Current/Catalog definitions: 鈥渃urrent鈥 represents albums 18 months or newer; 鈥渃atalog鈥 18 months or older (with some considerations for airplay and billboard chart position). Figures have been rounded.
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Current vs. catalog album sales in the U.S. 2015, by platform
The statistic above presents data on music album sales in the United States, broken down by two factors: *. digital or physical and *. current or catalog. In 2015, record companies sold **** million digital albums from their catalogs.
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Nielsen. (January 6, 2016). Current versus catalog album sales in the United States in 2015, by recording medium (in millions) [Graph]. In 糖心破解版. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/188952/current-versus-catalog-album-sales-in-the-us/
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