The statistic above presents data on music album sales in the United States from 2009 to 2015. In 2010, record companies sold 138.9 million albums from their deep catalogs.
Current versus catalog overall album sales in the United States 2009 to 2015
(in millions)
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’s reports.
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Nielsen. (January 6, 2016). Current versus catalog overall album sales in the United States 2009 to 2015 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188926/current-versus-catalog-overall-album-sales-in-the-us-2010/
Nielsen. "Current versus catalog overall album sales in the United States 2009 to 2015 (in millions)." Chart. January 6, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188926/current-versus-catalog-overall-album-sales-in-the-us-2010/
Nielsen. (2016). Current versus catalog overall album sales in the United States 2009 to 2015 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188926/current-versus-catalog-overall-album-sales-in-the-us-2010/
Nielsen. "Current versus Catalog Overall Album Sales in The United States 2009 to 2015 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188926/current-versus-catalog-overall-album-sales-in-the-us-2010/
Nielsen, Current versus catalog overall album sales in the United States 2009 to 2015 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188926/current-versus-catalog-overall-album-sales-in-the-us-2010/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Current versus catalog overall album sales in the United States 2009 to 2015 (in millions) [Graph], Nielsen, January 6, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188926/current-versus-catalog-overall-album-sales-in-the-us-2010/
