Author: | Goodman, A. |
Title: | Spanish record sales soar in '88 |
Journal: | Billboard
1989 : MAR 11, VOL.101, p.81 |
Index terms: | |
Freeterms: | Growth, CD sales, Catalog |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | In 1988 Spanish record industry sold 45.2 million units, including LPs, cassettes, and CDs. The figures were fuelled by a 121% leap in CD sales, to 2.5 million units. Now Spain has the fastest -growing economy in the EC, with an annual growth rate of about 5%. The growth of Spanish music sales has been aided by an increasing popular catalog of Spanish artists who appear on many labels. |
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