A familiar music biz tune: Album sales down, digital tracks up

New albums from superstar artists Justin Bieber, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and Nicki Minaj haven't helped the music business get back in tune with consumers' wallets, at least when it comes to album sales. Mid-year Nielsen SoundScan results released Thursday show that album sales thus far in 2012 trail those of the same period last year by 3%. What's more, the top-selling album of 2012 is Adele's "21," an effort that was released way back in January 2011.

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16:03 on July 5 2012

UK Digital Music Sales Up Almost 20 Percent

411 Mania — And Adele is leading the pack... more info

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21:05 on July 5 2012

Adele - Adele's 21 Is U.S. Bestselling Album Of 2012 - By Far

ContactMusic — Adele is halfway to achieving a rare U S album chart feat after leading all sales in 2012 The British singers 21 was last years 11 bestseller and its way ahead of the cha... more info

Adele

16:14 on July 5 2012

A familiar music biz tune: Album sales down, digital tracks up

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — New albums from superstar artists Justin Bieber, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and Nicki Minaj haven't helped the music business get back in tune with consumers' wallets, at... more info

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