Music CD album sales in the U.S. 2011-2016

Published by
Marie Charlotte Götting,
Jan 8, 2021
The statistic shows annual music CD album sales in the United States from 2011 to 2016. In 2011, 224 million music compact discs were sold in the U.S. In 2016, the figure fell to 104.8 million.

Music CD album sales in the United States from 2011 to 2016 (in million units)

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Release date

January 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

2011 to 2016

Supplementary notes

Figures other than for 2015 and 2016 come from previous Nielsen reports.

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