all the sales stats for 2008

Dave Kusek has a great list of stats for the music industry in 2008.  Here’s just a sample:

• Music purchases (transactions) in 2008 reached 1.5 Billion, marking the fourth consecutive year music sales have exceeded 1 billion; 1.4 billion (2007) vs. 1.2 billion (2006) vs. 1 billion (2005).
• Overall Album sales (including Albums and Track Equivalent Album sales) declined 8.5% compared to 2007.
• Total Album sales declined 14% compared to 2007.