US Album Sales Figures 2009

Lady GaGa, Taylor Swift and Susan Boyle were just three female artists who helped the US music industry in 2009. Total music sales rose 2.1% in 2009, even though album sales dropped 12.7% to 373.9 million. Digital downloads saved the US music industry as track sales were up 8.3% year on year to 1.1 billion.

Digital album sales were also up 16% to 76.4m (20% 0f total albums bought in 2009) as digital music in the US now accounts for 40% of all music purchases as the public move away from CD's.
Interestingly, vinyl sales soared by 33% to 2.5m - a new vinyl record, as fans collected more and more.

US Top Selling Albums of 2009:

1. Taylor Swift - 'Fearless' - 3.2m
2. Susan Boyle - 'I Dreamed A Dream' - 3.1m
3. Michael Jackson - 'Number Ones' - 2.3m
4. Lady GaGa - 'The Fame' - 2.2m
5. Andrea Bocelli - 'My Christmas' - 2.2m
6. Hannah Montana - 'The Movie' Soundtrack -1.8m
7. Black Eyed Peas - 'The E.N.D.' - 1.78m
8. Eminem - 'Relapse' - 1.73m
9. Jay-Z - 'The Blueprint 3' - 1.5m
10. Kings of Leon - 'Only By The Night' - 1.39m

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