% of total album sales made up by digital albums in 2008



Stat: 15 per cent of total album sales

Stat Categories: Music Industry Stats

Tags: digital music digital music,downloads digital music,downloads,download digital music,downloads,download,album

Years: 2008

Stat Source: Nielsen SoundScan

Publisher (site that mentioned this stat): IFPI Digital Music Report 2009

Submitted By: Michael Raeford

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