Album sales lowest in 12 years

It is no surprise that in this digital age of downloading piracy and mass record store closures, album sales have hit a 12-year low. According to Music Week, album sales were a mere 1,446,218 a week ago, down 27.62% and the lowest since the new millennium. However, there is still some hope, as artist are now turning their attention toward selling singles; those sales have steadily increased compared to last year.