The physical market has been struggling as a result of the coronavirus-enforced lockdown Gerry Cinnamon‘s new album ‘The Bonny’ has provided a much-needed boost to the physical music market in the UK over the past week.
The Scottish singer/songwriter released his second album, the follow-up to his 2017 breakthrough debut record ‘Erratic Cinematic’, on April 17.
The coronavirus-enforced lockdown has had a significant effect on the physical music market, with physical sales accounting for just 10.6% of all album sales in the week leading up to April 17.
Before the lockdown was imposed, physical sales accounted for 19.4% of overall album sales (in the week ending March 20). ‘The Bonny’ shot to the top of the UK Album Charts on Friday (April