1.   Album sales are nudging the one million mark.

2.   Could the Christmas marketing rush for album sales be starting already?

3.   Although he continued to perform to enthusiastic audiences in the United States, Europe and Asia, his album sales decreased.

4.   And the exposure certainly helps album sales.

5.   A slowdown in music album sales in the U.S. also prompted the revision.

6.   According to Soundscan, which tracks industry performance, Warner Music was fourth in album sales after Universal, BMG and Sony.

7.   Album sales are climbing.

8.   Album sales, on the other hand, have been exceptional.

9.   But soundtracks account for less than five percent of annual album sales.

10.   Despite an explosive rise in album sales in the last three years, Ms. DiFranco has turned down repeated, ever-larger offers from big record labels.