Sales of digital albums soar year on year

Album sales in 2011 hit 21m, beating last year's total even before the traditional Christmas boomSales of digital albums for the year to date in the UK topped 21m copies in October, beating last year's total even before the traditional Christmas boom.Digital downloads now account for more than a quarter of total album sales, up from 17.5% in 2010, as Britons' appetite for online music continues to defy a fall in overall music sales.Coldplay's new release, Mylo Xyloto, broke the record for first ...

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