According to data on the number of album shipments in the United States in 2023, a total of 37 million CD albums and 20.5 million digital album downloads were shipped. Nonetheless, these figures are both down from the 2022 shipment numbers, when the CD shipments and digital album download shipments amounted to 37.7 million and 24.5 million respectively.
Music album shipments in the United States from 2017 to 2023, by type
(in millions)
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RIAA. (March 26, 2024). Music album shipments in the United States from 2017 to 2023, by type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/221383/music-album-shipments-in-the-united-states-by-type/
RIAA. "Music album shipments in the United States from 2017 to 2023, by type (in millions)." Chart. March 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221383/music-album-shipments-in-the-united-states-by-type/
RIAA. (2024). Music album shipments in the United States from 2017 to 2023, by type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221383/music-album-shipments-in-the-united-states-by-type/
RIAA. "Music Album Shipments in The United States from 2017 to 2023, by Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221383/music-album-shipments-in-the-united-states-by-type/
RIAA, Music album shipments in the United States from 2017 to 2023, by type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221383/music-album-shipments-in-the-united-states-by-type/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Music album shipments in the United States from 2017 to 2023, by type (in millions) [Graph], RIAA, March 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/221383/music-album-shipments-in-the-united-states-by-type/