Catalogue releases outsell new albums for first time in the US
The first half of 2012 saw US catalogue outsell 'new’ albums for the first time in the 20-year history of Nielsen Soundscan records of US music.
Albums more than 18 months old fall under the catalogue category, and H1 2012 saw sales reach 76.6 million in the United States, overtaking the amount of new releases which tallied to just 73.9 million.
Overall, year-on-year figures show that album sales dropped in the first six months of 2012 compared to 2011, but ...
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