Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
Nielsen SoundScan Canada, the entertainment industry's data information
system that tracks point-of-purchase sales of recorded music product and
Nielsen BDS, the music industry’s leading music performance monitoring
service, have announced their 2008 Canadian year-end sales and airplay
monitoring data, for the 52-week period December 31, 2007 through
December 28, 2008.
TOTAL ALBUM SALES
(12/31/07 – 12/28/08)
OVERALL ALBUM SALES
(12/31/07 – 12/28/08)
(INCLUDES CD, CS, LP, DIGITAL ALBUMS – IN MILLIONS)
(ALL ALBUMS & TRACK EQUIVALENT ALBUMS - IN MILLIONS)
UNITS SOLD
2008
2007
% Chg.
UNITS SOLD
2008
2007
% CHG.
35.9
41.8
- 14%
40.6
44.4
- 8.5%
DIGITAL TRACK SALES
OVERALL MUSIC SALES
(12/31/07 – 12/28/08)
(12/31/2007 – 12/28/2008 - IN MILLIONS)
(ALBUMS, SINGLES, MUSIC VIDEO, DIGITAL TRACKS – IN MILLIONS)
UNITS SOLD
2008
2007
% Chg.
UNITS SOLD
2008
2007
% Chg.
40.7
25.8
58%
78.5
70.4
11.5%
DIGITAL ALBUM SALES
(represents % of total album sales)
HOLIDAY SEASON ALBUM SALES
(11/17/08 – 12/28/08)
(12/31/2007 – 12/28/2008 - IN MILLIONS)
(PHYSICAL & DIGITAL ALBUM SALES DURING HOLIDAY SEASON-IN MILLIONS)
UNITS SOLD
2008
2007
% CHG.
UNITS SOLD
2008
2007
% CHG.
3.36
1.98
69%
8.5
9.7
- 12%
2008 GENRE ALBUM SALES REPORT
CURRENT VS. CATALOG ALBUM SALES
(12/31/07-12/28/08: IN THOUSANDS)
(12/31/07-12/28/08 – IN MILLIONS)
Genre
2008
2007
% Chg.
Overall Albums
2008
2007
% Chg.
Alternative
6,670
7,884
-15%
Current
23.5
25.1
-6%
Classical
1,340
1,560
-14%
Catalog
12.4
16.7
-26%
Country
2,687
3,491
-23%
Deep Catalog
9.1
10.8
-16%
Jazz
936
1,408
-33%
Metal
4,338
4,497
-4%
Physical Albums:
2008
2007
% Chg.
R&B
3,014
3,862
-22%
Current
21.5
24.0
-10%
Rap
1,601
2,181
-27%
Catalog
11.0
15.8
-30%
Deep Catalog
8.1
10.3
-21%
(Note: Titles may appear in more than one genre.)
Digital Albums: (000’s)
2008
2007
% Chg.
Current
1,974
1,125
75%
Catalog
1,387
864
61%
Deep Catalog
977
526
86%
2008 YEAR-TO-DATE RECORD COMPANY MARKET SHARE (12/31/07 -
12/28/08)
(reflects the market share for the entire entity including
sub-distributed companies)
TOTAL ALBUMS (Catalog
& Current Titles)
CURRENT ALBUMS
CATALOG ALBUMS
2008
2007
2008
2007
2008
2007
UMG
38.72
38.17%
UMG
39.39%
38.85%
UMG
37.44%
37.14%
SONYBMG
19.32
20.20%
SONYBMG
18.33%
19.85%
SONYBMG
21.24%
20.73%
WMG
14.27
13.76%
WMG
14.24%
13.27%
WMG
14.33%
14.50%
EMI
10.26
9.45%
EMI
9.59%
8.17%
EMI
11.53%
11.37%
OTHERS
17.43
18.42%
OTHERS
18.46%
19.85%
OTHERS
15.46%
16.26%
DIGITAL ALBUMS
DIGITAL TRACKS
2008
2007
2008
2007
UMG
34.20%
33.57%
UMG
32.80%
34.33%
SONYBMG
16.16%
17.67%
SONYBMG
19.83%
20.65%
WMG
16.40%
16.00%
WMG
22.60%
20.64%
EMI
13.29%
13.14%
EMI
9.07%
9.19%
OTHERS
19.94%
19.62%
OTHERS
15.70%
15.18%
2008 TOP TEN SELLING ALBUMS
2008 TOP TEN SELLING ARTISTS
(12/31/2007-12/28/2008)
(based on Album sales from 12/31/2007-12/28/2008)
Title/Artist
Units Sold
Artist
Units Sold
1
Black Ice/ AC/DC
341,000
1
AC/DC
557,000
2
Viva La Vida/ Coldplay
334,000
2
Coldplay
418,000
3
Death Magnetic/ Metallica
265,000
3
Metallica
404,000
4
Dark Horse/ Nickelback
216,000
4
Nickelback
279,000
5
Sleep Through the Static/
Jack Johnson
193,000
5
Jack Johnson
254,000
6
Soundtrack/ Mamma Mia
169,000
6
Celine Dion
234,000
7
Hard Candy/ Madonna
169,000
7
Taylor Swift
233,000
8
Promise/ Il Divo
162,000
8
Guns N’ Roses
221,000
9
Circus/ Britney Spears
143,000
9
Madonna
215,000
10.
