U.S. Music Sales Gained 6.9% in 2011 as Adele Spurs Downloads
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U.S. music sales rose 6.9 percent in 2011 as consumer purchases of albums increased for the first time since 2004, propelled by digital downloads.
Overall sales of albums, single tracks and music videos increased to 1.61 billion units, Nielsen Co. and Billboard magazine said yesterday in an e-mailed statement. Total album sales expanded 1.3 percent to 330.6 million.