GWOP News: U.S. Digital Album Sales Up 15%

According to Nielsen, the first 9 months of 2012, digital album sales in the U.S. are up 15% over the same period last year. American fans have already purchased 1 billion digital tracks, a pace that should break 2011’s record of 1.3 billion sold.

A look at music sales over the past few years show that an explosion of new devices including smartphones and tablets has played a major factor in the growth of digital music.

source: Hypebot