Data on the year-over-year changes in music sales in the United States from 2009 to 2021 show yearly increases in LP/vinyl album sales, which saw a significant growth of 51.4 percent between 2020 and 2021. Meanwhile, digital album sales are declining, with a unit sales drop of almost 24 percent in the last measured period.
Change in music sales in the United States from 2009 to 2021, by category
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Billboard. (January 7, 2022). Change in music sales in the United States from 2009 to 2021, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188836/year-over-year-change-of-music-sales-in-the-united-states-2010/
Billboard. "Change in music sales in the United States from 2009 to 2021, by category." Chart. January 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188836/year-over-year-change-of-music-sales-in-the-united-states-2010/
Billboard. (2022). Change in music sales in the United States from 2009 to 2021, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188836/year-over-year-change-of-music-sales-in-the-united-states-2010/
Billboard. "Change in Music Sales in The United States from 2009 to 2021, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188836/year-over-year-change-of-music-sales-in-the-united-states-2010/
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