The statistic above presents data on digital music sales in the United States, broken down by recording decade. In 2011, Americans downloaded 54 million tracks from the 1980s and 438 million tracks from the 2000s.
Digital music track sales in the United States in 2012, by recording decade*
(in millions)
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Digital music track sales in the United States in 2012, by recording decade*
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Business Wire. (January 4, 2013). Digital music track sales in the United States in 2012, by recording decade* (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188986/us-digital-music-track-sales-by-decade/
Business Wire. "Digital music track sales in the United States in 2012, by recording decade* (in millions)." Chart. January 4, 2013. Statista. Accessed January 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188986/us-digital-music-track-sales-by-decade/
Business Wire. (2013). Digital music track sales in the United States in 2012, by recording decade* (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188986/us-digital-music-track-sales-by-decade/
Business Wire. "Digital Music Track Sales in The United States in 2012, by Recording Decade* (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188986/us-digital-music-track-sales-by-decade/
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