Vinyl Versus Cd Sales

While cd sales are still in the lead with 247 9 million vinyl sales are projected to rise to the top.

Vinyl versus cd sales.

Vinyl record sales surpassed cds for the first time in decades. Sales of audio cds have been declining in recent years mostly due to the growth of music downloads. For the first time since 1986 vinyl is on track to outsell cds. As a musician it s a huge difference between what we make from the sale of a cd or even a download let alone vinyl versus a subscription which is streaming.

New vinyl sales reported by the riaa millions of units. The digital compact disc format evolved into multiple forms to handle data cd rom dvd blu ray. The difference is an order of. For the first time since 1986 vinyl is on track to outsell cds.

Vinyl revenue grew by 12 8 in. The first half of 2019 saw a 12 9. So far this year vinyl sales have grossed 224 1 million. In 2019 18 8 million lps were sold in the.

Vinyl sales increased by 55 8 from 2010 to 2011 and then 131 8 from 2011 to 2012. The 2020s have officially begun but based on the music. Ldprod istock via getty images. Although vinyl record technologies can be traced back to the phonautograph of the 1850s modern vinyl records didn t really become the standard.

Yet unit volume of cd sales remains much higher than vinyl especially with used cds taken into. Furthermore there was an 18 5 year over year increase in sales of new vinyl from 2016 to 2017. 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. Vinyl records almost went extinct in the 1990s after the compact disc took over as the preferred media.

Continuing one of the more surprising comebacks of the digital age vinyl album sales in the united states have grown for the 14th consecutive year.