Vinyl records accounted for 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.
Total record sales in vinyl cd downloads.
While sales have gone up prices have as well.
Vinyl revenue grew by 12 8 in.
The riaa found that among the other physical products vinyl revenues jumped 10 to 395 million.
According to data from ebay a new vinyl record cost an average of 4 80 in 2007 and in 2017 it had gone up to 28 40 an increase of over 490.
Eau claire wqow a blast from the past as vinyl record sales have officially surpassed cd sales for the first time since the 1980s.
Sales of physical media including cds and vinyl according to the riaa s new report were down 23 percent but totaled 1 15 billion thus edging out digital download sales.
Purchases of digital songs albums and even physical cds decline once again as another year comes to a close but vinyl sales grow by double digits and now they make up just over one quarter of.
Cds and vinyl are more popular than digital downloads once again.
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.
Cd shipments however fell 6 to 1 1 billion.
The riaa s revenue numbers for the first half of 2020 show that cd sales have plummeted and music downloads now bring in less revenue than all physical products.
Amid all the talk of music streaming and the renaissance of vinyl the continued plummeting of cd sales hasn t been getting a lot of attention in recent years according to the recording industry.