Digital Music Sales Soar in 2004

Digital music aficionados downloaded 200 million tracks in 2004 - a tenfold increase over the previous year, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) announced this week. Sales totaled $330 million, a sixfold increase over last years numbers.

Also increasing was the number of Web sites where user can by music legally, now up to 230 sites. "Digital music is now in the mainstream," said John Kennedy, Chairman and CEO of the IFPI. "There was major growth in 2004, it has really taken off."