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
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 May 29, 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 May 29, 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: May 29, 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 May 29, 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/