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# The Financial Rise And Fall Of RIAA & Major Labels
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-financial-rise-and-fall-of-riaa-major-labels/
- Published: 2010-06-14T07:53:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-06-14T07:53:00.000Z
- Description: (Update 2) Revenue reports from RIAA member labels and edited notes compiled by Ccomp5950 via Techdirt. Be sure to read @billboardglenn's corrections and clarifications in the comments section. Year: $. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/06/the-financial-rise-and-fall-of-riaa-maj
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

(Update 2) Revenue reports from RIAA member labels and edited notes compiled by [Ccomp5950](http://www.techdirt.com/profile.php?u=ccomp5950&ref=hypebot.com) via [Techdirt](http://techdirt.com/articles/20100611/0203309776.shtml?ref=hypebot.com). *Be sure to read [@billboardglenn](http://www.twitter.com/billboardglenn?ref=hypebot.com)'s corrections and clarifications in the [comments section.](https://www.hypebot.com/the-financial-rise-and-fall-of-riaa-major-labels/)*

**Year: $ In Millions (revenue)**

- [![image from chassen2.files.wordpress.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20134832a865c970c-150wi)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/chassen2-files-wordpress-com/2008/04/riaa2.jpg?ref=hypebot.com) 1992: 9024
- 1993: 10046.6 (price of CD players drop)
- 1994: 12068
- 1995: 12320.3
- 1996: 12533.8
- 1997: 12236.8
- 1998: 13723.4 (Napster sued into bankruptcy)
- 1999: 14651 (Work for hire controversy)
- 2000: 14404
- 2001: 13700 (iPod released in October)
- 2002: 12,614.2 (Price Fixing lawsuit hits RIAA)
- 2003: 11,854.4 (Grokster lawsuit, Mass lawsuits by RIAA )
- 2004: 12,345.0 \[Revenue Digital / Physical, BMG sells to Sony)
- 2005: 12,296.9 \[9%/91%\]
- 2006: 11,758.2 \[83.9%/16.1%\]
- 2007: 10,370.0 \[77%/23%\]
- 2008: 8,768.4 \[66%/34%\] (mass lawsuits end, EMI struggles)
- 2009: 7,690.0 \[59%/41%\] (Layoffs hit RIAA)