Vinyl Records Article

The days of vinyl records being a nostalgic relic of the past are long gone.

Vinyl records article. Sales of vinyl records surpassed those of cds in the u s. Vinyl records outsell cds in us for first time since 1980s. This year vinyl sales have outpaced cd sales in the united states for the first time since the 1980s. Krqe reports that consumers bought 224 million worth of vinyl records in 2019.

The band arctic monkeys album tranquility base hotel casino was the biggest hit with 38 000 copies sold while the classical genre saw sales of 1 3 million records. 14 sep 2020. And in april this year 200 independent record stores all over the uk and thousands more around the world came together to celebrate the independent vinyl culture for record store day with exclusive releases being. People spent 232 1 million on.

Vinyl outsells cds for the first time since the 1980s brad moon senior contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Americans seem to be listening to more vinyl records amid the pandemic. Record roundup volume 6. Vinyl records have outsold cds in the us for the first time since the 1980s according to data from the recording industry association of america riaa.

A report on the first half of 2020 across. The 2020s have officially begun but based on the music collections of many people today the 1970s never ended.