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BPI figures to add downloads.(News)
Downloads could be incorporated into BPI quarterly shipment figures early next year, reflecting the new physical and digital aspects of the singles market.
Another weak performance by the physical singles business was the one low point in an otherwise impressive set of third quarter trade delivery figures, with album sales hitting a record high.
In contrast, singles tumbled during the three months by 11.7% in units year-on-year and by 17.9% in value. Had downloads been included in the calculations, the singles market would have risen by 9.4% in units on the year.
BPI executive chairman Peter Jamieson says his organisation is "working towards" including digital sales in next year's Q1 shipment figures, which would neatly coincide with the launch of the combined physical and download singles chart in February or March.
The strong albums market in quarter three was largely driven by a number of strong-performing UK releases, with homegrown acts supplying half of the period's Top 20 biggest-selling artist releases. Keane's Hopes And Fears, the quarter's top-selling artist album, and McFly's Room On the 3rd Floor (the eighth top artist seller) were among the strong debut UK albums.
Album unit sales in the quarter were up 3.0% to 51.9m, although they fell by 1.8% in value to 222.4m [pounds sterling], reflecting continuing heavy discounting on the high ...
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