This statistic shows the physical audio record sales in Germany from 2001 to 2023. In 2023, 21.9 million audio records were sold in Germany, according to the Federal Music Industry Association (Bundesverband Musikindustrie).
Sales volume of physical audio records in Germany from 2001 to 2023*
(in million copies)
retail sales volume, club (premium until 2007) based on units, i.e. a double album counts as one units
Supplementary notes
* Excl. digital music sales. Included were: physical singles, music CD albums, Mcs, Vinyl LPs, DVD-As/SA-CDs and music videos (DVD/VHS/blu-ray). From 2008, data has been collected by media control/GfK Panel Services. Figures for 2001 to 2009 were derived from previous publications.
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Bundesverband Musikindustrie. (April 20, 2024). Sales volume of physical audio records in Germany from 2001 to 2023* (in million copies) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/384681/audio-record-sales-germany/
Bundesverband Musikindustrie. "Sales volume of physical audio records in Germany from 2001 to 2023* (in million copies)." Chart. April 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/384681/audio-record-sales-germany/
Bundesverband Musikindustrie. (2024). Sales volume of physical audio records in Germany from 2001 to 2023* (in million copies). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/384681/audio-record-sales-germany/
Bundesverband Musikindustrie. "Sales Volume of Physical Audio Records in Germany from 2001 to 2023* (in Million Copies)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/384681/audio-record-sales-germany/
Bundesverband Musikindustrie, Sales volume of physical audio records in Germany from 2001 to 2023* (in million copies) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/384681/audio-record-sales-germany/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Sales volume of physical audio records in Germany from 2001 to 2023* (in million copies) [Graph], Bundesverband Musikindustrie, April 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/384681/audio-record-sales-germany/
