Total album sales include current and catalog titles, both digital and physical. Figures other than for 2012 come from previous Nielsen Company & Billboard reports.
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Market share of U.S. record companies based on total album sales 2009-2012
The statistic above presents data on the market share of record companies in the United States from 2009 to 2012. In 2009, EMI held a share of *** percent of the U.S. album market.
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Nielsen, & Business Wire. (January 4, 2013). Market share of U.S. record companies based on total album sales from 2009 to 2012 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/189171/market-share-of-us-record-companies-regarding-total-album-sales/
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Market share of U.S. record companies based on total album sales from 2009 to 2012 [Graph], Nielsen, & Business Wire, January 4, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/189171/market-share-of-us-record-companies-regarding-total-album-sales/
