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30 Years Of Music Industry Change

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By Barry Ritholtz - August 22nd, 2011, 2:00PM

Via Digital Music News 30 Years Of Music Industry Change, In 30 Seconds Or Less… Each pie chart shows 1 year, from 1980-2010, based on RIAA revenue figures for the revenue contribution from various formats.

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US-based data of total recording revenue. And, here are the individual year source images, starting with 1980 on the top left and 2010 on the bottom right. Just pick a year and go, and download whatever you need.

Hat tip Josh

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

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Category: Digital Media, Music, Weekend.

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4 Responses to “30 Years Of Music Industry Change”

  1. antimeria Says:
    August 22nd, 2011 at 3:07 pm

    [...] @AnnieLowrey, an awesome year-by-year infographic showing “how the download killed the CD that killed the cassette that killed the [...]

  2. BusSchDean Says:
    August 22nd, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    Terrific Graphic, something that every business student should see. The implications range from marketing and distribution to finance, accounting and IT.

  3. Brilliant Animated Pie Chart GIF Shows Music’s Shifting Revenues From 1980-2010 | FEELguide Says:
    August 23rd, 2011 at 7:36 am

    [...] Ghostly International just posted this fascinating animated GIF of a pie chart that breaks down the year-by-year revenue stream of the American music industry from 1980-2010.  The data is based on data collected by the Recording Industry Association Of America.  It’s interesting to watch the rise of the CD in 1983 going from being a fringe technology to its peak in 2005.  And the cassette tape’s more than 50% market share in 1989 to its extinction 14 years later, as well as the explosion of digital technology in 2005.  For a gallery of each year’s specific pie chart be sure to visit RitzHoltz.com. [...]

  4. 30 Years Of Music Industry Change, In 30 Seconds Or Less... | iMobileKUB Says:
    September 7th, 2011 at 12:37 pm

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