Vinyl record sales surpass CDs in the U.S. for the first time since the 1980s | CTV News
The days of vinyl records being a nostalgic relic of the past are long gone. This year, vinyl sales have outpaced CD sales in the United States for the first time since the 1980s. Vinyl records accounted for US$232.1 million of music sales in the first half of the year, compared to CDs, which brought in only $129.9 million, according to a report from the Recording Industry Association of America. Vinyl records, also known as "records pressed on wax," were […]