Check out last years 2010 bestselling albums and tell me if you have purchased any of them.
http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200#/charts/billboard-200
Dave at http://classicrock.about.com/
has posted that album sales are down 15.3% for the year.
How are your album purchasing habits? I can't say that I would have purchased any of them with the exception of number 13. Must be getting old and I am still stuck in the 60's and the 70's.