The statistic above shows the number of physical music single shipments in the U.S. between 1999 and 2015. In 2013, less than one million physical music singles were shipped in the U.S., down from 1.5 million a year earlier.
Shipments of physical music singles in the United States from 1999 to 2015
(in millions)
Characteristic
Shipments in millions
2015
0.9
2014
1.5
2013
0.9
2012
1.5
2011
1.7
2010
1.3
2009
1.2
2008
1.1
2007
3.2
2006
3.2
2005
5.1
2004
6.6
2003
12.1
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Shipments in millions75.475.440.340.321.321.38.48.412.112.16.66.65.15.13.23.23.23.21.11.11.21.21.31.31.71.71.51.50.90.91.51.50.90.919992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
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RIAA. (March 22, 2016). Shipments of physical music singles in the United States from 1999 to 2015 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186820/single-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
RIAA. "Shipments of physical music singles in the United States from 1999 to 2015 (in millions)." Chart. March 22, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186820/single-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
RIAA. (2016). Shipments of physical music singles in the United States from 1999 to 2015 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186820/single-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
RIAA. "Shipments of Physical Music Singles in The United States from 1999 to 2015 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186820/single-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
RIAA, Shipments of physical music singles in the United States from 1999 to 2015 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186820/single-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/ (last visited February 18, 2025)
Shipments of physical music singles in the United States from 1999 to 2015 (in millions) [Graph], RIAA, March 22, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186820/single-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
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