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How to Find What Digital Singles Sold

While the digital music revolution has significantly diversified the means of production and distribution of music, many aspects of the industry remain the same. Artists still release single songs or "singles" from their albums, a holdover from the days when record companies offered two-song records for fans who did not want to invest in an LP. Companies record and publish the sales of digital singles, just as they did with records. You can easily find statistics for digital single sales through a few different sources.

Instructions

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      Consult a recording industry publication. Many companies have built their fortunes on chart publication and have transitioned to publishing digital music sales. These companies have new print or Web editions available daily, weekly or monthly.

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      Visit a record label's Web site. Labels from large multinationals to "Indies" often publish sales figures for their own digital singles. If you know the label to which a specific artist belongs, you can check the label's site or contact them for sales figures.

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      Visit the site of a digital music seller. Many companies from online music sellers to music subscription services list the sales of their singles.

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      Visit the Web site of the specific artist whose sales you wish to check. Many recording artists feature the current sales figures for their singles on their official Web sites.

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