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# How U.S. Music Consumption Changed 2016 vs. 2015 [CHART]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/how-us-music-consumption-changed-2016-vs-2015-chart/
- Published: 2017-01-20T11:28:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-01-20T11:28:00.000Z
- Description: The shift from buying music to renting/streaming it has happened more rapidly than almost anyone predicted. This chart from Statista shows the year-over-year pace as tracked by Nielsen who says audio streams. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/01/how-us-music-consumption-changed-
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Streaming, music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![image from cdn.shopify.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8cb7240970b-150wi "image from cdn.shopify.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8cb7240970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)The shift from buying music to renting/streaming it has happened more rapidly than almost anyone predicted. This chart from [Statista](http://statista.com/?ref=hypebot.com) shows the year-over-year pace as tracked by Nielsen who says audio streams were up 76%, while digital album and track sales were both down 20%.

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