The statistic above presents data on album sales via e-commerce in the United States from 2008 through 2011. In 2009, 25.3 million physical albums were sold on e-commerce websites. For a statistic on the best selling albums of 2011 click here.
Music album sales via e-commerce sites in the United States from 2008 to 2011
(in million units)
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Nielsen, & Business Wire. (January 5, 2012). Music album sales via e-commerce sites in the United States from 2008 to 2011 (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188814/internet-album-sales-in-the-united-states-since-2009/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Nielsen, und Business Wire. "Music album sales via e-commerce sites in the United States from 2008 to 2011 (in million units)." Chart. January 5, 2012. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188814/internet-album-sales-in-the-united-states-since-2009/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Nielsen, Business Wire. (2012). Music album sales via e-commerce sites in the United States from 2008 to 2011 (in million units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188814/internet-album-sales-in-the-united-states-since-2009/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Nielsen, and Business Wire. "Music Album Sales via E-commerce Sites in The United States from 2008 to 2011 (in Million Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188814/internet-album-sales-in-the-united-states-since-2009/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Nielsen & Business Wire, Music album sales via e-commerce sites in the United States from 2008 to 2011 (in million units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188814/internet-album-sales-in-the-united-states-since-2009/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 17, 2025)
Music album sales via e-commerce sites in the United States from 2008 to 2011 (in million units) [Graph], Nielsen, & Business Wire, January 5, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188814/internet-album-sales-in-the-united-states-since-2009/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed