Source: Nielsen [download page]
Notes: Overall album consumption – measured as all albums + track equivalent albums + streaming equivalent albums – grew by 15.2% last year to 549.4 million units, reports Nielsen in its annual Year End Music Report. Streaming maintained its rapid growth, with video on-demand streaming doubling and audio on-demand streaming not far behind, with 83% growth. Meanwhile, although physical sales continue to fall, sales of Vinyl LPs registered their 10th consecutive year of growth, with almost 12 million units sold (45% of which sold through independent stores.) (more…)