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# Vinyl jumps 22%, recorded music revenue up 9% says RIAA Mid-Year Report
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/u-s-recorded-music-revenue-grew-9-vinyl-22-in-riaa-mid-year-report/
- Published: 2022-09-22T12:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-09-22T12:10:20.000Z
- Description: U.S. recorded music revenue growth continued rising 9% to $7.7 billion in the first half of 2022, according to a new RIAA Mid-Year Report. The number of paid streaming subscriptions. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2022/09/u-s-recorded-music-revenue-grew-9-vinyl-22-in-riaa-mid-year
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Streaming, Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail, music, Music Business, music industry, musician, musicians, RIAA, Spotify, vinyl, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:44

U.S. recorded music revenue growth continued rising 9% to $7.7 billion in the first half of 2022, according to a new RIAA Mid-Year Report.

The number of paid streaming subscriptions grew to a record high of 90 million, with revenues up 10% to $5   
billion and comprising almost two-thirds of the first half total.

Overall streaming music revenue, including subscriptions, ad-supported services, digital and customized radio, and  
licenses for music on social media and digital fitness apps, grew 10% to $6.5 billion in the first half of 2022, or 84% of all recorded music revenue

Revenue from vinyl album sales continued its impressive climb rising 22% to $570 million, with vinyl’s share of  
the physical music market increasing from 68% to 73%.

Revenues from CDs fell just 2% to $200 million and accounted for 26% of physical revenues.

*Download a pdf of the full RIAA 2022 Mid-Year Report [here.](https://www.hypebot.com/content/files/www-riaa-com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/mid-year-2022-riaa-music-revenue-report-1.pdf)*

**Bruce Houghton* is Founder and Editor of [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/) and [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com) and serves as a Senior Advisor to [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com) which acquired both publications in 2019\. He is the Founder and President of the[ Skyline Artists Agency](https://skylineonline.com/?ref=hypebot.com) and a professor for the [Berklee College Of Music](https://online.berklee.edu/courses/touring-101?ref=hypebot.com).*