Apple's iTunes has released its top 10 sales lists for 2008 for singles and albums, and it does not quite correlate with the year's sales tallies from Nielsen SoundScan.
Coldplay looks like the digital leader of the year, with the top-selling album and the No. 2 single. The year's biggest selling album, Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III," comes in fourth and its top single, "Lollipop," is No. 6.
The only other artists who appears on both lists is Sara Bareilles. If one conclusion can be drawn it's that the modern album purchaser goes to iTunes immediately after watching a DVD or film loaded with music -- three soundtracks made the top 10 and all three were in theaters last year. The singles market is no different than it was in the early '70s: Driven by pop and R&B with a hint of rock.   

ITUNES BEST-SELLING ALBUMS OF 2008

1. Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"
2. Jack Johnson, "Sleep Through the Static"
3. Various Artists, "Juno (Music from the Motion Picture)"
4. Lil Wayne, "Tha Carter III"
5. Sara Bareilles, "Little Voice"
6. Various Artists, "Once (Music from the Motion Picture)"
7. Jason Mraz, "We Sing.  We Dance.  We Steal Things."
8. OneRepublic, "Dreaming Out Loud"
9. Various Artists, "Across the Universe (Music from the Motion Picture)"
10.  Leona Lewis, "Spirit"

ITUNES BEST-SELLING SONGS OF 2008

1. "Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis
2. "Viva la Vida," Coldplay
3. "Low (feat. T-Pain)," Flo Rida
4. "I Kissed a Girl," Katy Perry
5. "Disturbia," Rihanna
6.  "Lollipop," Lil Wayne & Static Major
7. "No Air," Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
8. "Pocketful of Sunshine," Natasha Bedingfield
9. "Love Song," Sara Bareilles
10. "Don't Stop the Music," Rihanna