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The '''world music market''' is dominated by the ''big four record labels''. These 4 companies control around 70% of the world music market and around 85% of the [[United States]] music market, thus making the music market an example of an [[oligopoly]]:
The '''world music market''' is dominated by the ''big four record labels''. These 4 companies control around 70% of the world music market and around 85% of the [[United States]] music market, thus making the music market an example of an [[oligopoly]]:


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The world music market is dominated by the big four record labels. These 4 companies control around 70% of the world music market and around 85% of the United States music market, thus making the music market an example of an oligopoly:

according to IFPI (2005)

The global market was estimated at $30-40 billion in 2004 [1]. Total annual unit sales (CDs, music videos, mp3s) in 2004 were 3 billion.

In 1918 worldwide sales of phonograph/gramophone records were estimated at 100 million units.

Notes

  • ^ - BMG - revenues $2.8 billion (2000), Sony Music Entertainment - ~$6 billion.
  • ^ - According to the RIAA the world music market is estimated at $40 billion, according to IFPI (2004) it is estimated at $32 billion.

Albums sales

Album sales in the world in the 90s-00s.

N Country Album Sales Share
1 USA 37-40%
EU 30-32%
2 Japan 9-12%
3 UK 7-9%
4 Germany 7-8%
5 France 4,5-5,5%
6 Canada 2,6-3,3%
7 Spain 1,7-2,3%
8 Italy 1,7-2,0%
9 Australia 1,5-1,8%
10 Netherlands 1,2-1,8%

Singles sales

Physical single sales in the world in the 90s-00s and digital single sales in 2005.

N Country Physical Sales Share Digital Sales Share in 2005
EU 34-50% 13,2%
1 Japan 26-32% 1,7%
2 USA 4-25% 85%
3 UK 14,5-16% 6,3%
4 Germany 9-12% 5%
5 France 4-12,5% 1,9%
6 Australia 1,8-4,6% 0,48%
7 Belgium 0,8-1,8%
8 Netherlands 1,3-1,7%
9 Sweden 0,6-0,96%
10 Switzerland 0,5-0,92%
11 Austria 0,58-0,82%
12 Italy 0,3-1,0%
13 Spain 0,2-0,7%

Recorded Music Interim Physical Retail Sales in 2005

UNITS VALUE CHANGE
Singles CD DVD Total Units $US Local Currency Units Value
1 USA 3.3 300.5 11.6 326.8 4783.2 4783.2 -5.70% -5.30%
2 Japan 28.5 93.7 8.5 113.5 2258.2 239759 -6.90% -9.20%
3 UK 13.3 66.8 2.9 74.8 1248.5 666.7 -1.70% -4.00%
4 Germany 8.5 58.7 4.4 71 887.7 689.7 -7.70% -5.80%
5 France 11.5 47.3 4.5 56.9 861.1 669.1 7.50% -2.70%
6 Italy 0.5 14.7 0.7 17 278 216 -8.40% -12.30%
7 Canada 0.1 20.8 1.5 22.3 262.9 325 0.70% -4.60%
8 Australia 3.6 14.5 1.5 17.2 259.6 335.9 -22.90% -11.80%
9 Spain 1 17.5 1.1 19.1 231.6 180 -13.40% -15.70%
10 Netherlands 1.2 8.7 1.9 11.1 190.3 147.9 -31.30% -19.80%
11 Russia - 25.5 0.1 42.7 187.9 5234.7 -9.40% 21.20%
12 Mexico 0.1 33.4 0.8 34.6 187.9 2082.3 44.00% 21.50%
13 Brazil 0.01 17.6 2.4 24 151.7 390.3 -20.40% -16.50%
14 Austria 0.6 4.5 0.2 5 120.5 93.6 -1.50% -9.60%
15 Switzerland ** 0.8 7.1 0.2 7.8 115.8 139.2 n/a n/a
16 Belgium 1.4 6.7 0.5 7.7 115.4 89.7 -13.80% -8.90%
17 Norway 0.3 4.5 0.1 4.8 103.4 655.6 -19.70% -10.40%
18 Sweden 0.6 6.6 0.2 7.2 98.5 701.1 -29.00% -20.30%
19 India - 10.9 - 55.3 79.2 3456.6 -19.20% -2.40%
20 Denmark 0.1 4 0.1 4.2 73.1 423.5 3.70% -4.20%
Top 20 74.5 757.1 42.8 915.2 12378.7 -6.60% -6.30%

See also

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