RIAA Report: Streaming Is Now 80% Of US Market

[Joe P]

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/news/

 

[Mr Rickz]

I'm old enough to remember listening to FM radio as my primary source of music. Purchase of vinyl came as a result of this listening.

Now, it's nearly 100% streaming, with CDs and some vinyl purchased as a result. No downloads. I have to have the physical media.

 

[twitch]

I'm old enough to remember listening to FM radio as my primary source of music. Purchase of vinyl came as a result of this listening.

Now, it's nearly 100% streaming, with CDs and some vinyl purchased as a result. No downloads. I have to have the physical media.

x2 ..............

 

[Joe P]

I'm old enough to remember listening to FM radio as my primary source of music. Purchase of vinyl came as a result of this listening.

Now, it's nearly 100% streaming, with CDs and some vinyl purchased as a result. No downloads. I have to have the physical media.

CDs outsold vinyl 5 to1 in the UK in 2019:
https://darko.audio/2020/01/cds-outsold-vinyl-5-to-1-in-the-uk-in-2019/

 

[thedudeabides]

And I believe CD is 75% of the market in Japan. Those that claim streaming is taking over the world is simply not accurate.

 

[IanG-UK]

64% of UK music consumption is streaming

 

[NorthStar]

80%* ... that's the music streaming percentage today according to several sources, correct.
And ... ? https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/610972/vinyl-records-sales-surpassed-cds

* U.S. market.

 

[treitz3]

Here's my thoughts on the subject. I have physical media, lots of it but I also stream. How much of us get "counted" as streamers when we also use mostly physical media? Am I counted as one of those 80% of sales? If I am, that stat is simply not true.

It's akin to getting "counted" as dying because one was a smoker, when in reality, their death was actually due to an automobile accident.

Tom

 

[spiritofmusic]

I'm likely to increase my purchase of cd's next yr, maybe 3-5 per week, plus s/h classical vinyl off Ebay etc.

Cd sales thriving in Japan. Big in France and Germany too. Netherlands also, I believe.

Streaming cannot fully kill off mature established formats.

 

[NorthStar]

Here's my thoughts on the subject. I have physical media, lots of it but I also stream. How much of us get "counted" as streamers when we also use mostly physical media? Am I counted as one of those 80% of sales? If I am, that stat is simply not true.

It's akin to getting "counted" as dying because one was a smoker, when in reality, their death was actually due to an automobile accident.

Tom

I think you're counted as both; music streamer and physical media (R2R or album records or CD/SACD or all the above) music listener. ...A Universal diversified chameleon music listener (vintage retro and ultra modern). Same for I, universal audiophile (Blu-ray Audio multichannel, YouTube music videos, DVD-audio, SACD surround, hires audio files, LPs, 45s, CDs, etc., etc., etc.)

 

[Mr Rickz]

CDs outsold vinyl 5 to1 in the UK in 2019:
https://darko.audio/2020/01/cds-outsold-vinyl-5-to-1-in-the-uk-in-2019/

A news report here in So Cal suggested that vinyl sales are trending to overtake CD sales in 2020. A vinyl salesman interviewed said many of his vinyl customers are in their 20s and early 30s. Only time will tell.

 

[BlueFox]

If it happens it will be short lived once the new vinyl owners realize what a major PITA vinyl is.

 

[NorthStar]

Unless they get in touch with zerostargeneral ...

 

[Bodhi]

Australia is still in the Dark Ages...we're a Qobuz-free zone. Maybe someone should write to them and tell them about that place at the arse end of the world? "Oz-trayl-ee-ah"?

 

[Joe P]

If it happens it will be short lived once the new vinyl owners realize what a major PITA vinyl is.

 

[IanG-UK]

I suspect parts of the industry are desperate to get vinyl numbers higher and then publish carefully worded statistics that say "vinyl sales up 60%" when the reality is that they are up from 10 to 16 units.

 

[Mr Rickz]

I suspect parts of the industry are desperate to get vinyl numbers higher and then publish carefully worded statistics that say "vinyl sales up 60%" when the reality is that they are up from 10 to 16 units.

LOL