According to data on the number of album shipments in the United States in 2022, a total of 33.4 million CD albums and 23.9 million LPs and EPs were shipped. Nonetheless, these figures are both down from the 2021 shipment numbers, when the CD shipments and LPs and EPs shipments amounted to 46.7 million and 40 million respectively.
Music album shipments in the United States from 2017 to 2022, by type (in millions)
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RIAA. (March 9, 2023). Music album shipments in the United States from 2017 to 2022, by type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/221383/music-album-shipments-in-the-united-states-by-type/
RIAA. "Music album shipments in the United States from 2017 to 2022, by type (in millions)." Chart. March 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221383/music-album-shipments-in-the-united-states-by-type/
RIAA. (2023). Music album shipments in the United States from 2017 to 2022, by type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221383/music-album-shipments-in-the-united-states-by-type/
RIAA. "Music Album Shipments in The United States from 2017 to 2022, by Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221383/music-album-shipments-in-the-united-states-by-type/
RIAA, Music album shipments in the United States from 2017 to 2022, by type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221383/music-album-shipments-in-the-united-states-by-type/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Music album shipments in the United States from 2017 to 2022, by type (in millions) [Graph], RIAA, March 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/221383/music-album-shipments-in-the-united-states-by-type/