According to Nielsen “Glee” has driven sales of over 7.3 million so far, including 2.5 million during the last six weeks.

Glee made its second season debut in April.

The week’s top-selling album was the compilation set “Showstoppers” of the songs from the show. Digital sales for songs related to “Glee” were over 500,000.

Eric Weinberg, Nielsen Entertainment president said, this is a vibrant and interesting time in the entertainment industry, particularly in music. This week the top four albums outsold the number one album from last week.

We continue seeing solid consumer demands in terms of digital music sales. That includes full length albums. Forty percent of sales for this week’s top selling album were digital purchases.