The 37 million physical albums shipped in 2023 had a retail value of 537.1 million U.S. dollars. This marks a significant decrease from 2017, where the retail value of the 87.7 million CDs shipped amounted to almost 1.06 billion U.S. dollars.
Retail value of physical CD shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2023
(in billion U.S. dollars)
From 2016 onwards, the figure includes both CD albums and CD singles. Figures for the period prior to 2022 were taken from RIAA's earlier publications. Figures have been rounded.
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RIAA. (March 26, 2024). Retail value of physical CD shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186780/value-of-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
RIAA. "Retail value of physical CD shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186780/value-of-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
RIAA. (2024). Retail value of physical CD shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186780/value-of-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
RIAA. "Retail Value of Physical Cd Shipments in The United States from 1999 to 2023 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186780/value-of-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
RIAA, Retail value of physical CD shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186780/value-of-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Retail value of physical CD shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], RIAA, March 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186780/value-of-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
