Cd S Outsell Vinyl

Vinyl records have officially outsold cds in the united states for the first time since 1986.

Cd s outsell vinyl.

Cd sales are still ahead of vinyl sales but barely and dropping fast. According to the riaa s mid year 2020 report vinyl records were responsible for 232 1 million usd of. Kid a was radiohead s first number 1 album in the u s. 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.

That means that a lot more people are listening to vinyl records than they are putting a cd into their cd player. 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. Because vinyl records. Vinyl records earned 224 1 million over the first six months of 2019 selling 8 6 million units.

Vinyl revenue grew by 12 8 in. 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. 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. For the first time since the 1980 s vinyl sales have outpaced cd sales in the first half of 2020. That said it s not a total loss for the cd.

10 6 million units of cds were shipped versus 8 8 million units of lps and eps. Good job music industry. The report underscoring the state. 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.