UK Album Sales Drop
Digital sales rise but total album sales go down by 6%
Gigwise reports that in the latest figures, BPI revealed that sales from CD's fell by 13% to 86.2 million discs, which is 6% fewer albums sold in 2010.Â
However, digital downloads have continued to grow at a rapid speed, with a growth of 24 per cent to 26.6 million.
BPI Chief Executive Geoff Taylor said that the decline on piracy has had a major effect on album sales and accused the government of taking too long to tackle the problem.
"While other countries take positive steps to protect their creative sector, our Government is taking too long to act on piracy, while weakening copyright to the benefit of US tech giants," he said.Â
"The UK has already fallen behind Germany as a music market. Unless decisive action is taken in 2012, investment in music could fall again – a creative crunch that will destroy jobs and mean the next Adele may not get her chance to shine on the world stage."