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04 Music sales up

After four years of declining sales US CD sales improved and rose by a whooping 5.3% in 2004.

Of course the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is trying to keep the good news to a minimal so they are reporting that total overall shipments, in all music formats, is still way down (21%) from 1999. However, across all formats there was an increase of 4.4% in comparison to 2003. The increase is at least some what based on the fact of just under 140 million licensed music downloads took place in the US.

The uptrend in the US correlates with positive results in the UK as well. The UK grew 4.5% last year. The UK also saw digital music downloads reach nine million units.

For the full story:
Macworld UK - US 2004 music sales rise