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Nostalgia is on: after the vinyl boom, CD sales register an increase

extra8 September 2026 at 16:19

After the vinyl renaissance in the 2010s, CDs appear to be experiencing their own moment of return. Research by entertainment data company Luminate reveals that CD sales increased 16% compared to the previous year, reaching more than 16 million units sold worldwide.

One of the main drivers of this growth is consumers of K-pop bands, especially the new album by South Korean group BTS, called ARIRANG. However, the phenomenon is not limited to just this musical genre.

According to Rob Jonas, CEO of Luminate, removing BTS and the broader K-pop catalog, CD sales still grew 6.7%. This additional growth was driven by 60% of Gera's listeners, indicating that other artists are also contributing to the recovery of the physical format.

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