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Physical album shipments in the U.S. from 1999 to 2016

Physical CD shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2016 (in millions)

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The statistic above shows annual physical album shipments in the United States from 1999 and 2016. In 2013, 172.2 million physical albums were sold in the U.S., down from 198.2 million a year earlier.

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Album sales in the United States 2008-2014, by genre

Album sales in the United States 2008-2014, by genre

Global revenue of the music industry 2002-2016

Global revenue of the music industry 2002-2016

Market share of the largest music publishers worldwide from 2007 to 2016

Market share of the largest music publishers worldwide from 2007 to 2016

Market share of record companies in the 2012-2015, by label ownership

Market share of record companies in the 2012-2015, by label ownership

Live Nation Entertainment's concert revenue from 2008 to 2016

Live Nation Entertainment's concert revenue from 2008 to 2016

Music industry revenue in the U.S. 2012-2021

Music industry revenue in the U.S. 2012-2021

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Compound annual growth rate of global music revenue between 2016 and 2021, by categoryCompound annual growth rate of global music revenue 2016-2021, by category
Global digital music revenue from 2005 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)Global digital music revenue 2005-2016
Distribution of digital music revenue worldwide in 2008, 2013 and 2014, by formatDigital music revenue worldwide 2008-2014, by format
Vinyl record sales worldwide from 1997 to 2015 (in million U.S. dollars)Vinyl record sales worldwide 1997-2015
Number of regular free music users worldwide in 2014, by provider (in millions)Free music user base worldwide 2014, by provider

U.S. market overview

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Change of music sales in the United States from 2009 to 2016, by categoryChange of music sales in the U.S. 2009-2016
Music album shipments in the United States in 2016, by type (in millions)Music album shipments in the U.S. in 2016, by type
Physical CD shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2016 (in millions)Physical album shipments in the U.S. from 1999 to 2016
Music album sales in the United States from 2008 to 2014, by genre (in millions)Album sales in the United States 2008-2014, by genre
Retail value of music shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)Retail value of music shipments in the U.S. from 1999 to 2016

Digital music sales

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Digital music revenue in the United States from 2008 to 2016, by type (in million U.S. dollars)Digital music revenue in the U.S. from 2008 to 2016, by type
Digital share of overall music sales in the United States from 2004 to 2014Digital share of overall music sales in the United States 2004-2014
Digital music track sales in the United States from 2008 to 2016 (in million units)Digital music track sales in the U.S. 2008-2016
Digital music revenue in the United States from 2015 to 2021, by format (in million U.S. dollars)Digital Market Outlook: digital music revenue in the U.S. 2015-2021, by format
Number of digital music album downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2016 (in millions)Number of digital music album downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2016
Mobile music revenue in the United States from 2005 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Mobile music revenue in the U.S. from 2005 to 2016
Current vs. catalog digital track sales in the United States 2009 to 2015 (in millions)Current versus catalog digital music track sales in the U.S. 2009-2015
Number of digital music users in the United States from 2015 to 2021, by format (in millions)Digital Market Outlook: users of digital music in the U.S. 2015-2021, by format

Concert business

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Live music industry revenue in the United States from 2012 to 2021, by source (in billion U.S. dollars)Live music industry revenue in the U.S. by source 2012-2021
Live music attendance in the United States in 2016, by event typeLive music events attendance in the U.S. 2016, by event type
The most successful music tours in North America in 2016, based on gross revenue (in million U.S. dollars)The most successful music tours in North America in 2016
The most successful music tours in North America in 2016, based on ticket salesThe most successful music tours in North America 2016, based on ticket sales
Leading music festivals worldwide in 2015, by number of visitors per day (in 1,000s)Largest music festivals worldwide 2015
Live Nation Entertainment's concert revenue from 2008 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)Live Nation Entertainment's concert revenue from 2008 to 2016
Number of concerts and festivals promoted by Live Nation from 2008 to 2016Number of events promoted by Live Nation from 2008 to 2016
Expenditure of affluent households in the United States on tickets to theater, shows, concerts, movies, etc. during the past 12 months in 2016Expenditure of affluent U.S. households on tickets to theater, shows, concerts, movies, etc.

