US Digital Tracks Set New Weekly Record

 

December 30, 2008

 

Weekly digital track sales have set a new record, with 47.7 million sold in the U.S. between Dec. 22 – Dec. 28, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

 

That figure for Christmas week represents a 126% spike from the week prior, a likely reflection of consumers redeeming download gift cards or receiving MP3 players as gifts. The week’s top-selling digital song was Interscope artist Lady GaGa’s “Just Dance,” with 419,000 downloads.

 

Total digital track sales this year were 1,070,000,000 – up 27% from 2007, based on full year-end data.

 

All but two songs on Billboard’s Hot Digital Songs chart increased their sales by triple-digit percentages last week. During the corresponding week last year, ten songs on that chart sold more than 200,000 downloads; this Christmas week, 15 songs did so.

 

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_dis...4083ee77146b94c

 

 

Edited December 31, 200816 yr by britster

 

US Billboard Digital Songs Chart

• Dec 22-28, 2008 - (sales week) --- Top 15 sell more than 200k each
• Dec 24-30, 2007 - (sales week) --- Top 10 sell more than 200k each

 

Edited December 31, 200816 yr by britster

 

US Billboard Digital Chart - (Last Year)

 

Sales Week - Dec 24-30, 2007

Billboard Chart Date - January 12th, 2008

 

01 01 FLO RIDA LOW 467149 163 177518 1551766

03 02 TIMBALAND FEAT. ONEREPUBLIC APOLOGIZE 318843 170 118209 2370921

07 03 BROWN*CHRIS KISS KISS 277144 233 83225 1454485

11 04 SOULJA BOY TELL'EM CRANK THAT (SOULJA BOY) 271132 299 68007 2909263

04 05 KEYS*ALICIA NO ONE 269261 161 103231 1740300

02 06 BAREILLES*SARA LOVE SONG 268936 123 120788 625491

06 07 FINGER ELEVEN PARALYZER 242258 189 83693 1354790

05 08 FERGIE CLUMSY 229600 168 85692 1012615

10 09 CAILLAT*COLBIE BUBBLY 220682 214 70200 1842189

09 10 SPARKS*JORDIN TATTOO 219837 200 73350 859883

 

 

GaGa best shot at no.1! Gotta hope now Beyonce was more than 40k away, I think!

GaGa best shot at no.1! Gotta hope now Beyonce was more than 40k away, I think!

GaGa didn't overtake Beyonce until very late on Xmas Day, so I don't think she's been ahead long enough to get to #1 this week.

 

 

GaGa didn't overtake Beyonce until very late on Xmas Day, so I don't think she's been ahead long enough to get to #1 this week.

 

but, that is when gift card season started, and the huge increase in sales! i want the figures!

I'd say it needs to be at least 55,000 copies ahead of Beyonce