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Vinyl + CD Sales Were Bigger Than Music Download Sales In 2017

March 27, 2018

According to a new report released by the RIAA, vinyl records and CD sales have collectively beat out digital downloads. Once upon a time, the prognosticators predicted the death of physical music in favor o... Read More...

For Decades, the CD Dominated Japan. Now, There’s an Unlikely Replacement.

Daniel Sanchez

September 25, 2017

Streaming faces an uphill battle in the Japanese market. But now, there's an unexpected winner. For years, most Japanese consumers have preferred to purchase CDs to listen to music. Not anymore. Earli... Read More...

For the First Time Ever, Older Albums Are Out-Selling Newer Albums

Paul Resnikoff

January 21, 2016

If albums are still worth billions of dollars, then a majority of those billions are now going to older releases. According to US-based data just released by Nielsen Music, older, 'catalog' albums outsold newl... Read More...

Want to Save the Music Industry? Then Find the Next CD

Paul Resnikoff

August 11, 2015

Aggregated revenues from the Recording Industry of America (inflation-adjusted). CD sales have dropped nearly 75 percent over the past 10 years.... Read More...

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Vinyl + CD Sales Were Bigger Than Music Download Sales In 2017

For Decades, the CD Dominated Japan. Now, There’s an Unlikely Replacement.

For the First Time Ever, Older Albums Are Out-Selling Newer Albums

Want to Save the Music Industry? Then Find the Next CD

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