The statistic above presents data on digital album sales in the United States from 2009 to 2015. In 2009, record companies sold 37.3 million digital albums from their catalogs.
Current versus catalog digital album sales in the United States 2009 to 2015
(in millions)
Current/Catalog definitions: “current” represents albums 18 months or newer; “catalog” 18 months or older (with some considerations for airplay and billboard chart position). Figures other than for 2014 and 2015 come from previous Nielsen & Billboard reports.
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Nielsen. (January 6, 2016). Current versus catalog digital album sales in the United States 2009 to 2015 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188946/current-versus-catalog-digital-album-sales-in-the-us/
Nielsen. "Current versus catalog digital album sales in the United States 2009 to 2015 (in millions)." Chart. January 6, 2016. Statista. Accessed October 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188946/current-versus-catalog-digital-album-sales-in-the-us/
Nielsen. (2016). Current versus catalog digital album sales in the United States 2009 to 2015 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188946/current-versus-catalog-digital-album-sales-in-the-us/
Nielsen. "Current versus Catalog Digital Album Sales in The United States 2009 to 2015 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188946/current-versus-catalog-digital-album-sales-in-the-us/
Nielsen, Current versus catalog digital album sales in the United States 2009 to 2015 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188946/current-versus-catalog-digital-album-sales-in-the-us/ (last visited October 09, 2024)
Current versus catalog digital album sales in the United States 2009 to 2015 (in millions) [Graph], Nielsen, January 6, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188946/current-versus-catalog-digital-album-sales-in-the-us/