Record companies

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Market share of record companies in the United States from 2011 to 2015, by label ownershipMarket share of record companies in the 2012-2015, by label ownership
Market share of record companies in the United States from 2012 to 2016, by distribution ownershipMarket share of record companies in the U.S. 2012-2016, by distributor
Universal Music Group's revenue from 2004 to 2016 (in billion euros)Universal Music Group's revenue 2004-2016
Annual sales and operating revenue of Sony Corporation's music segment in the fiscal years 2008 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)Annual revenue of Sony Corporation's music segment 2008-2016
Revenue of the Warner Music Group in fiscal years 2004 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Revenue of the Warner Music Group 2004-2016
Revenue market share of the largest music publishers worldwide from 2007 to 2016Market share of the largest music publishers worldwide from 2007 to 2016
Estimated revenue of U.S. music publishers from 2005 to 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. music publishers - revenue 2005-2015
Estimated expenses of U.S. music publishers from 2007 to 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. music publishers - annual expenses 2007-2015

Music devices

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Devices used for music listening in the United States as of September 2015Devices used for music listening in the U.S. 2015
Devices used by teenagers for audio content consumption in the United States as of July 2015Teenagers: devices used for audio content consumption in the U.S. 2015
Which of the following do you do at least once a week?Audio content consumption in selected countries worldwide 2016, by device
Expenditures of affluent households in the United States on digital music players* during the past 12 months in 2016Expenditures of affluent U.S. households on digital music players in 2016
Penetration rate of listening to online radio via mobile phone while in a car in the United States from 2010 to 2017Listening to mobile radio in cars - penetration rate in the U.S. 2010-2017

Music streaming and digital radio

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Digital radio consumption in the United States in 2015, by deviceDigital radio consumption in the U.S. in 2015, by device
Weekly time spent with online radio in the United States from 2008 to 2017 (in minutes)Weekly time spent with online radio in the U.S. 2008-2017
Awareness rate of selected online music services in the United States in 2017Leading online music services in the U.S. 2017
Number of paying online music service subscribers worldwide from 2010 to 2016 (in millions)Number of paying online music service subscribers worldwide 2010-2016
Number of paying subscribers of select online music services worldwide as of October 2015 (in millions)Number of paying subscribers of select online music services 2015
Number of on-demand music streams in the United States from 2013 to 2017 (in billions)U.S. on-demand music streams volume 2013-2017
Revenue from music streaming in the United States from 2010 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)Music streaming revenue in the U.S. 2010-2016
Distribution of streamed music consumption in the United States in 2016, by genreStreamed music consumption in the U.S. 2016, by genre

Consumer behavior

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Distribution of time spent listening to audio content in the United States in second quarter of 2016, by sourceTime spent listening to audio content in the U.S. 2016, by source
Distribution of time teenagers spent with music in the United States in spring and fall 2015, by platformTime teens spent with music in the U.S. 2015, by platform
Average annual music spending per capita in the United States as of August 2015, by age (in U.S. dollars)Music spending per capita in the U.S. 2015, by age
Sources used for keeping up-to-date with music in the United States in 2017Sources used for keeping up-to-date with music U.S. 2017
Year-over-year change of music album sales in the United States from 2009 to 2014, by genreYear-over-year change of album sales in the U.S. 2009-2014, by genre
Number of people who shopped for music or videos at any music/video store within the last 3 months in the United States from spring 2008 to spring 2016 (in millions)People who shopped for music/video at any multimedia store (last 3 months) in the U.S. 2016
Number of consumers who shopped for music files (iTunes, Napster, etc.) on the internet within the last 12 months in the United States from autumn 2010 to spring 2016 (in millions)Consumers who shopped for music files (iTunes, Napster, etc.) online in the U.S. 2016

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