It was inevitable – the digital revolution was bound to catch up to the music industry sooner or later. And now it has. According to a new report from CNN, digital music sales have finally exceeded physical sales for the very first time.
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Physical music sales have been decreasing every year since digital music offerings have become more popular, finally arriving at this moment – digital music purchases accounted for 50.3 percent of all music sales in 2011.
According to CNN, the boost past 50% was due to a significant increase in digital single sales, combined with a moderate increase in digital album sales.
As far as exact figures, digital album sales numbered around 331 million (a 1.3% increase), with music sales as a whole having increased year-over-year for the first time in 7 years.
Now that digital music is the top dog in the industry, it seems unlikely that it will ever slide backward – digital content as a whole is becoming increasingly popular, and CD’s are unlikely to make a huge comeback!
Long live the digital revolution!