Alizée's music sales drop may not be as it seems

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Here is an interesting chart on music sales from 1972-2012. How as a new media is introduces the older media loses it's luster and sales. As music transitioned from vinyl records to the cassette tape to CD's to digital down loads sales revenues also change. As the public has moved from the CD to the .99 cent single down load sales have dramatically increased. On the other hand they are virtually killing off the revenue generated by CD sales of the past. Also this new jump from CD's to digital downloads is also making pirated content easier to share.

Be sure to click the toggle between Units/Sales to see how much of a hit in revenues the industry has taken since 2,000. According to the chart sales are through the roof yet two thirds of the revenues are gone

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Looking at these two charts and it would have been almost impossible for Alizée to come anywhere close to the sales she had in 2000 and 2003 with her 2007 and 2010 releases. Her sales were not good but when you look at these two charts you realize they were not as bad as they appear.

Looking at these charts the only way today for an artist to make a good living, is by touring and the merchandising of their brand.