Album Sales Still In Freefall

What was true for the first three months of 2007 is now true for the first six months: CD sales are plummeting.

The AP is reporting that a total of 229.8 million albums were sold in the U.S. between Jan. 1 and July 1, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures released on Wednesday. That’s a 15 percent decrease over the same period last year. On the other hand, digital tracks sales increased 49 percent to 417.3 million this year.

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