The number of digital music album downloads in the United States in 2021 amounted to 29.1 million, marking a drop of more than 50 percent from 2017. Over 100 million digital music albums were downloaded in the U.S. between 2011 and 2015, but the number then began to decrease annually and has failed to recover since.
Number of digital music album downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2021
(in millions)
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RIAA. (March 9, 2022). Number of digital music album downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186707/downloads-of-digital-music-albums-in-the-us-since-2004/
RIAA. "Number of digital music album downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. March 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186707/downloads-of-digital-music-albums-in-the-us-since-2004/
RIAA. (2022). Number of digital music album downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186707/downloads-of-digital-music-albums-in-the-us-since-2004/
RIAA. "Number of Digital Music Album Downloads in The United States from 2004 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186707/downloads-of-digital-music-albums-in-the-us-since-2004/
RIAA, Number of digital music album downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186707/downloads-of-digital-music-albums-in-the-us-since-2004/ (last visited May 18, 2022)
