Tired of digital everything, more people are buying physical media: CD sales are up 58% and vinyl records jumped 17%, according to new report
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CD sales jumped by 16% in the first half of 2026, carried by the Gen Z and the millennials. Because these brilliant records, so nineties, remain the best invention to listen to an album closely, without screen or password. The CDs go back in arrows. According to a Luminate report, the [...] This article The CD is back, and we think we know why appeared first on Rolling Stone.
At a time when music is mostly listened to via phones and streaming services, a device that was once indispensable in almost every home has begun to experience a major comeback.
The return of CDs is a fact: 16% rise in 2026 thanks to Generation Z, which seeks to disconnect from mobile and return to physical format. The entry The return of CDs: sales rise by 16% in 2026 thanks to Generation Z was first published on What!.
Sales of compact discs grew 16% during the first half of 2026 in the United States, greatly surpassing the growth of vinyl. A new generation of listeners seems to be discovering the advantages of having the music back in their hands. The entry All considered the CD dead, but something unexpected is making the Z generation buy it again was first published in Futuro Chile.
Collecting, nostalgia, saturation of streaming platforms and the need to return to material in times when on demand prevails are some of the factors that made the public return to physical format and significantly increase the sale of vinyl records. However, now, [...] See more news on Indie Hoy.
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