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# New Music Sales Reports Send Mixed Signal
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/new-music-sales-reports-send-mixed-signal/
- Published: 2010-07-13T09:49:42.000Z
- Updated: 2010-07-13T09:49:42.000Z
- Description: The U.S. single-track download market slipped 0.2% to 597.4 million tracks in the first half of the year according to Nielsen SoundScan. The data may suggest that the digital music. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/07/new-music-sales-reports-send-mixed-signal.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

[![](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2013485669172970c-350wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2013485669172970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)The U.S. **single-track download market slipped 0.2%** to 597.4 million tracks in the first half of the year according to Nielsen SoundScan. The data may suggest that the digital music singles market has r**eached a saturation point**. Variable pricing, which has set top new releases at **$1.29** rather than the more standard $.99, may have also contributed to flat sales.

On a more positive note, download sales of the more profitable **album format grew by 12.7%** to 42.2 million. Digital albums now make up **27.4% of all album sales**. That's encouraging news, but not nearly enough to offset the continuing decline in CD sales.