Vinyl Records Outsell CDs for the First Time Since 1987

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Video killed the radio star, but vinyl records may yet outlive CDs. Vinyl albums outsold CDs last year for the first time in 35 years, according to a new report by the Recording Industry Association of America

Vinyl albums outsold CDs last year for the first time since 1987, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, an industry trade group. About 41 million vinyl albums were sold in 2022, compared with about 33 million CDs, RIAA said in its year-end report released Thursday.

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