In 2023, the value of digital music albums downloaded in the United States was 204.7 million U.S. dollars, down from nearly 242 million a year earlier. The year 2011 to 2015 saw the figure reach and remain above one billion U.S. dollars. Annual decreases of around 150 to 200 million per year for the last few years have seen the value drop back down to a similar level as in 2006.
Retail value of digital album sales in the United States from 2004 to 2023
(in million U.S. dollars)
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RIAA. (March 26, 2024). Retail value of digital album sales in the United States from 2004 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186702/value-of-digital-music-album-downloads-in-the-us-since-2004/
RIAA. "Retail value of digital album sales in the United States from 2004 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186702/value-of-digital-music-album-downloads-in-the-us-since-2004/
RIAA. (2024). Retail value of digital album sales in the United States from 2004 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186702/value-of-digital-music-album-downloads-in-the-us-since-2004/
RIAA. "Retail Value of Digital Album Sales in The United States from 2004 to 2023 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186702/value-of-digital-music-album-downloads-in-the-us-since-2004/
RIAA, Retail value of digital album sales in the United States from 2004 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186702/value-of-digital-music-album-downloads-in-the-us-since-2004/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Retail value of digital album sales in the United States from 2004 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], RIAA, March 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186702/value-of-digital-music-album-downloads-in-the-us-since-2004/
