Music market statistics

ALL documents are in PDF format unless otherwise stated

Recording Industry in Numbers (RIN)

• Purchase the RIN 2010
• Preview pages: Contents - Belgium
• RIN 2010 - press release

Digital Music Report

• 2010 Press release [HTML]
• 2010 Report [PDF]
• 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009

Investing in Music

• 2010 edition

Recorded Music Sales

• RIAA U.S. Music Shipment Database
• IFPI Germany Yearbooks
• BPI Yearbooks
• 2010 RIAJ Yearbook
• China - Recording Industry in Numbers 2009 data (Encrypted download)

Half Year Music Sales

• 2005 - 2006 - 2007- 2008 - 2009

Awards

• Certification Award Levels
• 2010 IFPI Platinum Europe Awards
• IFPI Platinum Europe Awards History
• RIAA Diamond Awards

Top 50 Global Sellers

• 2008 -2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 The 2009 bestsellers are available in Recording Industry in Numbers 2010

Charts

• Chart Providers by Territory

Taxes

• Taxes on Sound Recordings by Territory

Surveys/ Reports/ Academic Studies

• RIAA: Shipments Statistics Database
• BPI paper: Impact of illegal downloading on music purchasing
• Dr. Stan J Liebowitz: What are the consequences of the EU extending copyright length for sound recordings? (submitted as part of Gowers Review 2005/06)
• LECG: The economics of copyright term extension
• OMDC:Economic impact of Canada’s music industry extends far (06/06/08)
• UNCTAD: Creative Economy Report 2008 (20/04/08)
• Canadians seek government leadership on stronger intellectual property protection Environics Study
• "The Impact of Digital File Sharing on the Music Industry: An Empirical Analysis" Norbert J. Michel (2006), Topics in Economic Analysis & Policy: Vol. 6: No. 1, Article 18.
• "A False Bargain: The Los Angles County Economic Consequences of Counterfeit Products"
  A study by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation

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