Let’s look at the Canadian CDs vs. vinyl sale battle
There’s no other way to present it: Vinyl is kicking the CD’s ass in Canada. And with Record Store Day coming up this weekend, so vinyl’s lead is going to be extended. Streaming
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This is the very last Canadian CD and vinyl sales report for 2024. And the winner is…REALLY? What year is this?
The chart year officially came to an end last week with the final five days of 2024 were incorporated into Luminate’s data. Here’s how we’ll remember CD and vinyl sales for those 12
Read MoreWhere are we this week in the Canadian battle between CDs and vinyl?
With just a couple of weekly reports to go, the CD will remain the most popular physical music format in Canada–at least if we’re talking about new product. New vinyl is snapping at
Read MoreTime for our weekly check on the Canadian CDs vs. vinyl battle
Just a few more weeks left in 2024 and once again, the top-selling pre-recorded music format will be the CD. But based on current sales trends, that will probably change as sales of
Read MoreLet’s check on the Canadian sales battle between CDs and vinyl
I have a feeling that vinyl is going to have a good holiday season, especially with the Black Friday edition of Record Store Day. CDs will still outsell vinyl in terms of sheer
Read MoreA check-in on the weekly Canadian sales battle between vinyl and CDs
Executive summary: Vinyl sales continue to go up while CD sales are still dropping. CDs will outsell vinyl in terms of units this year (at least in terms of fresh vinyl) but revenues
Read MoreChecking the latest Canadian sales battles between CDs and vinyl
Yes, Canadians are still buying CDs–a lot of them. But each year, they’re buying fewer and fewer. Meanwhile, we’re picking up plenty of vinyl. What Luminate reports each week are the numbers of
Read MoreTime for our weekly check on the Canadian CD vs vinyl sales battle
As the recorded music industry heads into the busiest three months of the year, here are the latest Luminate figures on which format is winning the CD vs vinyl sales battle. Will CDs
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Ongoing History Daily: Killing the CD, part 2
The compact disc has been around for more than 40 years and although it’s giving way to digital downloads and streaming music services, it’s been a pretty tough customer, resisting and rebuffing all
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Killing the CD, part 1
Although CD sales continue to fall, people are still buying them. And after almost 40 years, it’s still the format of choice for the physical sale of music. But it’s not like the
Read MoreHere’s our weekly look at the Canadian sales fight between vinyl and CDs
People are not giving up on physical music. CDs are still the general currency of the realm, but vinyl, once given up for dead, dead, dead, is clawing back market share. Vinyl is
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