The 33.4 million physical albums shipped in 2022 had a retail value of 482.6 million U.S. dollars. This marks a significant decrease from 2017, where the retail value of the 87.7 million CDs shipped amounted to almost 1.06 billion U.S. dollars.
Retail value of physical CD shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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RIAA. (March 9, 2023). Retail value of physical CD shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186780/value-of-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
RIAA. "Retail value of physical CD shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186780/value-of-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
RIAA. (2023). Retail value of physical CD shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186780/value-of-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
RIAA. "Retail Value of Physical Cd Shipments in The United States from 1999 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186780/value-of-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
RIAA, Retail value of physical CD shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186780/value-of-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/ (last visited May 29, 2024)
Retail value of physical CD shipments in the United States from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], RIAA, March 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186780/value-of-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/