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   When did the first CD go on sale?

   • 40 years ago today–October 1, 1982–the first CD went on sale. Here’s an oral history of how it happened. The introduction of the compact disc brought the music industry out of a terrible post-disco recession but also created a new wave of prosperity that lasted for the rest of the century. But in its earliest days, no one want to know about the CD.

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   How many CDs are sold a year?

   • By 2007, over 200 billion CDs had been bought and sold around the world. Sales of CDs fell by almost 25% last year and - since 2008 - CD sales have fallen by 10 million every year. In 2001, iTunes was launched by computer company Apple. For the first time, people could buy songs online individually instead of having to buy whole CDs.

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   When was a CD invented?

   • The CD was invented in 1979. At a time before before online music existed, it became the most sophisticated way to store and play music. On the 25th anniversary of its first public release in 1982, it was estimated that 200 billion CDs had been sold worldwide. Here's everything you need to know about the CD. What is a CD?

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   How much did the first CD cost?

   • The first CDs went on sale in November 1982 and were mainly classical recordings. The first models cost 2,000 Dutch guilders, about £1,000 at today's rate, taking into account inflation. "When Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau recorded one of the first CDs for Polygram we discovered that he was grunting and panting while playing.

   BBC NEWS | Technology | Compact disc hits 25th birthday

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   When were CDs made available to the public?

   • CDs were made available to the public in 1982 and they quickly became the most efficient way of storing music. Before CDs, music was stored and played on vinyl and cassette tapes. Vinyl discs were a lot bigger than CDs and could be broken easily. Cassette tapes used magnetic tape, and the music played through from left to right.

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   What happened to CD sales?

   • Sales of CDs fell by almost 25% last year and - since 2008 - CD sales have fallen by 10 million every year. In 2001, iTunes was launched by computer company Apple. For the first time, people could buy songs online individually instead of having to buy whole CDs. Plus, you could store the songs in playlists on your computer.

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   Oct 1, 2022 · On Oct. 1, 1982, in Japan, when Billy Joel ‘s 52nd Street became the first-ever CD to go on sale, two electronics giants had been pushing for years to switch from the beloved vinyl LP to...

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   Mar 12, 2019 · By 2007, over 200 billion CDs had been bought and sold around the world. The first ever CD was a 1982 album by Swedish pop group Abba called The Visitors. The biggest selling CD of all time is...

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   Mar 9, 2019 · In 2001, iTunes was launched by computer company Apple. For the first time, people could buy songs online individually instead of having to buy whole CDs.

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   Sep 30, 2016 · The first commercially available CD released alongside the new player in Japan on October 1st appears to be Billy Joel‘s opus ‘52nd Street’. And yet it still took off.

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   Aug 17, 2007 · Exactly 25 years ago the world's first compact disc was produced at a Philips factory in Germany, sparking a global music revolution. More than 200 billion CDs have been sold worldwide since...

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   Aug 17, 2024 · August 17, 1982. “The Visitors” by ABBA becomes the world’s first commercial music compact disc (CD) manufactured, pressed in Langenhagen, Germany by Polygram Records, a subsidiary of Royal Phillips Electronics.

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   Feb 7, 2018 · In 2014, streaming revenue eclipsed CD sales for the first time, and did the same for digital downloads in 2015.