In 2023, approximately 142 million digital music singles were downloaded in the United States, down from just over 172 million a year earlier. Digital single downloads have dropped enormously in the last decade, and dropped below one billion in 2015 after a successful few years of growth.
Number of digital music single downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2023
(in millions)
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RIAA. (March 26, 2024). Number of digital music single downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186688/downloads-of-digital-music-singles-in-the-us-since-2004/
RIAA. "Number of digital music single downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. March 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186688/downloads-of-digital-music-singles-in-the-us-since-2004/
RIAA. (2024). Number of digital music single downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186688/downloads-of-digital-music-singles-in-the-us-since-2004/
RIAA. "Number of Digital Music Single Downloads in The United States from 2004 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186688/downloads-of-digital-music-singles-in-the-us-since-2004/
RIAA, Number of digital music single downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186688/downloads-of-digital-music-singles-in-the-us-since-2004/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Number of digital music single downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], RIAA, March 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186688/downloads-of-digital-music-singles-in-the-us-since-2004/
