Remember when buying an album, the artwork was absolutely critical and had to be exactly right, as that was a fan's first impression? Umm yeah, we still think way, but damn how things have changed and will continue to evolve. Have a look at these infographics created by the folks over at Digital Music News. You can watch the gif animation play or click on the small graphics at the bottom to hone in on particular years.
If you liked our ten year recap, you'll love this. Each pie shows the revenue contribution from various formats, 1980-2010, based on RIAA revenue figures. If you want to see it again, just wait a few seconds for the animation to start over.
This is US-based data, and each pie represents 100% of total recording revenue.
And, here are the individual year source images, starting with 1980 on the top left and 2010 on the bottom right. Just pick a year and go, and download whatever you need.
