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Graphic Proof Of The Death Of The Album

People still love music and many are willing to pay for it.  But what they are buying is shifting dramatically. Ars Technica created these simple graphics which show the decline. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/05/graphic-proof-of-the-death-of-the-album.html]

People still love music and many are willing to pay for it.  But what they are buying is shifting dramatically. Ars Technica created these simple graphics which show the decline of the album vs. the growth in singles sales  Both are reports of unit sales:

image from origin.static.arstechnica.com TuneCore 2008 Digital Music Distribution Data

image from origin.static.arstechnica.com