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Unit Shipments and Dollar Value 2004

In millions, net after returns

2001 % Change
2000-
2001
2002 % Change
2001-
2002
2003 % Change
2002-
2003
2004 % Change
2003-
2004
CD (Units Shipped)
(Dollar Value)
881.9 -6.4 803.3 -8.9 745.9 -7.1 766.9 2.8
12,909.4 -2.3 12,044.1 -6.7 11,232.9 -6.7 11,446.50 1.9
CD Single   17.3 -49.4 4.5 -74.1 8.3 85.5 3.1 -62.2
79.4 -44.4 19.6 -75.4 35.9 84.0 14.9 -58.4
Cassette   45 -40.8 31.1 -30.9 17.2 -44.7 5.2 -69.6
363.4 -41.9 209.8 -42.3 108.1 -48.5 23.6 -78.1
Cassette Single1   -1.5 -215.4 -0.5 -68 N/A N/A N/A N/A
-5.3 -215.2 -1.6 -70.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Digital Single2   - - - - - - 139.4 N/A
- - - - - - - N/A
Digital Albums2 - - - - - - 4.5 N/A
- - - - - - - N/A
LP/EP   2.3 4.5 1.7 -23.7 1.5 -11.5 1.3 -11.9
27.4 -1.1 20.5 -25.2 21.7 6.1 19.2 -11.3
Vinyl Single   5.5 14.6 4.4 -20.8 3.8 -14.2 3.5 -7.3
31.4 19.4 24.9 -20.6 21.5 -14.0 19.8 -7.3
Music Video   17.7 -2.7 14.7 -17.2 19.9 35.6 32.7 65.0
329.2 16.8 288.4 -12.4 399.9 38.7 607.2 51.8
DVD Audio   0.3 N/A 0.4 63.8 0.4 0.8 0.35 -20.6
6 N/A 8.5 41.3 8.0 -5.3 6.4 -19.2
SA CD    - - - - 1.3 N/A 0.79 -39.6
- - - - 26.3 N/A 16.6 -36.9
DVD Video3   7.9 139.4 10.7 34.8 17.5 64.1 29.01 66.0
190.7 137.5 236.3 23.9 369.6 56.4 561.1 51.8
Total Units 968.5 -10.3 859.7 -11.2 798.4 -7.2 814.1 2.0
Total Value 13,740.90 -4.1 12,614.20 -8.2 11,854.4 -6.0 12,154.70 2.5
    
Total Retail Units 733.1 -7.0 675.7 -7.8 658.2 -2.7 686.9 4.4
Total Retail Value 12,388.8 -2.5 11,549.0 -6.8 11,053.4 -4.3 11,422.90 3.3

1RIAA's reports will no longer reflect shipments of cassette singles
2 These figures are not reflected in the overall totals
3While broken out for this chart, VDV Video Product is included in the Music Video totals
Source: Recording Industry Association of America, 2005.


   1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
CD (Units Shipped)
(Dollar Value)
662.1 722.9 778.9 753.1 847 938.9 942.5
8,464.5 9,377.4 9,934.7 9,915.1 11,416.0 12,816.3 13,214.5
CD Single 9.3 21.5 43.2 66.7 56 55.9 34.2
56.1 110.9 184.1 272.7 213.2 222.4 142.7
Cassette 345.4 272.6 225.3 172.6 158.5 123.6 76
2,976.4 2,303.6 1,905.3 1,522.7 1,419.9 1,061.6 626
Cassette
Single
81.1 70.7 59.9 42.2 26.4 14.2 1.3
274.9 236.3 189.3 133.5 94.4 48 4.6
LP/EP 1.9 2.2 2.9 2.7 3.4 2.9 2.2
17.8 25.1 36.8 33.3 34 31.8 27.7
Vinyl
Single
11.7 10.2 10.1 7.5 5.4 5.3 4.8
47.2 46.7 47.5 35.6 25.7 27.9 26.3
Music
Video
11.2 12.6 16.9 18.6 27.2 19.8 18.2
231.1 220.3 236.1 323.9 508 376.7 281.9
DVD
Audio
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
DVD
Video1
- - - - 0.5 2.5 3.3
- - - - 12.2 66.3 80.3
Total Units 1,122.7 1,112.7 1,137.2 1,063.4 1,123.9 1,160.6 1,079.2
Total Value 12,068.00 12,320.30 12,533.80 12,236.80 13,711.20 14,584.70 14,323.70
     
   Total Retail Units 817.5 850.0
   Total Retail Value 10,785.8 12,165.4


1While broken out for this chart, DVD Video Product is included in the Music Video totals
Source: Recording Industry Association of America, 2005.


   1993
CD (Units Shipped)
(Dollar Value)
495.4
6,511.40
CD Single 7.8
45.8
Cassette 339.5
2,915.8
Cassette
Single
85.6
298.5
LP/EP 1.2
10.6
Vinyl
Single
15.1
51.2
Music
Video
11
213.3
DVD
Audio
-
-
DVD
Video1
-
-
Total Units 955.6
Total Value 10,046.60  


1While broken out for this chart, DVD Video Product is included in the Music Video totals
Source: Recording Industry Association of America, 2005.

 

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