In 2011? Yes, according to trade group BPI, which just released the stat as part of its 'Annual Yearbook'. Actually, the 58.5 percent figure is for 2010 and also includes some fringe physical formats, though CDs easily dominate this category. "Taken as a whole, 58.5 percent of music buyers bought physical formats only in 2010, down from 65.8 percent in 2009," the BPI shared.
Looks like the CD is a slow-leaking balloon. But on the flip side, 17.2 percent only purchased digital formats, up from12.4 percent in 2009. And, 24.3 percent of buyers mixed-and-matched their formats.
Then again, these are only music buyers - and legal ones at that. The breakdowns were pulled from weekly surveys conducted by the Official Charts Company (OCC).
What else? The British digital market got started a little later than the US, though aggregated digital music purchases just surpassed 1 billion pounds. Specifically, the figure is 1.014 billion ($1.64 billion). And, the group noted that one in five British consumers made at least one digital music purchase in 2010.
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@eneasneto Monday, May 16, 2011
eneasneto
Então, tá!
@Laurenamyarcher Monday, May 16, 2011
Lauren Archer
Interesting...
HansH Tuesday, May 17, 2011
If you have ever visited Britain this comes as no surprise.
Old fashioned in every way ;)
Dan Thornton Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Don't forget that some percentage of those CD buyers will take that disc home, rip it to a digital format, and then put the CD in storage, meaning that it's essentially a combination of habit and lack of faith in digital backups that gives them comfort in a physical backup...
James Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Yes. And on Amazon and Play.com the CDs are often near enough the same price as the download (and I've seen some that are less!) and with free delivery. So for those who haven't succumbed to the "I need everything RIGHT NOW!!!" ideology/disease, it makes more sense to purchase music this way.
presnikoff Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Dan,
I think this is an important point, because digital ripping is hard to measure. So, this just gets a piece of the total picture. Still, it shows a surprising preference for the CD, and in the US, about half of all recording purchases are CDs.
Perhaps part of the reason is that there's nothing really that wrong with the CD for many consumers, so there simply isn't enough pain driving them towards a digital purchase. And, you can still have your CD and eat your digital too, as you noted.
/pr
@markydwilson Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Mark Wilson
Struggling to believe the majority of people in the UK still buy their music on CD only.
@AffinityMasters Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Chris McDonnell
Looks like digital sales are increasing, wish we had more lossless download options now!
@HugeAu Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Huge
Whooda Thunkit
@zapgadget Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Paul Bristow
I buy SACD's whenever I can, but I still rip the CD track into iTunes
@lyndonJJ Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Lyndon Johnson
I would be lost without the iPod, but there is something reassuring about having a CD!
@PatrickTrojman Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Patrick Trojman
Interesting Stat
@talk2tori Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Tori B
Very interesting!
@paulclabourne Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Paul
...?
@EduardoLastre Wednesday, May 18, 2011
eduardo lastre
igual que aqui jajajja
@gkiltzVA Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Glen Kiltz
The Brits don't like to answer THAT kind of question. They have actual privacy laws WE DON'T
bebecohete Friday, May 20, 2011
It depends whether you are willing to wait for the delivery - but if you do, then you can find cheap cds online for a much lower price than mp3s. On top of this, you can then copy the songs from the CD onto as many computers as you like; unlike with itunes mp3s - so, essentially you own the mp3s and the physical medium at a lower price than just buying the mp3
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