In Nod to High-Quality Music, RIAA Issues Tally of Available Studio Quality Albums, Tracks

Reflecting growing priority record labels place on high-quality listening experiences, RIAA issued its first tally of available high-resolution music titles. Data from member companies shows more than 33,500 albums, close to 400,000 tracks, are available in Studio Quality formats to stream or download in the U.S. Major labels are releasing some 1,000 albums per month in Studio Quality formats, it said Monday. Those include Hi-Res Audio (48 khz/20-bit or higher) or the studio production format of 44.1 kHz/24-bit audio. Some 77 percent of RIAA’s top 100 Gold and Platinum-certified albums are available in Studio Quality, it said.