[新聞] Lil Wayne Notches Top-Selling Album …
Lil Wayne Notches Top-Selling Album Of '08
December 31, 2008 11:15 AM ET
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Rapper Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" (Cash Money/Universal) is far and away
the top seller of 2008, netting 2.88 million copies, according to Nielsen
SoundScan. However, it's the first time the best selling album of the year
has sold less than 3 million since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in
1991.
Coldplay is a distant second with "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends"
(Capitol) at 2.15 million, followed by Taylor Swift's just-released "Fearless"
(Big Machine with 2.11 million. Swift's self-titled 2006 debut is No. 6 on the
year-end chart with 1.6 million.
Kid Rock crowns the year-end chart at No. 4 with "Rock N Roll Jesus," which
sold more than 2 million. The Atlantic release was not available on iTunes,
fueling sales of the full album.
AC/DC's Wal-Mart exclusive release, "Black Ice" (Columbia), sold 1.92 million
copies to rank No. 5 for the year. It was also held back from digital
retailers. Metallica's "Death Magnetic" (Warner Bros.) came in at No. 7 with
1.57 million, followed by T.I.'s "Paper Trail" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) at
No. 8 with 1.52 million.
Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static" (Brushfire/Universal) is No. 9 with
1.5 million, while Beyonce's new "I Am ... Sasha Fierce" (Music World/Columbia)
rounds out the top 10 with 1.46 million.
In 2008, there were 428.4 million albums sold, down 14.4% compared to 2007's
500.5 million. Digital downloads of albums accounted for 65.79 million albums
this year, or 15.4% of the overall album market. In 2007, digital albums sold
50.01 million and represented 10% of the album market.
Conversely, physical CD albums made up 360.6 million albums this year (84% of
the market), compared to 449.18 million last year (90% of overall album sales).
This year also saw a record number of vinyl albums sold, with nearly 1.9
million -- more than any other year since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking
data in 1991. It's the first time the industry has sold 1 million vinyl albums
in a calendar year since 2004, when 1.2 million were sold. The top selling
vinyl set of 2008 was Radiohead's "In Rainbows," with 26,000.
Meanwhile, digital track sales continue to blow up, as 2008 was the first year
to see over 1 billion tracks sold. All told, 1.07 billion were sold, up 26.7%
compared to 2007's 844 million. The top selling track of the year is Leona
Lewis' "Bleeding Love," with 3.37 million.
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