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S.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nWelcome to the Nielsen Music Year-End Report, which examines the trends shaping the music industry with definitive consumption figures and charts.  \nThe surge in streaming continued throughout 2017, topping all forms of music consumption. The industry had another record-breaking year, with 12.5% growth in music consumption year over year.  \nFor the first time ever, R&B/Hip-Hop became the most dominant genre in the U.S., with nine of the Top 10 most-consumed songs coming from that genre, including breakthrough hits by new artists Migos, Post Malone and Cardi B.  \nLatin music history was made when Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee’s Spanishlanguage smash “Despacito” and its crossover remix featuring Justin Bieber topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart.  \nEd Sheeran’s “Shape Of You” spent the most-ever weeks in the Hot 100’s Top 10. And Sam Hunt’s “Body Like A Back Road” helped drive Country music consumption growth for the year while crossing over into the Pop charts.  \nVinyl records experienced sales growth for the 12th consecutive year, and overthe-air radio remained the top source of new music discovery in 2017, while live music flourished with record attendance and ticket sales.  \nWhat a transformative year at Nielsen Music and for the entire music industry. Technological advancements and new partnerships have allowed us to provide robust, comprehensive data in more accessible, customizable and useful ways in 2017. Deeper insights are now available through powerful Music Connect advancements such as daily data, international data, expanded retailer information, artist discography and mobile data. Over the past year, we received more than 5,000 requests for Nielsen Music research and insight reports.  \nWe are excited for what’s ahead, and we will continue to evolve and innovate in 2018. We hope you enjoy the report!  \n2  \nCONTENTS  \n2017 YEAR-END INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS  4  \n2017 YEAR-END TOP STORIES  8  \n2017 MUSIC GENRE HIGHLIGHTS  13  \n2017 LIVE MUSIC INSIGHTS  18  \n2017 TIMELINE  20  \n2017 IN MEMORIAM  22  \n2017 YEAR-END CHARTS  24  \nNielsen Company  \nYEAR-END 2 017  \nHIGHLIGHTS  \n4  \nTOTAL CONSUMPTION  \n( TOTAL ALBUM + TEA + ON-DEMAND AUDIO/ VIDEO SEA)  \n636. 6M 566. 1M +12 . 5%  \nTOTAL AUDIO CONSUMPTION  \n(ALBUM + TEA + ON-DEMAND AUDIO SEA)  \n2 017 2 016 % CHG.  \n491. 5M 4 46. 1M +10 . 2%  \nON-DEMAND STREAMING  \n(AUDIO/ VIDEO)  \n2 017 2 016 % CHG.  \n618. 0B 432. 2B +43 . 0%  \nTOTAL ON-DEMAND STREAMS-AUDIO  \n400.4B 252.3B +58 . 7%   \nTOTAL ON-DEMAND STREAMS-VIDEO  \n217. 7B 180. 0B +20 . 9%  \nSTREAMING SURGE  \nStreaming continued its leadership over downloads as the dominant music consumption platform of 2017, fueling the music industry’s overall volume growth of 12.5% year over year. The increase was led by a 58.7% increase in On-Demand Audio streams compared to 2016.  \n* Track Equivalent Albums ratio of 10 tracks to 1 album and Streaming Equivalent Albums ratio of 1500 streams to 1 album  \nTOTAL ALBUM AND TEA SALES  \n2 017 2 016 % CHG.  \n224. 6M 277. 9M -19. 2%  \nTOTAL DIGITAL MUSIC CONSUMPTION  \n(DIGITAL ALBUMS + TEA + ON-DEMAND AUDIO SEA)  \n2 017 2 016 % CHG.  \n533.7M  \n4 42.9M  \n+20.5%  \nTOTAL ALBUM SALES  \n2 017 2 016 % CHG.  \n169.1M  \n205.5M  \n-17.7%  \nDIGITAL ALBUM SALES  \n2 017 2 016 % CHG.  \n66.2M  \n82.3M  \n-19.6%  \nPHYSICAL ALBUM SALES  \n2 017 2 016 % CHG.  \n102.9M  \n123.2M  \n-16.5%  \nVINYL LP SALES  \n2 017 2 016  \n% CHG.  \n14. 3M 13. 1M +9 . 0%  \nDIGITAL TRACK SALES  \n2 017 2 016 % CHG.  \n55 4. 8M 724. 0M -23. 4%  \nCATALOG VS. 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