The US record industry over the past decade (2010-2019) is charted by the RIAA in a series of infographics published on their Twitter feed.
US Decade’s Top Ten awarded albums
According the RIAA only Adele has a diamond album this decade and she has not 1 but 2 of them. Taylor Swift and Drake each have 3 of the top ten albums of the decade.
Vinyl albums make a comeback
Once considered a passed over and obsolete format, vinyl sales have made a resurgence and album sales continue to grow.
US has 61 million paid subscriptions in 2019
Paid streaming music subscriptions continue to grow in the US and surpassed 61 million in 2019.
Record sales go from physical to streaming
Over the course of the decade, streaming has surpassed both digital downloads and physical products and now account for 80% of the US market.
Five women earn RIAA diamond awards
Five women have earned prestigious RIAA diamond awards this decade – Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lorde, Meghan Trainor and Carly Rae Jepsen.
