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Number of digital music album downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2018
Number of digital music album downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2018 (in millions)
by Amy Watson,
last edited
Mar 4, 2019
The statistic above shows the number of digital music album downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2018. In 2018, 49.7 million digital music albums were downloaded in the U.S., down from 66.4 million a year earlier.
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by Amy Watson,
last edited
Mar 4, 2019
The statistic above shows the number of digital music album downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2018. In 2018, 49.7 million digital music albums were downloaded in the U.S., down from 66.4 million a year earlier.
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