This statistic shows the number of CD album sales in Germany from 2001 to 2023. In 2023, around 16.2 million music albums on CDs were sold in Germany, according to the Federal Music Industry Association (Bundesverband Musikindustrie).
Music CD album sales in Germany from 2001 to 2023
(in million copies)
retail sales volume, club (premium until 2007) based on units, i.e. a double album is counted as one unit
Supplementary notes
Figures for 2001 to 2008 were derived from previous publications. * Up to 2017 including audio books and from 2018 with excluding. As a result of the change in methodology/reporting, the values ​​from previous years are only comparable to a limited extent.
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Bundesverband Musikindustrie. (April 30, 2024). Music CD album sales in Germany from 2001 to 2023 (in million copies) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/384313/music-industry-album-sales-germany/
Bundesverband Musikindustrie. "Music CD album sales in Germany from 2001 to 2023 (in million copies)." Chart. April 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/384313/music-industry-album-sales-germany/
Bundesverband Musikindustrie. (2024). Music CD album sales in Germany from 2001 to 2023 (in million copies). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/384313/music-industry-album-sales-germany/
Bundesverband Musikindustrie. "Music Cd Album Sales in Germany from 2001 to 2023 (in Million Copies)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/384313/music-industry-album-sales-germany/
Bundesverband Musikindustrie, Music CD album sales in Germany from 2001 to 2023 (in million copies) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/384313/music-industry-album-sales-germany/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Music CD album sales in Germany from 2001 to 2023 (in million copies) [Graph], Bundesverband Musikindustrie, April 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/384313/music-industry-album-sales-germany/
