A new report found that vinyl record sales continued their more than decade-long growth in 2022, and for the first time in more than three decades, outsold CDs in the number of units.

the gradual rise of CDs starting in 1983 when they were only 0.50% of recorded music sales, overtaking LP sales in 1987 and then cassette sales in 1991 before reaching a peak market share of 95.7% ...

Vinyl sales grew for the 16th consecutive year in 2022, with 41 million albums sold — compared to 33 million CDs. Streaming is still the biggest driver of the music industry's growth.

Now hear this: Sales of recorded music in the U.S. grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2023, with streams accounting for a dominant 84% and vinyl up by double digits again, the RIAA said in ...

Revenue from vinyl records increased in 2022, while CD sales revenue fell flat. Vinyl Record sales surpassed that of CDs for the first year since 1987 (that’s 35 years!). Vinyl record sales increased ...

Sales of physical music formats, like vinyl, CDs, and cassette tapes, saw a 4% increase from 2021 to 2022, but last year vinyl made up $1.2 billion of the $1.7 billion in physical media sales ...

Vinyl record sales have consistently increased over the last 16 years according to the RIAA report published on Thursday, now accounting for 71 percent of all physical music format revenue. The ...

The U.S. recorded music industry posted $15 billion in revenue for 2021 — a near-record — as nearly every format, even CDs, posted growth.

In the first half of 2023, sales of physical products, primarily CDs and vinyl records, totaled $882 million, just over 10% of the all-time high $8.4 billion total for recorded music sales.

A rare Taylor Swift CD recorded when she was a child has sold for more than $12,000. The autographed six-track disc, featuring an original recording and cover versions of songs by Dolly Parton ...