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In Japan, 140 million mobile singles were sold in 2008, an increase of 26 per cent on the prior year (RIAJ).
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The UK saw the biggest increase in digital sales in the first half of 2008 among the top markets, with sales up by 45 per cent.
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In the UK, 110 million single tracks were downloaded in 2008, up 42 per cent on 2007.
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In the UK, Digital album sales also rose sharply, by 65 per cent to 10.3 million now accounting for 7.7 per cent of the albums market (OCC/ BPI).
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In France, 14.5 million online single tracks were downloaded in 2008, up 20 per cent on 2007
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In France, 1.4 million digital albums were sold, up 27 per cent (SNEP).
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In France, 12 million tracks were downloaded in 2007
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In Germany, online single track downloads totaled 37.4 million in 2008, a 22 per cent growth on 2007.
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In Germany, Digital album sales increased by 57 per cent, totaling 4.4 million (Media Control GfK International).
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Top 5 digital music markets / countries: US (39%), Japan (19%), UK (16%), France (12%), Germany (9%)
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Japan, the world’s second largest digital music market, saw a 26 per cent increase in mobile single sales in 2008.
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Mobile accounts for over 90% of digital music sales in Japan.
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Full-length song downloads to mobile are currently powering the Japanese market’s growth and now account for nearly 60 per cent of mobile revenues.
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The Brazilian digital music market, the largest in Latin America, nearly doubled in value in 2008 and now accounts for more than 10 per cent of recorded music sales in the country,
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In Brazil, nearly 80 per cent of digital music revenue coming from mobile channels.
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Brazil’s mobile music business has grown rapidly, with the number of mobile users up 60 per cent in the past three years.
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In Spain, Digital sales are flat at 10 per cent of the market, around half the global average.
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