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Tracking CD sales is done for two main purposes. The first is to measure how many CDs are sold overall, as a measure of how well the industry is holding up during changes in the economy or the emergence of alternative ways of obtaining music. The second is to measure which CDs sold best during a particular period, most notably in the form of weekly charts.
