The data is looking at percentages of total sales. So, for example, although format [x]might have done more in annual sales in a given year, it could still be shown as having a smaller slice of the pie if its market share declined. Click through to see year-by-year stills. [digital music news via Cory O'Brien]
Astroboy440
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 10:13 AMI’m surprised cd sales are even that high.
One thing I’m glad that is dead=tv ads for ringtones. Glad they died in the ass.
villainsoft
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 10:37 AMand digital content to be replaced by? nothing, obviously.
Biderjum
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 11:05 AMNothing yet…
Rob
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 11:33 AMDifferent forms of digital content, and the distribution methods; that’s probably all that could change for a while… (I’m trying not to say it’ll never change, feels like someone from the 1920s laughing the idea of moving pictures on a panel, or fandangle walkie talkies with big colourful screens)
202halffound
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 6:07 PMPirate Bay: at least 10%.
Graeme
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 6:34 PMI never thought cassettes would have ever out sold vinyl. I bought vinyl and copied them to tape. I only ever bought one album on tape and the quality was shocking compared even to my low end hifi playing an LP.
TSH
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 4:49 PMCDs are still going pretty well, I’d say!
I just hate having to compromise on quality *and* price just for the convenience of buying online. I would be buying most of my music (and a heck of a lot more of it) if it were cheaper than JB, and distributed in FLAC or ALAC formats.
Olly
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 10:09 PMWhat i find amazing is that 20% are downloaded singles, while only 12% are downloaded albums. Compare that to the 0.5% CD singles, and you can see a significant difference in the way modern music is marketed and purchased.