Vinyl overtakes CD sales for the first time since 1987

A row of sheleves displaying vinyl record covers. Let the boomers in your life know that their dusty record collection is officially trendy now. | Image: Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post

No longer just a niche hobby for dads and hipsters, vinyl is experiencing a major resurgence in mainstream music. According to the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) annual revenue report, vinyl records outsold CDs in the US last year for the first time since 1987, selling 41 million units against 33 million for CD.

Vinyl record sales have consistently increased over the last 16 years according to the RIAA report published on Thursday, now accounting for...

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