4 decades of music sales

[Mik]

Very interesting!

[xenon]

Much of what people are buying is convenience. A very convenient form of music (mp3s/downloads) just happened to be free for much of the 2000s.

Streaming then eclipsed that in convenience, even though it costs money.

[kluurs]

Seems to suggest that the vinyl fad is dying out. I've not seen that.

[Doctor Phibes]

@kluurs said in 4 decades of music sales:

Seems to suggest that the vinyl fad is dying out. I've not seen that.

Isn't vinyl increasing on that graph?

[George K]

@Doctor-Phibes said in 4 decades of music sales:

Isn't vinyl increasing on that graph?

That's how I see it.

[Doctor Phibes]

Vinyl appears to be outselling CD's.

My brother in law owns a music store in Birmingham, UK, and he does a pretty decent business out of vinyl. He reckons in 3-5 years it might die off, but who knows?

[George K]

https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/animated-chart-of-the-day-recorded-music-sales-by-format-share-1973-to-2021/

Granted, this is revenues, not units...

Units:

[George K]

Interesting animation here.

https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/animated-chart-of-the-day-recorded-music-sales-by-format-share-1973-to-2022/

[Jolly]

Adjusted for inflation?

[LuFins Dad]

Do Ringtones really count? That’s a little strange…