The Beatles are the top-selling rock band in the US this year – half a century after they broke up. Adding album sales to downloads and streaming, the Fab Four moved 1.094 million units from January to June – 25% more than their closest rivals Queen. Queen totted up 768,000 units as well as landing the top rock album, Nielsen’s Mid-Year Report revealed. Streaming soared and vinyl sales rocketed by45% while CD and digital albums plummeted. Audio streaming was growing through early March, up 20% over the same period in 2019.

Source: Daily Mirror July 17, 2020 20:26 UTC