![]() ![]() Robbie Williams was the third British act on the list, enjoying 5.4 million global sales of Intensive Care at number 10. Rap star Eminem’s greatest hits album Curtain Call narrowly beat UK star James Blunt’s debut Back to Bedlam. ![]() Madonna’s Confessions on a Dance Floor is next, ahead of American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson. The Black Eyed Peas album Monkey Business is fourth in the worldwide album chart, followed by American Idiot by Green Day. The total number of digital single tracks downloaded online, or on to mobile phones, rose to 470 million units, up from 160 million in 2004. Singles are now largely a digital format, with digital sales accounting for three quarters of total single sales, compared to 45% in 2004.ĬD album sales dropped by 6% in value, according to today’s report. Single sales – digital and physical – increased by more than 75% globally. ![]() Overall global music sales of physical and digital music combined were down 3%, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) report.īut revenues from digital music sales almost tripled last year, from $400m in 2004 to $1.1bn in 2005. Mariah Carey’s The Emancipation of Mimi sold 7.7 million copies, and rapper 50 Cent’s The Massacre shifted 7.5 million. ![]()
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