Digital music tops the charts
In the UK, the current number 1 is Crazy by US duo Gnarls Barkley. This hit the top spot in the charts on the strength of digital sales alone.
Maybe not so surprising, but this figure in the BBC news story brings home where the future of singles sales are. From a peak in 1997 of around 75m sales of physical singles, in 2005 that figure came down to just over 20m. However, digital downloads are showing very strong growth in the short period they have been counted by the charts' compilers, now overtaking physical sales for singles in the UK, at least.
Whither the CD single? It can't be long before those shiny discs are looked upon with the same fondness we show for 7" vinyl and cassingles.
People want their music instantly & they want it mobile. That means digital, baby! The next move seems to be from dedicated mp3 players to mobile phones that can do it all...
Maybe not so surprising, but this figure in the BBC news story brings home where the future of singles sales are. From a peak in 1997 of around 75m sales of physical singles, in 2005 that figure came down to just over 20m. However, digital downloads are showing very strong growth in the short period they have been counted by the charts' compilers, now overtaking physical sales for singles in the UK, at least.
Whither the CD single? It can't be long before those shiny discs are looked upon with the same fondness we show for 7" vinyl and cassingles.
People want their music instantly & they want it mobile. That means digital, baby! The next move seems to be from dedicated mp3 players to mobile phones that can do it all...
posted by YourSpins @ 5:14 pm
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