The Global Music Report

Global music sales grew for the third consecutive year in 2017, with streaming, for the first time, now the single largest revenue source for the record industry, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s (IFPI) Global Music Report 2018.

THE IFPI’S TOP TEN MUSIC MARKETS 2017

1 USA 2 Japan 3 Germany 4 UK 5 France 6 South Korea 7 Canada 8 Australia 9 Brazil 10 China

THE IFPI’S TOP TEN GLOBAL RECORDING ARTISTS 2017

1 Ed Sheeran 2 Drake 3 Taylor Swift 4 Kendrick Lamar 5 Eminem 6 Bruno Mars 7 The Weeknd 8 Imagine Dragons 9 Linkin Park 10 The Chainsmokers