Rock N Roll Jesus/ Kid Rock
143,000
10.
Il Divo
214,000
2008 TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL
TRACKS
2008 TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL
SONGS
(12/31/2007-12/28/2008)
(combines all versions of the same Song: 12/31/2007-12/28/2008)
Title/Artist
Units Sold
Title/Artist
Units Sold
1
Just Dance/ Lady Gaga, Colby
O’Donis
168,000
1
Just Dance/ Lady Gaga, Colby
O’Donis
174,000
2
Low (Album Version)/ Flo
Rida feat. T-Pain
159,000
2
Low/ Flo Rida
feat. T-Pain
161,000
3
Disturbia/ Rihanna
145,000
3
I Kissed A Girl/ Katy Perry
159,000
4
4 Minutes/ Madonna feat.
Justin Timberlake
137,000
4
Disturbia/ Rihanna
148,000
5
I Kissed A Girl/ Katy Perry
135,000
5
4 Minutes/ Madonna feat.
Justin Timber
143,000
6
So What/ Pink
132,000
6
Hot N Cold/ Katy Perry
140,000
7
Hot N Cold/ Katy Perry
131,000
7
So What/ Pink
136,000
8
Bleeding Love/ Leona Lewis
129,000
8
Bleeding Love/ Leona Lewis
132,000
9
When I Grow Up/ The Pussycat
Dolls
119,000
9
Viva La Vida/ Coldplay
122,000
10.
Poker Face/ Lady Gaga
109,000
10
When I Grow Up/ The Pussycat
Dolls
120,000
2008 TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL
ALBUMS
2008 TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL
ARTISTS
(12/31/07 – 12/28/2008)
(based on digital track sales from 12/31/2007-12/28/2008)
Title/Artist
Units Sold
Artist
Units Sold
1
Viva La Vida/ Coldplay
46,700
1
Rihanna
478,000
2
Sleep Through the Static/
Jack Johnson
18,600
2
Britney Spears
359,000
3
Soundtrack/ Juno
17,700
3
Madonna
319,000
4
Hard Candy/ Madonna
14,900
4
Katy Perry
317,000
5
Death Magnetic/ Metallica
12,600
5
Lady Gaga
315,000
6
Only By the Night/ Kings of
Leon
11,200
6
Coldplay
297,000
7
In Rainbows/ Radiohead
10,700
7
Flo Rida
280,000
8
Bring Me Your Love/ City and
Colour
10,400
8
Kany West
278,000
9
Circus/ Britney Spears
10,100
9
Chris Brown
237,000
10.
Reminder/ Feist
9,700
10.
Nickelback
236,000
TOP SELLERS IN SOUNDSCAN ERA:
TOP TEN SELLING ALBUMS OF
SOUNDSCAN ERA
TOP TEN SELLING ARTISTS OF
SOUNDSCAN ERA
(1995 – 12/28/2008)
(1995 – 12/28/2008)
Title/Artist
Units Sold
Artist
Units Sold
1
Come On Over/ Shania Twain
1,923,000
1
Celine Dion
7,027,000
2
Let’s Talk About Love/
Celine Dion
1,489,000
2
Shania Twain
4,225,000
3
Big Shiny Tunes 2/ Various
Artists
1,233,000
3
Backstreet Boys
4,100,000
4
Romanza/ Andrea Bocelli
1,120,000
4
U2
3,403,000
5
Up!/ Shania Twain
1,090,000
5
Sarah McLachlan
3,143,000
6
Aquarium/ Aqua
1,084,000
6
Beatles
2,964,000
7
Beatles 1/ Beatles
1,081,000
7
Eminem
2,926,000
8
Surfacing/ Sarah McLachlan
1,075,000
8
Andrea Bocelli
2,770,000
9
Millennium/ Backstreet Boys
1,073,000
9
Britney Spears
2,696,000
10.
