The digital segment, which today accounts for 83% of the entire Italian market, has recorded a 13.7% increase in revenue from audio streaming subscriptions and a 40.3% increase in revenue from video streaming.
Physical sales are holding steady thanks to vinyl, which is up 17.5% despite the decline in CDs after their post-lockdown rebound in 2021.
Italian repertoire dominates the Top Ten
The data is part of a picture of total domination by local repertoire, as highlighted by the FIMI/GfK half-yearly charts.
Both Top Tens (Albums and Singles) are entirely Italian: a result of the far-sighted investments made by local record companies in a complex context such as the pandemic.
- Rkomi's Taxi Driver (the best-selling album of 2021) tops the Album chart (physical + digital + premium audio streaming), followed by Blanco's Blu celeste and Lazza's Sirio.
- Mahmood & Blanco's hit Brividi soars to the top of the Singles chart (download + premium audio streaming). Sangiovanni's Farfalle is in second place, and Dargen D'amico's Dove si balla is in third place.
The best-selling vinyl in the first half of 2022 is also Italian: Virus by Noyz Narcos.
Source: FIMI