Digital Tracks Top One Billion

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There's quite a bit of news around the Internet about one billion digital tracks already selling in the U.S. this year. This LA Times post talks about the Nielsen SoundScan data and has a lovely, multi-colored chart.

The most interesting aspect of the chart is the ability to calculate the Top 200's share of total downloads over the last five years. Here they are:

• 2004: 16.54%
• 2005: 17.39%
• 2006: 18.62%
• 2007: 18.39%
• 2008: 17.68%