A report by the BPI, the trade body which represents the nation’s record labels, found that 14.8 billion songs were played on streaming services in 2014, while 73 tracks were played more than 10 million times – compared to just 7 in 2013. […] The BPI’s report also revealed a slow-down in the rate of decline of CD album sales and vinyl sales reaching a 20-year high at 1.3 million sales in 2014, as listeners adopt a “multi-channel” digital/physical approach to music consumption. – Rob Copsey, Official UK Charts

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