

March 27, 2008

Dave Matthews Band is no stranger to multi-platinum album sales, but the group enjoys much stronger revenues from the road. Now, the band is bundling its latest album into a concert ticket purchase, a move p... Read More...

MySpace Scores Gold Record (In Ad-Supported Terms)

Paul Resnikoff

March 23, 2008

MySpace has scored 500,000 downloads for the upcoming Pennywise album, part of a larger, ad-supported concept. The tally would normally constitute a gold album in the United States, at least by traditional s... Read More...

Trent Reznor to Social Media Users: "Nobody Gives a [Expletive] What You Think"

How to Make $1.6 Million In a Week, by Trent Reznor

Paul Resnikoff

March 12, 2008

NIN identity Trent Reznor has now lured $1.6 million from a direct-to-fan album download initiative, according to figures revealed Wednesday. The album, Ghosts I-IV, is being offered in numerous configuratio... Read More...

Rhino Finally Hits Number One, Digital Does the Deed

Paul Resnikoff

January 31, 2008

Rhino has finally scored a number-one album release, thanks to an incredibly strong digital result. The soundtrack to the Academy Award-nominated Juno grabbed top billing after shifting 65,000 units, a meager ... Read More...

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July Already? Album Sales Keep Sinking In ’08

Despite Leaks, Lil Wayne Album Selling Strong

Newbury Comics: Vinyl Selling $100,000 Monthly

Napster Slims Losses; Subscribers Also Slimming

The iPod Plateau: Why Paid Downloads Could Soon Suffer

Albums Keep Dropping; Bottom Remains Murky

Album Sales Bath Continues During First Quarter

Who’s Number Two? Three? Researcher Starts Counting Benjamins

Dave Matthews Pulls a Prince; Albums Bundled Into Shows

MySpace Scores Gold Record (In Ad-Supported Terms)

How to Make $1.6 Million In a Week, by Trent Reznor

Rhino Finally Hits Number One, Digital Does the Deed