“Combined digital and physical sales, chiefly CDs, dropped by 7% overall to 119.9m units. Digital album sales were up by 30.6% on last year – from a little over 16m to 21m – but the CD market continued to slump, falling 12.4% to 98.5m. The singles market has transformed in recent years, with digital tracks representing 98% of overall singles sales. CD singles now account for only 1.9m sales.”