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Change of music sales in the United States 2009-2017

Change of music sales in the United States from 2009 to 2017, by category

The data describes data on the year-over-year changes of music sales in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017. LP / Vinyl Album sales saw an increase of 51.8% from 2013 to 2014. Meanwhile digital album sales are declining, with unit sales drop of 19.6% in the last measured period.

2010 vs. 2009 -2.4 -12.7 13 1 14
2011 vs. 2010 6.9 1.3 19.5 8.5 36.3
2012 vs. 2011 3.1 -4.4 14.1 5.1 17.7 -13.5
2013 vs. 2012 -6.3 -8 0 -6 33 -14
2014 vs. 2013 -11.2 -9.4 -12.5 51.8 -14.9
2015 vs. 2014 -6.1 -2.9 -12.5 29.8 -10.8
2016 vs. 2015 3.1 -16.7 -20.1 -25 10 -16.3
2017 vs. 2016 12.5 -17.7 -19.6 -23.4 9