{"id":415987,"date":"2022-03-14T18:48:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T15:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cds-are-apparently-cool-again-as-sales-see-huge-jump-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2022-03-14T18:48:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T15:48:33","slug":"cds-are-apparently-cool-again-as-sales-see-huge-jump-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cds-are-apparently-cool-again-as-sales-see-huge-jump-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#CDs Are Apparently Cool Again as Sales See Huge Jump \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4204f9c9c6c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4204f9c9c6c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cds-are-apparently-cool-again-as-sales-see-huge-jump-review-geek\/#%E2%80%9CCDs_Are_Apparently_Cool_Again_as_Sales_See_Huge_Jump_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;CDs Are Apparently Cool Again as Sales See Huge Jump \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCDs_Are_Apparently_Cool_Again_as_Sales_See_Huge_Jump_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;CDs Are Apparently Cool Again as Sales See Huge Jump \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-112246 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2cc089e7.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2cc089e7.jpg?width=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2cc089e7.jpg?width=1200\" alt=\"Pile of CDs and a speaker\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/musical-conceptual-background-1076656739\" data-credittext=\"rongyiquan\/Shutterstock.com\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/musical-conceptual-background-1076656739\">rongyiquan\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fashion trends aren\u2019t the only thing making a comeback because in 2021, CD sales saw their first increase in nearly 17 years. Seriously, CDs are cool again, and according to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.riaa.com\/u-s-sales-database\/\">the Recording Industry Association of America<\/a>\u00a0(RIAA), music fans bought almost 46.6 million disks in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, 46 million CDs sold is nothing near the 800 million from back in 2004, when we saw the last increase in sales, but it\u2019s a significant number for today\u2019s standards.<\/p>\n<p>While streaming services dominate, physical music continues to gain momentum. In fact, vinyl sales reached their highest point in 2020, for the first time since 1991, and briefly passed the sale of CDs. However, in 2021 we also saw a huge jump for physical CDs, which is fascinating. I don\u2019t know about you, but I need to go find my old shockproof and skip-free CD player.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-112245 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/03\/00c97316.jpg\" alt=\"CD sales growth number chart\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.riaa.com\/u-s-sales-database\/\" data-credittext=\"RIAA\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.riaa.com\/u-s-sales-database\/\">RIAA<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sheer volume of sales is nothing near where it was in the early 2000s, but it\u2019s interesting to see sales increase in 2021 instead of decrease. These latest numbers by the RIAA match reports from earlier this year by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/cd-sales-increased-in-2021-for-the-first-time-in-17-years-think-adele-and-not-the-ones-that-pay-0-50-11641579788\">MRC Data<\/a>, which went on to explain part of what\u2019s driving the spike in sales.<\/p>\n<p>While we don\u2019t necessarily know <em>why<\/em> sales are up, we know who is driving the push. According to\u00a0Billboard, Adele is the primary reason, not to mention getting help from Taylor Swift, BTS, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Adele\u2019s latest LP, titled 30, was the top-selling record for all digital platforms and across all physical music formats. In 2021, Adele\u2019s 30 album sold nearly 900,000 copies on disk.\u00a0Then, the\u00a0\u201cTaylor\u2019s Version\u201d of Taylor Swift\u2019s popular hits saw enormous success, and more of those are on the way.<\/p>\n<p>When you combine the increase of vinyl over the last two decades with this bump in CDs, physical music as a whole is up in sales for the first time since 1996. I understand why vinyl is popular, as they offer a distinct sound, but CDs don\u2019t. But hey, at least you can enjoy the album artwork.<\/p>\n<p><small>via <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/14\/22976557\/cd-sales-increase-2021-recording-industry-association-of-america\">The Verge<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nsetTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1137093656460433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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