When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/Lawrence Manning It’s a debate that’s raged for decades. Which music format ...

I received a number of emails in response to Audio Myth: Vinyl better than CD? in which I disputed claims of vinyl’s “superiority” over CD/digital made in a recent Wired Magazine column (see Vinyl May ...

The days of vinyl records being a nostalgic relic of the past are long gone. This year, vinyl sales have outpaced CD sales in the United States for the first time since the 1980s. Vinyl records ...

Many people tend to associate musical nostalgia with the scratch of a needle against a vinyl record, but for me, it turns out a laser beam piercing the reflective surface of a spinning CD has the same ...

Streaming has been dominating the music industry for years now, but 2021 saw a notable rise in sales of physical albums, thanks in part to the success of Adele’s latest album. Both CDs and vinyl ...

Vinyl sales increased by 55.8% from 2010 to 2011, and then 131.8% from 2011 to 2012. Furthermore, there was an 18.5% year-over-year increase in sales of new vinyl from 2016 to 2017. While sales have ...