Backstreet’s Back/
Backstreet Boys
1,048,000
10.
Metallica
2,669,000
TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL SONGS OF
SOUNDSCAN ERA
TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL ALBUMS
OF SOUNDSCAN ERA
(2/13/2005 – 12/28/2008)
(2/13/2005 – 12/28/2008)
Title/Artist
Units Sold
Title/Artist
Units Sold
1
Apologize/ Timbaland feat.
OneRepublic
176,000
1
Viva La Vida/ Coldplay
46,700
2
Low/ Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
175,000
2
Reminder/ Feist
26,700
3
Just Dance/ Lady Gaga, Colby
O’Donis
174,000
3
Back to Black/ Amy Winehouse
19,900
4
I Kissed A Girl/ Katy Perry
159,000
4
Soundtrack/ Juno
18,700
5
Stronger/ Kanye West
152,000
5
Sleep Through the Static/
Jack Johnson
18,600
6
Disturbia/ Rihanna
148,000
6
Good Girl Gone Bad/ Rihanna
16,200
7
Don’t Stop the Music/ Rihanna
146,000
7
Futuresex/Love…/Justin
Timberlake
15,100
8
4 Minutes/ Madonna feat.
Justin Timberlake
143,000
8
Hard Candy/ Madonna
14,900
9
Hot N Cold/ Katy Perry
140,000
9
Wintersong/ Sarah McLachlan
14,800
10.
Way I Are/ Timbaland feat.
Keri Hilson & Jo
139,000
10.
In Between Dreams/ Jack
Johnson
14,700
2008 Year End Factoids:
Overall Album sales (including Albums and Track Equivalent Album
sales) declined 8.5% compared to 2007, which shows that the
digital growth did not offset the decline in physical sales during the
year.
Total album sales declined 14% compared to 2007.
42% of all albums purchased were at a Mass Merchant/Non Traditional
outlets compared to 37% in 2007 and 34% in 2006.
Retail (Chain/Indy) music stores accounted for 58% of all album sales,
compared to 63% in 2007 and 66% in 2006.
Best Seller Factoids:
AC/DC’s Black Ice is the biggest
selling album of the year with 341,000 sales.
AC/DC is the biggest selling artist with album sales of 557,000 in
2008.
Note that the top 4 selling artists for the year were all groups.
The first best selling “solo artist” was Jack Johnson at #5 with
254,000 album sales.
Rihanna was the biggest selling digital artist with digital track
sales surpassing 475,000 in 2008.
Note that the top 5 biggest selling digital artists are all female
solo artists.
Consistent with the past two years, the top two selling artists in
Canada during the Nielsen SoundScan era are both native Canadians;
Celine Dion (7 million albums sold) and Shania Twain (4.2 million
albums sold).
These same two artists continue to have the biggest selling albums for
Canada in the Nielsen SoundScan era; Shania Twain’s “Come On Over”
album has sold 1.9 million units and Celine Dion’s “Let’s Talk about
Love” album has reached 1.5 million sales.
Digital Factoids:
More than 40 million digital tracks were purchased in 2008; an
increase of nearly 60% over 2007 compared to a 73% increase in 2007
over 2006.
The top 200 tracks accounted for 19% of all track purchases in 2008;
7.7 million sales compared to 4.7 million sales in 2007.
Digital album sales increased nearly 70% compared to 2007 with
sales of 3.4 million compared to 2 million in 2007 and represented 10%
of total album sales in 2008. In 2007 digital album sales increased
93% compared to 2006.
In the final reporting week of 2008 the following digital sales
records were broken:
Digital track sales surpassed 1.8 million. The previous
sales record was 1.2 million, week of 12/23 -12/30/07.
Digital album sales this week broke the 100,000 mark for the first
time with album sales of 142,000; breaking the previous record of
99,500 digital album sales (11/30/08).
Lady Gaga’s Just Dance is
the first digital song to break the 20,000 sales mark for one
week; with sales of 27,000. The previous record was Madonna’s 4
Minutes which sold 18,285 earlier this year (3/30/08).
The top 100 digital songs for the week posted an all-time high
with 457,000 sales; breaking the previous record of 262,000 during
the last week of 2007.
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (Nielsen BDS), the music
industry’s leading music performance monitoring service, has announced
the most played songs at radio and at video for 2008.
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