Key points (all data year-over-year, and for the 1st half of 2024):
Vinyl—
24.3 million units (+10.7% yr-over-yr)
$739.9 million revenue (+17.0% ‘ ‘)
CD—
16.8 million units (+3.3% yr-over-yr)
$236.7 million revenue (+0.3% ‘ ‘)
Downloads—
(Single) 62.4 million units (-18.7% y-over-y)
(Album) 8.9 million units (-15.7% ‘ ‘)
(Total) $189.7 million revenue (-15.8% ‘ ‘)
Streaming—
(Paid Subs) 99.0 million units (+2.7% yr-o-yr)
(Paid Subs) $5,226.3 million rev (+5.1% ‘ ‘)
(Other Sub models) -4.1% to +3.9% revenue
(Total) $7,299.9 million revenue (+3.8% ‘ ‘)"
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Nutshell....
Basically Album sales saw a good increase, but CD sales also held their own... Digital Downloads suffered a good amount... Streaming is still king.
Source:
https://www.riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/RIAA-Mid-Year-2024-Revenue-Report.pdf
