The statistic shows the music consumption in the United States in 2017, by genre and format. The source found that physical albums accounted for 42 percent of children's music consumption.
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The statistic shows the music consumption in the United States in 2017, by genre and format. The source found that physical albums accounted for 42 percent of children's music consumption.
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- January 2018
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- United States
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- 2017
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- Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
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- Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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