CD Sales Growth Outpaced Vinyl in the First Half of 2026
- For the better part of the last decade, vinyl has been the face of music’s physical revival.
- But according to Luminate’s 2026 Midyear Report, another format is quietly making an even bigger comeback: the compact disc.
- During the first half of 2026, CD sales surged 16% to 16.3 million units, soundly outpacing vinyl’s comparatively modest 2.4% growth.
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- For the better part of the last decade, vinyl has been the face of music’s physical revival.
- But according to Luminate’s 2026 Midyear Report, another format is quietly making an even bigger comeback: the compact disc.
- During the first half of 2026, CD sales surged 16% to 16.3 million units, soundly outpacing vinyl’s comparatively modest 2.4% growth.
Sources: Consequence