Record sales recently have been really high. Even if you remove Leona Lewis from the charts it a huge increase on sales a year ago, not just at the top of the chart but all the way down and out the Top100 with sales for old tracks still sailing high.

 

What is causing this now?

 

Is it :unsure:

 

After reading all the musicweek reports this year a lot of them say that the Sales are down from last year :o

Is it :unsure:

 

After reading all the musicweek reports this year a lot of them say that the Sales are down from last year :o

Okay, maybe not massive, but clearly better and much better then the trend in 2007 which was generally decline.

An extra 50% at #79 shows sales at the bottom end of the charts is strong.

 

2006 Singles Summary

01 Fedde - 34,391

02 Bodyrox - 23,181

03 Girls Aloud - 21,695 (last week: 42,114)

06 U2/Green Day - 14,448

07 Amy Winehouse - 13,837

09 McFly - 12,167

11 All Saints - 10,066

12 Simon Webbe - 9,398

13 Depeche Mode - 8,673

17 Babyshambles - 7,185

18 Jamiroquai - 7,174

19 Keane - 6,935

59 Madonna - 2,246

79 George Michael/Mutya - 1,286

 

2007 Singles Summary

01 Leona Lewis 158,370

02 Take That 57,146

03 Westlife 42,161

04 Timbaland 33,242

05 Mark Ronson 29,211

06 Sugababes 25,835

07 Britney Spears 22,556

08 Freemasons 19,348

09 Hoosiers13,070

10 McFly 12,440

16 Koopa 8,470

38 Cliff Richard 4,064

57 Michael Jackson 2,731

64 Leona Lewis - Forgiveness 2,148

70 Ray Parker Jr 1,985

71 Leona Lewis - AMLT 1,862

79 Bobby "Boris" Pickett 1,673

Edited November 5, 200717 yr by e-motion

I think it might be because all downloads are included in the compilation of the singles chart.

 

Well, that's what I say, anyway.

I think it might be because all downloads are included in the compilation of the singles chart.

 

Well, that's what I say, anyway.

Yea, that would account for some of it. Chasing Cars was not included in last years chart, even though it most likely was Top20.

And download only tracks in the chart this week wouldn't have counted a year ago.

 

Not sure the rules changes entirely accounts for the sales increase but it is a part of it.

I think the sales have only been up for the past fortnight really and that was because of the whole Leona vs TT vs McFly battle and last week was Leona vs Take That vs Westlife. I guess the other songs were on the increase because of the attention the charts were getting?

 

Actually, I'm not sure, but I feel that these past few weeks have seen songs by bigger artists being released.

yeah its only been massive these 2 weeks.

I think the recent increase in single sales has come about by a healthy surge of new releases from a number of popular acts such as Britney, Take That and McFly. I reckon sales will continue to be healthy with releases from Kylie and the spice girls almost immenient.

surely downloads

I wouldn't say they have gone through the roof.

 

Back in the 60s-80s sales of the number one regularly sold over 200,000 a week

You may also find that a big selling single will have an effect on other singles 'while I'm here I'll get that...' be it in the shops or downloading.

 

Single sales are up as downloading becomes ever more universal and actually value for money. You will find when the physical single is killed off (about time now), sales will go up as more time and money is invested and the internet and computer technology becoming affordable to the point they'll be as common place as the TV.

I think the big single releases atm and the stablising of downloads is responsible for the increase.

 

I mean singles have gotten better and better as the year's progressed it's the albums that are doing c**p this year because there's been no brilliant releases imo - most of the albums this year have been average or extremely disappointing considering the acts behind them - Clarkson, NB etc.

Its probably a mixture of really strong songs coming forward from the last couple of weeks, christmas approaching, and downloads taking off.

 

You can really tell downloads have affected album sales cos now people pic and choose what they're buying instead of having to buy the whole album

surely downloads

 

Nope its not downloads

 

Its the big releases, we have Kylie, Spice Girls and The X Factor winner to come, I reckon there will only be another 2 #1s this year, Spice Girls and the X Factor winner, but I like to see Kylie to do it for at least a week.

 

record sales have gone up cos this year there are far better songs than last year!

I think sales increase closer to Christmas.

You may also find that a big selling single will have an effect on other singles 'while I'm here I'll get that...' be it in the shops or downloading.

 

Single sales are up as downloading becomes ever more universal and actually value for money. You will find when the physical single is killed off (about time now), sales will go up as more time and money is invested and the internet and computer technology becoming affordable to the point they'll be as common place as the TV.

 

Physical singles are *not* going to disappear - not everyone has/wants a computer, or even if they do, wants to download music. CD singles will become a niche market, just as vinyl has.

Edited November 6, 200717 yr by vidcapper

Single sales are up as downloading becomes ever more universal and actually value for money.

 

As I've said before - not here, though - I'd prefer to spend 79p on a song that I know I'll like and burn it to CD rather than spend anywhere up to £4 and run the risk of only liking one song.

Like everyone else says record sales have only gone through the roof this few weeks, but long term i think they are still going down quite a bit, but hopefully that trend will stop soon.

While I was in HMV yesterday to get this weeks Elvis single I noticed that the 1 track 99p singles have started to appear. I was actually tempted to get the Craig David one (no laughing please!) as if I'd been downloading the track it may have cost 20p less but I'd still have to put it onto a CD and besides this way you also satidfy those who complain that with downloading you don't get the artwork etc;