Source: Nielsen Soundscan/ Mai 2013
Digital sales continue to lose the big year-over-year gains they posted early in 2013. Both US track and digital album sales have fallen nearly every week through May 26th, according to Billboard analysis of Nielsen SoundScan data. Exactly what is behind the declines is up for debate.
The big gain won by digital album sales in January evaporated within two months. A 16.2% year-over-year increase in the first four weeks of the year had turned into a 10.4% decline by the first quarter. Digital album sales had a 7.9% gain in the week ending May 26th.
