Music song sales in the United States fell significantly between 2016 and 2019, dropping from 734.2 million to 295.1 million. In fact, song sales saw a decrease of 26.3 percent between 2018 and 2019 alone.
Music song sales in the United States from 2016 to 2019 (in million units)
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Alpha Data. (January 9, 2020). Music song sales in the United States from 2016 to 2019 (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/705900/music-song-sales/
Alpha Data. "Music song sales in the United States from 2016 to 2019 (in million units)." Chart. January 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/705900/music-song-sales/
Alpha Data. (2020). Music song sales in the United States from 2016 to 2019 (in million units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/705900/music-song-sales/
Alpha Data. "Music Song Sales in The United States from 2016 to 2019 (in Million Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/705900/music-song-sales/
Alpha Data, Music song sales in the United States from 2016 to 2019 (in million units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/705900/music-song-sales/ (last visited June 03, 2024)
Music song sales in the United States from 2016 to 2019 (in million units) [Graph], Alpha Data, January 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/705900/music-song-sales/