U.S. recorded music revenue by physical format , 1973–2025…
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U.S. recorded music revenue by physical format , 1973–2025
Notes:
* Vinyl is the star here; I highlighted it on the graph. They came back from the dead!
* I put the spotlight on vinyl, but you can see how the mountain of CD sales that peaked in 2000 is many times bigger the other physical format peaks.
* All values are nominal USD. If you adjust for inflation, the 1978 vinyl peak becomes bigger. So the vinyl comeback is a true phenomenon, but modest in real terms.
* Vinyl here is RIAA's "LP/EP" category, which bundles 12-inch LPs and 7-inch EPs. The latter is negligible by the 1990s.
* "Vinyl overtakes CD" refers to full-year revenue. The last time vinyl exceeded CD revenue annually was 1986.
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Notes:
* Vinyl is the star here; I highlighted it on the graph. They came back from the dead!
* I put the spotlight on vinyl, but you can see how the mountain of CD sales that peaked in 2000 is many times bigger the other physical format peaks.
* All values are nominal USD. If you adjust for inflation, the 1978 vinyl peak becomes bigger. So the vinyl comeback is a true phenomenon, but modest in real terms.
* Vinyl here is RIAA's "LP/EP" category, which bundles 12-inch LPs and 7-inch EPs. The latter is negligible by the 1990s.
* "Vinyl overtakes CD" refers to full-year revenue. The last time vinyl exceeded CD revenue annually was 1986.
#education
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