Sales Data & Stats

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...

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...

Radiohead has yet to disclose sales numbers on its latest album, In Rainbows, though fresh estimates are bubbling. The first comes from Gigwise, which pointed to downloads of roughly 1.2 million several days... Read More...

Epitaph Records is now splitting ways with eMusic, a significant loss for the independent retailer. "The much-admired Epitaph record label — including the Anti and Hellcat labels — has chosen to no longer se... Read More...

CDs dropped precipitously during the recent fiscal fiscal quarter at Hastings Entertainment, though a portfolio of other goods more than covered the loss. For the three-month period ending July 31st, profits... Read More...

Universal Music Group bit back against the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on Wednesday on the issue of promotional CD resale. Just this week, the EFF backed defendant Troy Augusto, an eBay seller sued ... Read More...

Warner Music Group (WMG) posted a less-than-stellar quarterly report card this morning, though declines were mostly modest. For the three-month period ending June 30th, revenues dipped a mild 2 percent to $8... Read More...

Cumulative CD sales have dipped a dramatic 20 percent this year in the United States, a decline that is generating serious ripples for major labels and physical retailers. Industry executives have been watch... Read More...

Independent artists are experiencing elevated digital album sales levels, thanks in part to shrinking physical retail inventory. Just recently, The Shins (Sub Pop) scored a second-place finish on the US-base... Read More...