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Overall music sales in the United States 2012 (fee-based)

Overall music sales in the United States from 2008 to 2012 (in million units)

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This statistic provides data on overall music sales in the United States from 2008 to 2012. In 2011, the music industry bounced back and set a new unit sales record in the Nielsen SoundScan era. All in all 1.61 billion units were sold in the United States in 2012. Click here for a statistic on the best-selling albums in 2012.

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