ATRL Moderator Samson Posted January 5, 2019 ATRL Moderator Share Posted January 5, 2019 142.9 million album units were bought/streamed in 2018 (up 5.7% from 2017's 135.1 million) Estimated retail value of £1.33 billion 91 billion audio streams were made in 2018 (up 34% from 2017) 2018 first year to have 2b streams in one week Audio streaming accounts for 63.6% of all UK music consumption Vinyl LP sales hit 4.2 million; Eleventh consecutive year of vinyl growth; Arctic Monkeys have the fastest selling LP of the past 25 years CD's account for 22.4% of all UK music consumption Ed Sheeran's 'Divide' has pushed 3.2 million lifetime units Adele's '25' has pushed 3.5 million lifetime units https://www.bpi.co.uk/news-analysis/music-movie-boost-helps-british-music-consumption-rise-again-in-2018/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Adrenaline Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Vinyl ha comeback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cain Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Tbh all that will be left is streaming and vinyl. Glad I started my vinyl collection already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordi Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Vinyl is gonna be classic but CD is already outdated tbh, tech-wise not just in music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayhan Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 vinyl records slaying the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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