Consumers purchased 32.6 million digital albums last year--more than double the 16.2 million sold in 2005, according to new data from Nielsen SoundScan. Overall, however, the number of albums sold
dropped to 646.4 million--down 1.2% from 2005. Consumers also purchased 581.9 million digital tracks--up 65% from 2005's 352.7 million.
