The numbers are in for Christian music record sales for 2008, and according to the Gospel Music Association, while sales of digital albums were up 38% and digital singles 37%, overall, sales of both digital and physical units were down 9.7% from 2007. In comparison, mainstream album sales were down 8.5% and Country music was down 24.2%.
According to my contact at GMA, Christian music sold 32,483,500 units for 2008. When you factor in sales of digital singles, Christian music is up 5.7% to 56,698,000 units. While that sounds good, it's important to remember that revenue from the sales of single tracks is significantly less than the revenue from album sales. Which means that despite the increased total of units sold when you factor in singles, Christian music is right in the fray with other formats who are experiencing declining revenue from music sales.
The top 10 best selling albums in the Christian music genre were:
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