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# Graphic Proof Of The Death Of The Album
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/graphic-proof-of-the-death-of-the-album/
- Published: 2010-05-11T02:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-05-11T02:00:00.000Z
- Description: 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]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

People still love music and many are willing to pay for it. But what they are buying is shifting dramatically. Ars Technica [created](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/05/the-death-of-the-album-in-handy-graph-form.ars?ref=hypebot.com) 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](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20133ed78b39d970b-350wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20133ed78b39d970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com) **TuneCore 2008 Digital Music Distribution Data**

[![image from origin.static.arstechnica.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2013480ac3bc6970c-350wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2013480ac3bc6970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)