January 18, 2008

US CD Sales Drop Another 10

During the most recent reporting week, US-based album sales dropped another 10 percent year-over-year, and 20 percent below first-week results according to Nielsen Soundscan.  Alicia Keys topped the charts with sales of 70,267, a modest tally that outperformed a Radiohead total of 68,784.  Overall unit sales reached roughly 7.25 million during the week. (Digital Music News)