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Music
Artists, Albums & Singles | Concerts | Radio

Entertainment
Movies | Televison | Theater | Internet | Advertising



*Artists, Albums & Singles*
Recorded Music Sales by Genre, Format, and Age Group 1987-2000
(RIAA)
The Price of Music, Yesterday and Today
(USA Today)
All-Time Top Selling Recording Artists In the US
(RIAA)
Top Selling Albums of 2002
(Soundscan)
IFPI Platinum Award Winners 2002
(IFPI)
IFPI Platinum Award Winners 2001
(IFPI)
IFPI Platinum Award Winners 2000
(IFPI)
IFPI Platinum Award Winners 1999
(IFPI)
IFPI Platinum Award Winners 1998
(IFPI)
IFPI Platinum Award Winners 1997
(IFPI)
IFPI Platinum Award Winners 1996
(IFPI)
2000 CD Sales Breakdown
(Soundscan)
Top Selling Albums by Decade in the US
(Music Top 10)
VH1's 100 Greatest Albums of Rock & Roll
(VH1)
VH1's Top 100 Artists of Hard Rock
(VH1)
VH1's Top 100 Female Artists
(VH1)
Top 10 Best Selling Albums of 2000
(Soundscan)
Top 10 Albums of the 1960's in the US
(Music Top 10)
Top 10 Singles In the US By Decade
(Music Top 10)
Top 10 Singles of the 1990's In the US (Male)
(RIAA)
Top 10 Singles of the 1990's In the US (Female)
(RIAA)
#1 Internet Album Sales of 2001
(Billboard)
#1 Album Hits of the United Kingdom
(Billboard)
Blender Magazine's Top 100 American Albums of All Time
(Blender)

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*Concerts*
Top North American Concert Grosses of All Time
(Pollstar)
#1 Grossing Tours From 1988-2001
(Pollstar)
Concert Industry Ticket Sales From 1990-2002
(Pollstar)
Top 100 Grossing Concerts of 2001
(Pollstar)
Top 20 Concert Promoters of 2001
(Pollstar)
Top 20 Concert Promoters of 2001
(Pollstar)

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*Radio*
Radio Stations By Primary Format 1990-2001
(M Street Corp.)
Profile of Daily Adult Listeners By Format
(Simmons)

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*Movies, Videos & DVD*
Top Selling DVD's of 2002
(Variety)
Top 100 Movies By Production Cost
(www.boxofficereport.com)
Top 100 Domestic Films
(www.boxofficereport.com)
#1 Top Music Videos of 2001
(Billboard)
#1 VHS Sales of 2001
(Billboard)
All-Time Top-Grossing Films At the Worldwide Box Office
(Variety)

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*Television*
Top 25 Cable Networks By Ad Revenue
(Advertising Age)
Top 5 Pay-Cable Services, 2000
(NCTA)
Basic and Pay Cable TV Systems and Subscribers, 1952-2001
(NCTA)
Video and Audio: Sales & Penetration in US Homes, 1990-2000
(Consumer Electronics)
Top 10 Children's Shows in the US
(Nielsen)
#1 MTV Video Clips of 2001
(Billboard)
VH1's Top 100 Music Videos
(VH1)
Top 20 TV Shows of 2000-01
(Nielsen)
Longest Running National Network Series of All Time
(Nielsen)
Top 15 Cable Television Networks, 2000-01
(NCTA)
TV Homes, Cable Homes & Satellite Homes 2003
(Variety)

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*Theater*
Broadway Attendance and Ticket Prices 1991-2001
(Variety)
Broadway and Road Box Office Totals 1981-2001
(Variety)

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*Internet*
Internet Statistics From 1999-2000
(Competitive Media Reporting; Forrester Research; Internet Advertising Bureau; Jupiter Media)
Global Internet Statistics
(openmarket.com)
Percentage of Households with Broadband Connections 2002
(Yankee Group)

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*Advertising*
Total US Ad Spending By Media
(Advertising Age)

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