Sordid album headline: Eminem’s ‘Recovery’ biggest-selling US album of 2010

Eminem ‘s ‘Recovery’ album was the biggest-selling album in the US last year, new figures have revealed. According to entertainment data information system Nielden SoundScan ‘s annual report, the album sold 3.42million copies in 2010. As expected, the year-end Nielsen SoundScan numbers once again tell a tale of an industry in turmoil. There were a few bright spots, but 2010 was mostly about diminishing returns. Lady Antebellum ‘s ‘Need You Now’ was the second highest-selling album, shifting 3.09million copies, while Taylor Swift ‘s ‘Speak Now’ was third highest-selling, with 2.96million sold. Recovery is also the No. 1 digital album, with 852,000 copies, and Eminem trumps competitors in digital tracks, selling a combined 14 million. Beside winning four coveted prizes at People’s Choice Awards, Eminem is also celebrating another accolade as he scores 2010’s U.S. best-selling album with his latest set ” Recovery “. The disc, which was the rapper’s sixth chart-topper, has moved more than 3.4 million units since its June release. In 2002, The Eminem Show sold 7.61m copies. This is the second time he reached the landmark, making him the first act to top year-end sale number in more than one year. Taylor Swift’s third album, “Speak Now,” came in at No. 3 with 2.96 million in sales.

She becomes the only artist to have sold more than 4 million albums in each of the past three years. In the five prior years, catalog albums had outperformed current album sales. In the 52 weeks ending Jan. 2, album sales fell 13% to 326.2 million units, and digital track sales managed only a 1% gain, to 1.17 billion. For the year, it garnered 31.4% market share in albums (including track-equivalent ones), beating out Sony Music Entertainment’s 27.4% slice and Warner Music Group’s 19.8% performance. That hefty consumption of downloads helped offset overall music losses, which fell only 2.4%. EMI finished fourth with 9.6%, while the indie sector collectively garnered 11.6%. Antebellum sold 3.09 million copies with their ” Need You Now “, and Swift scanned 2.96 million units with her ” Speak Now “. Only 13 albums sold more than 1 million copies in 2010, down from 22 in 2009. More than one-fourth of albums sold last year were downloads.

Several slots lower, Perry places her single “Teenage Dream” at No. 12 (3.01 million) and “Firework” at No. 28 (2.33 million). Fans bought 71% of vinyl albums in independent record stores. U.S. best-selling albums: ” Recovery ” – Eminem (3.42 million) ” Need You Now ” – Lady Antebellum (3.09 million) ” Speak Now ” – Taylor Swift (2.96 million) ” My World 2.0 ” – Justin Bieber (2.32 million) ” The Gift ” – Susan Boyle (1.85 million) ” The Fame ” – Lady GaGa (1.59 million) ” Soldier of Love ” – Sade (1.30 million) ” Thank Me Later ” – Drake (1.27 million) ” Raymond vs. Eminem and Rihanna ‘s ‘Love The Way You Lie’ was the third most downloaded song, selling 4.25million copies. In the vinyl sales stakes things were a bit more indie, with The Beatles ‘ ‘Abbey Road’ reissue selling the most, with 35,000 sales.

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