Vinyl Resurgence Statistics

Vinyl enjoys two consecutive years of growth for the first time since the ‘90s; CD sales continue to decline at increasing rates:

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)

2006-2007:

• CD - 17.5 % units sold (- 20.5 % total revenue)
• Vinyl + 36.6 % units sold (+ 46.2 % total revenue)
• Digital Album + 54 % units sold (+ 54 % total revenue)
• Vinyl’s % of total market 0.002 %

2007-2008:

• CD - 24.7 % units sold (- 26.6 % total revenue)
• Vinyl + 124.1 % units sold (+ 147.7 % total revenue)
• Digital Album + 33.9 % units sold (+ 33.9 % total revenue)
• Vinyl’s % of total market 0.007 %

Nielsen SoundScan (2009)

Predictions:

• + 50 % units sold through 1st half of the year
• 2.8 million total units by the end of the year (up from 1.9 million in 2008)

To date:

• CD – 121.8 million units sold (down from 151.01 million in 2008)
• Vinyl – + 1 million units sold (up from 701,000 in 2008)