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Current vs. catalog digital album sales in the U.S. 2009-2015
Current versus catalog digital album sales in the United States 2009 to 2015 (in millions)
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Jan 6, 2016
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)
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
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| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Jan 6, 2016
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.
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- January 2016
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2009 to 2015
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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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- United States
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- 2009 to 2015
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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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