990,000
vinyl records sold in the United States last year
1.6 million
projected sales for 2008
45 million
compact discs sold last year
36 percent
increase in new LPs shipped from 2006 to 2007
48 percent
percentage of teens who didn't buy a CD last year
58 percent
percentage of consumers who illegally downloaded music
Sources: Nielsen SoundScan, Recording Industry of America, NPD Group
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