You can't deny it any more: physical music is back in a big way with new sales figures proving it... and no, this…
- Figures prove CD sales have grown more than record sales so far in 2026
- The data has been presented as part of a physical media boom
- Time to buy a CD player again — or a portable CD Walkman?
In yet another stat that seems to confirm ‘Sony ending PlayStation discs is not what we want’, new data suggests music CD sales growth has eclipsed vinyl in the first half of 2026.
It's hard to deny that a physical media boom is underway. First, there's the continued collective love for vinyl. Then, there's the backlash at Sony discontinuing physical games (along with removing the ability to play a standard CD on both the PlayStation 5 and 4) as well as the pushback regarding Netflix's 'streaming one minute, removed the next' movie library. All of this makes the physical product increasingly valuable and desirable. Did I mention Blu-Ray sales...
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