This statistic provides data on overall music sales in the United States from 2008 to 2013. In 2011, music sales in the United States increased sharply, and continued to grow in 2012, with 1.61 billion units sold. However, by 2013 sales had dropped again to just over 1.5 billion. Click here for a statistic on the best-selling albums in 2012.
Overall music sales in the United States from 2008 to 2013
(in million units)
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Nielsen. (January 8, 2013). Overall music sales in the United States from 2008 to 2013 (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273171/overall-music-sales-in-the-united-states/
Nielsen. "Overall music sales in the United States from 2008 to 2013 (in million units)." Chart. January 8, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273171/overall-music-sales-in-the-united-states/
Nielsen. (2013). Overall music sales in the United States from 2008 to 2013 (in million units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273171/overall-music-sales-in-the-united-states/
Nielsen. "Overall Music Sales in The United States from 2008 to 2013 (in Million Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273171/overall-music-sales-in-the-united-states/
Nielsen, Overall music sales in the United States from 2008 to 2013 (in million units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273171/overall-music-sales-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Overall music sales in the United States from 2008 to 2013 (in million units) [Graph], Nielsen, January 8, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273171/overall-music-sales-in-the-united-states/