Streams in the US dropped some 7.6% last week. New figures have revealed that music streaming numbers went down over the last week, despite the coronavirus pandemic forcing millions of music lovers into their homes across the world.
According to Alpha Data, an analytics provider, streams in the US dropped some 7.6% during the week of March 13 to March 19 — the week when many Americans first self-quarantined and other non-essential outlets business closed across the country.
A similar slump was also seen in album sales and digital song sales. Physical album sales dropped by a staggering 27.6%, digital album sales fell by 12.4%, and digital song sales plummeted by 10.7%.