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Physical music sales set for first increase in 20 years
Official Charts Company and BPI reporting that physical album sales have experienced a 3.2% increase in the first six months of 2024, with 8,044,760 units sold. This marks the first time the sector has seen an increase since 2004 when a shift to digital music consumption and streaming began.Taylor Swift‘s ‘The Tortured Poets Department‘ has been the biggest contributor to the increase in sales, shifting 254,241 copies in the first six months of 2024.