In 2022, 41.3 million LPs and EPs were shipped in the United States, up from 40 million a year earlier. Sales of LPs and EPs have been steadily increasing since 2016 as the format underwent a resurgence in popularity, in contrast to CD albums sales which are in decline.
LP/EP shipments in the United States from 1998 to 2022 (in millions)
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RIAA. (March 9, 2023). LP/EP shipments in the United States from 1998 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186811/non-cd-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
RIAA. "LP/EP shipments in the United States from 1998 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. March 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186811/non-cd-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
RIAA. (2023). LP/EP shipments in the United States from 1998 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186811/non-cd-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
RIAA. "Lp/Ep Shipments in The United States from 1998 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186811/non-cd-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/
RIAA, LP/EP shipments in the United States from 1998 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186811/non-cd-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
LP/EP shipments in the United States from 1998 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], RIAA, March 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186811/non-cd-album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/