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Albums sales and market value

Total album sales have declined in the early decades of the 21st century, leading some music critics to declare the death of the album. (For instance, the only albums that went platinum in the US in 2014 were the soundtrack to the Disney animated film Frozen and Taylor Swift's 1989, whereas several artists did in 2013.) The following table shows album sales and market value in the world in 2014.

Source: IFPI 2014 annual report.