U.S. Music Consumption Up 12.5% in 2017, R&B/Hip-Hop Is Year's Most Popular Genre

 

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According to Nielsen Music, total music consumption in the U.S. in 2017 climbed 12.5 percent to 636.65 million units (up from 566.1 million). That figure adds together traditional album sales, track equivalent album units, and on-demand streaming equivalent album units from both video and audio streams. One track equivalent album unit is equal to 10 tracks sold. One streaming equivalent album unit is equal to 1,500 on-demand streams.

 

ALBUM SALES DIP, STREAMS SIZZLE: Album sales in 2017 fell 17.7 percent to 169.15 million copies sold across all configurations (CD, digital albums, vinyl LPs, cassettes, etc.). In 2016, there were 205.54 million albums sold.

While album sales continue to slip, music fans have increasingly turned to streaming services to consume music. In 2017, total on-demand streams (audio and video combined) vaulted 43 percent from 432.2 billion in 2016 to 618 billion. Of the latter sum, on-demand audio streams increased 59 percent to 400.4 billion, and on-demand video streams surged 21 percent to 217.7 billion.

 

 

Top Pop Artists/Albums/Songs:

 

 

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists/Albums/Songs:

 

Top Latin Artists/Albums/Songs:

 

Top Country Artists/Albums/Songs:

 

Top Rock Artists/Albums/Songs:

Cardi  

Only 3 albums with 2M+ singles (albums tracks) downloads on itunes.

2 minutes ago, Agenor said:

Only 3 albums with 2M+ singles (albums tracks) downloads on itunes.

Imagine Dragons and Chainsmokers did too.

Despacito 

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 Album sales in 2017 fell 17.7 percent to 169.15 million copies sold across all configurations (CD, digital albums, vinyl LPs, cassettes, etc.).

While album sales continue to slip, music fans have increasingly turned to streaming services to consume music. In 2017, total on-demand streams (audio and video combined) vaulted 43 percent from 432.2 billion in 2016 to 618 billion. 

good  

 

and i hate that they only publish the top 10s

 Des pa cito totally SLAYING! 

 

get in

 

Edited January 3, 20188 yr by emmanuel_punk

10 minutes ago, iHype. said:

 

2 Ed Sheeran, "Shape of You" 999,694,000

4 minutes ago, iHype. said:

Imagine Dragons and Chainsmokers did too.

+ Bruno Mars

Despacito so big with minimal radio support A organic hit

Streaming's Growth 

 

Scars to Your Payola having that much airplay with such weak sales and streaming 

 

At least it was a good song though, unlike some of the others that were spammed on radio last year.

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Overall digital song sales totaled 554.82 million in 2017 – down 23 percent compared to 2016 (724.04 million). 2017 logged the fifth straight year that digital song sales declined (an unsurprising distinction, considering how many consumers transition to enjoying music through streaming services instead of via purchasing albums and songs).

2017: 554.82m

2016: 724.04m

2015: 964.76 million
2014: 1.1 billion
2013: 1.26 billion
2012: 1.336 billion
2011: 1.27 billion
2010: 1.17 billion
2009: 1.16 billion
2008: 1.07 billion
2007: 844.1 million
2006: 582 million

2005: 352.7 million

 

Lower than 2006's sales. 

streaming keep increasing while fadsales keep bombing 

Shawn mendes is a bigger radio artist than justin bieber? 

I'm sure justin's team didn't use payola with despacito/ITO.. those numbers 

I wish they'd separate R&B and Hip Hop

wait, how much did LWYMMD sell in total? didn't it have the biggest debut of the year

4 minutes ago, iHype. said:

2017: 554.82m

 

2012: 1.336 billion

So if we extrapolate 2017 sales to 2012 ones - Despacito would be at 6.48M and SOY at 6.1M.

1 minute ago, Goofy said:

wait, how much did LWYMMD sell in total? didn't it have the biggest debut of the year

I think it sold like 850k total so far.

2 minutes ago, Goofy said:

wait, how much did LWYMMD sell in total? didn't it have the biggest debut of the year

840k.

oh wow.....what kinda frontloaded mess. She should've led the era with I Did Something Bad, End Game or Don't Blame Me

Kendrick missing the #1 album just at the last week...I'd be pissed

3 minutes ago, Agenor said:

So if we extrapolate 2017 sales to 2012 ones - Despacito would be at 6.48M and SOY at 6.1M.

Funny you say that because 2.692M Sales + (595.626M Audio Streams/150) = 6.662 Million SPS.

1 minute ago, Chainsmoker said:

Funny you say that because 2.692M Sales + (595.626M Audio Streams/150) = 6.662 Million SPS.

And SOY at 5.8M SPS, also very close to 6.1M.

10 minutes ago, DangerousSwiftie said:

I think around 900k.

 

10 minutes ago, TSLGNMA said:

I think it sold like 850k total so far.

 

10 minutes ago, Agenor said:

840k.

Oprah: So what is the truth?

Okay, now This Is What I Came For.mp3

 

"Despacito" stomping on streaming AND sales... Poor haters. The song is still not really good, tho

 

Imagine Dragons with two songs inside the top 10 best sellers of the year

 

Ed dominating the whole year