A vinyl record revival might be pushing CDs into the background. In the past eight years, vinyl sales have increased drastically, outselling CDs by millions. As a long time collector of all things ...

At the same time, CD revenue fell 18% to $483 million, the RIAA said. The pandemic led to a spike in demand for vinyl records, driven largely by younger buyers. Vinyl has become a major part of ...

According to the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) annual revenue report, vinyl records outsold CDs in the US last year for the first time since 1987, selling 41 million units ...

As noted by The Verge on Tuesday, US music fans purchased around 43 million vinyl records in 2023, about 6 million more than total CD sales last year. What’s more, LP and EP purchases actually ...

People love vinyl records for a myriad of reasons ... and new data shows that for the first time since 1987, they’ve outsold CDs in the U.S. market. That compares with only 33 million CD ...

Average rates on 3-month, 6-month, and 1-year CDs have all reached new record heights—their highest in more than 20 years. And while the averages on longer-term CDs didn't rise this time ...

How vinyl records encode audio is well understood, but why do CDs work? Credit: Photo: Alamy I know how records and cassette tapes record and reproduce sound but I cannot understand how a coating ...

Video killed the radio star, but vinyl records may yet outlive CDs. Vinyl albums outsold CDs last year for the first time since 1987, according to the Recording Industry Association of America ...

People bought 43 million vinyl records last year, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That’s 6 million more than the number of CDs sold in 2023, marking the second ...