Music Industry Revenue: Songs vs Albums
graph from Daniel Parris; slow reveal by Jenna Laib
Type of Graph: stacked area graph
Purpose
This slow reveal is designed to support analysis and discussion of both the data and the design choices. The questions in the slide deck invite learners to identify trends, estimate values, consider the advantages and limitations of this representation of the data, track technological innovations that may have impacted the data, and consider what the data means.
About This Graph
This visualization is not provided for reuse or redistribution. Readers and educators are encouraged to view the original visualization in its published context.
Data Visualization Sources:
Parris, Daniel. “Are Albums Obsolete in the Streaming Era? A Statistical Analysis.” Can’t Get Much Higher: The Intersection of Data and Music: September 3, 2026.
Accessed at https://substack.com/inbox/post/213933520
Data Sources:
RIAA
In The Classroom
There are many different mathematical connections that can be made to this data and data visualization.
Potential Math Content: stacked area graph, percentages, estimating values, percentage points, slope
Potential Content Connections: music, technology, culture
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