Posted February 16, 201015 yr I've made some research and done the cumulative table of 2010 and 2009 sales and here what I got. Source - sales threads on this forum. :) http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/Arrs-/Overallsinglealbumsales2010-1.jpg We see that both singles and albums sales are rising. I didn't expect it from the albums I must admit.
February 16, 201015 yr Thanks Arrs, very interesting! And singles sales almost every week over 3 mio is brilliant :o
February 16, 201015 yr This is very interesting. Thanks for compiling :D IRO the albums, perhaps the very low start to 2009 was due to the demise of Woolies, and now people have got used to new sources of supply?
February 16, 201015 yr I also didn't expect a good rise of album sales. But thanks anyway! :D The singles sales continuing to climb is great. :) Edited February 16, 201015 yr by FM11 InTheHouse!
February 16, 201015 yr Interesting indeed comparing sales overall so far from 2009 to 2010. It'll be more interesting to see how much difference there will have been at the end of year.
February 16, 201015 yr Author Thank you for your thankses! I'm going to update the thread monthly or so to watch the dynamics. :)
February 17, 201015 yr I'd like to see one 2000 & 2010 Here's a 2000/2009 comparison for yearly figures. (Second figure is % compared to previous year) 2000 Singles 55,695,507 -21.56% Albums 134,264,458 +10.48% 2009 Singles 152 million +32.7% (Downloads 98% ) Albums 128.9 million -3.5% (Downloads 12.5% +56.1%) Sources Zobol and BBC. Edited February 17, 201015 yr by Olympus
February 17, 201015 yr Thank you for your thankses! I'm going to update the thread monthly or so to watch the dynamics. :) Good thread. Glad to see you plan to update it regularly.
February 17, 201015 yr Here's a 2000/2009 comparison for yearly figures. (Second figure is % compared to previous year) 2000 Singles 55,695,507 -21.56% Albums 134,264,458 +10.48% 2009 Singles 152 million +32.7% (Downloads 98% ) Albums 128.9 million -3.5% (Downloads 12.5% +56.1%) Sources Zobol and BBC. Album sales aren't that bad in comparisent from 2000/2009. I thought it would have been alot lower. But singles have gone through the roof! Surely record companies are making more money now, despite album sales declining a little. And thanks for doing a compare - I said in the sales thread that I thought album sales were up on last year and I guess i was right! YAH! It is nice to see growth for a change and although its only by a small margin, it's a step in the right direction
February 17, 201015 yr Surely record companies are making more money now, despite album sales declining a little. Digital single sales don't provide as much profit as physicals though. Good news anyway! And a great thread
February 17, 201015 yr Digital single sales don't provide as much profit as physicals though. Good news anyway! And a great thread Does it really though? Lets face it, once the song is out to download, then its there forever more, and I guess a set price to have it there. Whereas with a cd, you have to pay for printing, plastic, the cd and shipping. Single sales have nearly trippled since 2000 and the drop in album sales wasn't as much as what i thought it would be. I'm probably clutching at straws though
February 17, 201015 yr Digital single sales don't provide as much profit as physicals though. Good news anyway! And a great thread Yeh, CD singles were (are) £3.99 each, that would bump profits up enough to make a difference! the record companies made alot more money ten years ago.
February 17, 201015 yr Does it really though? Lets face it, once the song is out to download, then its there forever more, and I guess a set price to have it there. Whereas with a cd, you have to pay for printing, plastic, the cd and shipping. Good point!
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