(just an estimate, because the data do not include self-produced albums by musicians, small labels or illegal CDs)
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Rock |
32.5 % |
includes a broad variety of musical styles - and has been falling constantly since 1994 |
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Pop |
9.3 % |
no fixed style - also falling constantly from almost 11 % in 1993 |
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Country |
14.5 % |
typical for USA - comparable to local language folkloric music in other countries - market share has fallen from almost 17 % in 1995 |
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R & B |
12 % |
includes soul, old-school soul, funk and some dance, but not rap ; share has risen from below 10 % in 1994 |
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Rap |
just below 9 % |
has its ups and downs - but rising from under 7 % in 1995 |
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Gospel |
slightly above 4 % |
mot purely gospel - includes most "Christian" music - currently rising strongly |
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Jazz |
slightly above 3.3 % |
higher then in most european countries , rising from below 3 % in 1993 |
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Classical |
about 3.3 % |
down from the early 90s, but always staying between between 2.5 and 4 % |
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Oldies |
below 1 % |
nostalgia does not work as well as some would like to think |
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Soundtracks /film music |
below 0.8 % |
low and strongly falling from peaks of over 1 % - but mainly from some chart albums |
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New Age |
below 0.7 % |
falling from above 1 % |
There are quite few other styles including children's albums, spoken word, latin songs and other foreign language inports. Dance can be split between Pop and R&B categories - depending wether it is based on straight, unbroken ryhthms like euro-dance /techno or on funky rhythms like hip/hop.
Overall one tendency is clear - the smaller styles tend to grow, while the main strong styles tend to fall during the last few years. One problem with some of the categories is the difficulty of placing the most successful albums in them - where should Alanis Morisette (rock/pop?), Sting (jazz/pop?), Kenny G (jazz/pop?), Al Jarreau (jazz/pop?) be placed?
This classification problem is even more obvious when compared to some other countries' statistics - see the data on Germany.
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Author: Alex Merck
Last Updated: 27.April 1997