Data on the year-over-year changes in music sales in the United States from 2009 to 2019 show yearly increases in LP/vinyl album sales, which saw growth of 14.5 percent between 2018 and 2019. Meanwhile, digital album sales are declining, with a unit sales drop of 23.5 percent in the last measured period.
Change in music sales in the United States from 2009 to 2018, by category
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Billboard. (January 17, 2020). Change in music sales in the United States from 2009 to 2018, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2020, 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 2018, by category." Chart. January 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188836/year-over-year-change-of-music-sales-in-the-united-states-2010/
Billboard. (2020). Change in music sales in the United States from 2009 to 2018, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2020. 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 2018, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2020, 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 2018, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188836/year-over-year-change-of-music-sales-in-the-united-states-2010/ (last visited July 06, 2020)
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