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Mar 14, 2022 · CD sales rose in 2021 for the first time since 2004, according to data from the Recording Industry Association of America.
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Jan 19, 2022 · In 2021, CD sales increased for the first time in 17 years. That’s mostly because of Adele, whose new album sold 898,000 of those shiny little discs. The last time CDs were this hot, Usher,...
Mar 2, 2023 · Even with streaming and the continued revival of vinyl — and, for some reason, cassettes — compact disc sales actually increased a bit in 2021, the first increase in CD sales since 2004.
In later years, the compact disc was adapted for non-audio computer data storage purposes as CD-ROM and its derivatives. First released in Japan in October 1982, the CD was the second optical disc technology to be invented, after the much larger LaserDisc (LD).
Mar 28, 2022 · Compact disc sales first outpaced vinyl in 1987, but the CD has been slipping for almost 20 years, eclipsed by downloads and then streaming. But hold on to those CD towers: In 2021, new releases...
Mar 12, 2019 · The first sample compact disc - better known as a CD - was created 40 years ago. How well have they stood the test of time?
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Mar 18, 2023 · USA TODAY. The compact disc gave us our first taste of digital music – and we liked it. Upon its arrival in the U.S. in March 1983, the sleek 4.7-inch plastic and aluminum disc – about the...
