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01
Jan 2009
23:52
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Music
:
The music industry’s downtempo 2008 album sales
8.5
%
decline in album sales
in 2008, from 500 million to 428 million
20
%
decline in physical album sales;
that’s a lot.
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01
Jan 2009
14:05
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Music
:
What was the top album of 2008?
By the numbers …
… Metacritic says African duo Amadou & Mariam’s
Welcome to Mali
is the top-rated album of the year. They scored a worldwide popular-consciousness coup in 2006 after recording that year’s World Cup song, “Celebrate the Day.”
The critics, though …
… have definitely taken a liking to Fleet Foxes’
self-titled debut
, with that album topping a number of year-end lists.
TV on The Radio
,
Portishead
and
Bon Iver
are right behind, though. Our favorite? Deerhunter’s
Microcastle
.
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