US music lovers downloaded 20 million tracks from firms including
iTunes and
Napster in the seven days
between Christmas and the New Year, according to tracking firm
Neilson SoundScan.
The figure more than doubles the existing record of 9.5 million set the
previous week, and is three times the figure for the same period a year ago.
It is thought that sales were boosted by the number of people who received
MP3 players and download gift vouchers for Christmas.
Despite the rise, illegal downloads still far outstrip the legal
counterparts. Peer-to-peer monitoring service
Big Champagne
estimates that at least 250 million tracks are downloaded worldwide every week
from file-swapping services.
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