U.S. vinyl album sales rose to 2.232 million copies in the week ending December 22nd, according to Billboard chart data provider Luminate.
Vinyl sales set to outstrip CDs — thanks to Taylor Swift
Record revenues from stars new and old show the medium still has some tricks up its sleeve.
CD Sales Rose for the First Time In Nearly 20 Years — Joining the Vinyl Revival
CD sales in the United States have risen for the first time in nearly twenty years in 2021.
Is this the end of owning music?
Sales of CDs plummeted by 23% last year, as consumers flocked to streaming services for their music.
UK CD Sales Fall by a Quarter as Streaming Booms
Annual figures from the BPI show there were nearly 10 million fewer CDs sold in 2018 compared to the previous year.
CDs Are Dead! ...Or Are They?
Although vinyl has been making a significant comeback in the age of streaming, the CD has largely been thought of as a relic of the past. New data suggests, however, that calling time of death on the CD may have been premature.