Research Guides: Music: Data

Find & Compare Chart Data for Several Recordings

Music ID
Music charts from Billboard and other international agencies, plus revenue data for recording sales, and impact metrics. Includes the three modules Data, Revenue and Impact.

AMP Playbook
Nextbigsound.com has been retired, but all of the data insights necessary for measuring your success on Pandora can be found in our free and powerful Artist Marketing Platform. AMP now offers a full suite of reporting and analytics tools.
Pandora Top Thumb Hundred
The most thumbed-up new releases of the month on Pandora.
Billboard Hot 100
The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.
IFPI Global Charts
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Global Charts for top global artists, albums, and singles. Includes streaming equivalents.
Billboard
from 1988 to present

Billboard Pro
This resource requires creating an individual account using your @syr.edu address and creation of password (DO NOT use your NetID login/password). Access to Billboard’s weekly charts, digital-first platform with interactive content, news, and expert commentary on the music business.

Global Music Report 2023
The full Global Music Report 2023 contains a detailed assessment of the recorded music industry for the calendar year 2022. The report features extensive and authoritative data for the global industry and across fifty-eight individual markets.
Contains the report, global analysis power point in PDF format, and the global data excel spreadsheet PDF.
Global Music Report 2022
The full Global Music Report 2022 contains a detailed assessment of the recorded music industry for the calendar year 2021. The report features extensive and authoritative data for the global industry and across fifty-eight individual markets.
Contains the report, global analysis power point in PDF format, and the global data excel spreadsheet PDF.
IFPI Global Music Report, 2021
Includes three documents: Full analysis report, Global Analysis, and data tables.
To download: Click the link to each document under "linked resources" on the library catalog page. Once the document viewer opens, click on the printer icon to the upper right and change the print destination to "print to PDF."
IFPI Global Music Report, 2017
Call Number: REF ML3790 .R43 2017
print in Bird Reference

IFPI - International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
Free online access to select statistical reports from ifpi.org. Other reports available for purchase by members.
RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America
Industry data based on shipments from publishers to retail stores. Data on piracy, demographics, consumers
Touring Data
Touring Data is an independent resource for professionals of the live entertainment industry. They believe that comprehensive industry insights should be freely available to everyone interested in the touring industry.

Berklee College of Music Top 10
A quick article based on "Music Careers in Dollars and Cents" annual report from salary survey, covering careers in performance, writing, business, audio technology, education, music therapy
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The original report appears to no longer be public... stay tuned
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Profiles and salary information for many jobs in the United States. Search for "Sound Recording Industries," "Musicians and Singers," "Music Directors & Composers," and more

New York Philharmonic Performance History Data
SMU DataArts
Cultural Data Profiles and scores for arts organizations
National Archive of Data on Arts and Culture
National Endowment for the Arts: Arts Data Profile Series
Summary statistics, tables, visualizations, and links to other resources
ICPSR
Social and behavioral science data repository; includes topics such as education, psychology, consumer habits, and others
National Endowment for the Arts: Research Publications
Reports analyzing arts sectors and funding
Americans for the Arts - Research Reports
See their "Research" page for data and staticstical summaries: Business Contributions to the Arts; Arts & Economic Prosperity; Business and Employment in the Arts; National Arts Index
League of American Orchestras Reports
Orchestra Facts Report, diversity, youth orchestras, repertoire, and more. Most reports require registration with an email address (free).
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) Data
bi-annual summary of survey data from college & university schools of music
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) free reports