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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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Music downloading continues to grow strongly internationally, with track sales up 24 per cent to 1.4 billion in 2008.
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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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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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