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# By The Numbers: Digital Music Sales Hit New High
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/by-the-numbers/
- Published: 2008-12-31T07:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2008-12-31T07:01:00.000Z
- Description: Weekly U.S. digital track sales set a new record Dec. 22- 28 with 47.7 million sold That’s a 126% jump from the prior week Why the increase? Filling up iPods. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/12/by-the-numbers.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

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**Weekly U.S. digital track sales set a new record Dec. 22- 28 with 47.7 million sold**
- **That’s a 126% jump from the prior week**
- **Why the increase? Filling up iPods and redeeming download cards received as gifts**
- **Digital sales were up 27% from 2007**
- **1.07 billion tracks were sold in 2009**

stats from SoundScan via [Billboard](http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content%5Fdisplay/industry/e3i4bf70b129a0752086851c88b77914221?ref=hypebot.com)