Cd S Outsell Vinyl

The source of that prediction is the recording industry s own mid year report which showed vinyl sales racking up 224 1 million on 8 6 million units in the first half of 2019 creeping up on cd s 247 9 million on 18 6 million units.

Cd s outsell vinyl. Vinyl revenue grew by 12 8 in. That said it s not a total loss for the cd. The report underscoring the state. Vinyl records have officially outsold cds in the united states for the first time since 1986.

According to the riaa s mid year 2020 report vinyl records were responsible for 232 1 million usd of. Vinyl records earned 224 1 million over the first six months of 2019 selling 8 6 million units. Cd sales are still ahead of vinyl sales but barely and dropping fast. In fact vinyl outsold cds for the first time since the 1980s according to a recently released mid year report from the recording industry association of america.

Vinyl records outsell cds in us for first time since 1980s report on first half of 2020 finds that vinyl makes up 62 of physical music revenue ben beaumont thomas ben bt mon 14 sep 2020 03 43. That means that a lot more people are listening to vinyl records than they are putting a cd into their cd player. Kid a was radiohead s first number 1 album in the u s. The revelation comes in a mid year report from the recording industry association of america.

Vinyl records earned 224 1 million on 8 6 million units in the first half of 2019 closing in on the 247 9 million on 18 6 million units generated by cd sales. Kid a was radiohead s fourth studio album following 1993 s pablo honey 1995 s the bends and 1997 s ok computer but their very. Last month news spread that vinyl is poised to outsell cds for the first time since 1986 as rolling stone reported. More cds were actually sold than vinyl records.

But count what you re about to read as an exception. Vinyl is set to outsell cds for the first time since 1986 a new report reveals. Cds earned 247 9 million. Good job music industry.