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CD sales not exactly doing well.......

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/results?title=EMI

US Albums Sales Continue to Struggle, Weekly Figures Dip

Date: september, 2005 (90105)

Album sales in the US continued to struggle last week, dipping below 10 million units. The
weekly tally of about 9.6 million units is a near-low for 2005, and represents a significant
drop of 11 percent over same-week figures last year. Overall, cumulative 2005 sales are
dragging behind comparable 2004 tallies by over 8 percent, part of a pronounced slide.
Meanwhile, a greatest hits album from Hilary Duff led the rankings with over 101,043 units,
which follows a debut week performance of 207,577 discs. Other heavy-sellers included
Mariah Carey, Jim Jones, Black Eyed Peas, and Brad Paisley.

The story of the last few years has been a continued CD sales slide, created in part by
heavy file-sharing levels. But despite the drops, CDs still account for a vast majority of total
revenues, while digital revenues are growing but modest. While white earbuds may be the
norm in metropolitan areas like New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, the
phenomenon is less prevalent in many other regions of the country. That makes it hard for
the industry to embrace digital models that could encourage further CD cannibalization,
despite the growing and inevitable transition towards digital formats.