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# It Isn’t Pretty: RIAA 2010 Music Sales Data [CHART]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/it-isnt-pretty-riaa-2010-music-sales-data-chart/
- Published: 2011-04-29T14:17:23.000Z
- Updated: 2011-04-29T14:17:23.000Z
- Description: The RIAA has released sales dates for US music shipments in 2010. The numbers speak for themselves – a 12% increase in the dollar value of downloads can't make up. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/04/it-isnt-pretty-riaa-2010-music-sales-data-chart.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

[![image from www.google.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201538e33adec970b-50wi "image from www.google.com")](http://www.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://www.prospectscallingyou.com/down-arrow%2520-%2520red.jpg&sa=X&ei=HgC7TfziKcG%5FgQfB9JzkBg&ved=0CAQQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNHxZi47DIXKTg3BX7rKEAY0Rf9OnQ) The RIAA has released sales dates for US music shipments in 2010\. The numbers speak for themselves – a 12% increase in the dollar value of downloads can't make up for a 22% drop in the sale of physical goods. That lead to a 10.9% overall drop in the total value of recorded music sales. **The RIAA 2010 Year-End Shipment Statistics:**

[![image from i36.photobucket.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201543206859e970c-500wi "image from i36.photobucket.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201543206859e970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

[](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201543206859e970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)   
graphic via [The Daily Swarm](http://www.thedailyswarm.com/headlines/riaa-releases-its-year-end-statistics-2010/?ref=hypebot.com)