Sales Data & Stats

Concert Webcasting Startup Rallies $3 Million

January 9, 2008

A number of investors are wary of music-related startups, thanks to an incredibly high level of industry disruptiveness. Others see opportunity in that murkiness, and that is fueling a number of adventurous st... Read More...

Downward Sales Spiral Intensifies, Floorspace Threatened

Paul Resnikoff

December 20, 2007

Album sales declines are only intensifying this quarter, and that could further threaten floorspace next year. Just recently, Pali Research analyst Richard Greenfield pointed to year-over-year declines of more... Read More...

Music Retail Bleeding Continues, Handleman Shows Declines

Paul Resnikoff

December 9, 2007

Music and entertainment retailer Handleman Company reported revenue and earnings declines during the recent quarter, an all-too-familiar result in the sector. For the company's fiscal second quarter ending Oct... Read More...

Christmas Release Schedule Raises More Sales Concerns

Alexandra Osorio

December 4, 2007

Major labels are not enjoying a fruitful holiday season, thanks to lukewarm post-Thanksgiving sales levels. But buying activity over the next few weeks may also be soft, and a release schedule thin on big-na... Read More...

Black Friday a CD Sales Turkey, Broader Declines Continue

Paul Resnikoff

December 3, 2007

Despite a soggy economic backdrop, American consumers recently surpassed post-Thanksgiving Day purchasing expectations. The Black Friday rush, the beginning of the all-important holiday spending period, bene... Read More...

Radiohead Questions Album Sales Report, Sets CD Release Date

Paul Resnikoff

November 8, 2007

Radiohead is now questioning a recent sales report on its name-your-price release, In Rainbows. Earlier this week, comScore noted that 62 percent of fans paid nothing for the album, an option offered by the ... Read More...

Post-Snocap, CD Baby Chief Sivers Discusses Deal Gone Bad

Paul Resnikoff

October 22, 2007

CD Baby founder Derek Sivers expressed more regret on Friday following a failed partnership with Snocap. The deal, which soured quickly and ended earlier this month, allowed artists to generate and control S... Read More...

Radiohead Sales Estimates Surface, New Wrinkles Emerge

Paul Resnikoff

October 14, 2007

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, eMusic Part Ways; Pricing Differences Cited

Paul Resnikoff

September 17, 2007

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...

Trans World Posts Continued Quarterly Declines

Alexandra Osorio

August 23, 2007

Trans World Entertainment posted continued losses during the recent, second quarter, according to figures released Thursday. Losses for the period topped $10.1 million, or 32 cents per diluted share, on decrea... Read More...

Hastings Posts Considerable Quarterly Income Boost

Alexandra Osorio

August 20, 2007

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 Challenges EFF Claims In Promo CD Case

Alexandra Osorio

August 8, 2007

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...

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Concert Webcasting Startup Rallies $3 Million

Downward Sales Spiral Intensifies, Floorspace Threatened

Music Retail Bleeding Continues, Handleman Shows Declines

Christmas Release Schedule Raises More Sales Concerns

Black Friday a CD Sales Turkey, Broader Declines Continue

Radiohead Questions Album Sales Report, Sets CD Release Date

Post-Snocap, CD Baby Chief Sivers Discusses Deal Gone Bad

Radiohead Sales Estimates Surface, New Wrinkles Emerge

Epitaph, eMusic Part Ways; Pricing Differences Cited

Trans World Posts Continued Quarterly Declines

Hastings Posts Considerable Quarterly Income Boost

Universal Music Challenges EFF Claims In Promo CD Case