Vinyl sales roar ahead of CDs in the UK

[Barry2013]

Early reports show vinyl sales in the UK this year beating CD sales by around £20m and continuing the trend in recent years.

The Top Ten albums of this year are:-

Midnights Taylor Swift

Harry's House
Harry Styles

The Car
Artic Monkeys

C'mon You Know
Liam Gallagher

Wet Leg
Wet Leg

Will of the People
Muse

Rumours
Fleetwood Mac

Skinny Fia
Fontaines DC

Being Funny in a Foreign Language
The 1975

AM
Artic Monkeys

 

[Gregadd]

That's good news. It may however only be a snapshot. The full picture would have to account for streaming services.

 

[Barry2013]

That's good news. It may however only be a snapshot. The full picture would have to account for streaming services.

Yes quite so.
Streaming still remains the most popular

 

[bryans]

Honestly I don't see the general public buying CDs anymore. The world has changed and have moved to digital media (streaming). My kids have more LPs than CDs but 95% of their listening is digital.

 

[facten]

I'm one small piece of the general public doing his best to keep CD sales alive and kicking

 

[Gregadd]

I'm one small piece of the general public doing his best to keep CD sales alive and kicking

I am a Daedalus fan.

 

[jwhite613]

We have decided no more cd player here after our AMR stopped tracking so eBay and Craigslist are going to see a lot of cds soon

 

[facten]

We have decided no more cd player here after our AMR stopped tracking so eBay and Craigslist are going to see a lot of cds soon

Post a link when you do, will let you know if I want any

 

[jwhite613]

Post a link when you do, will let you know if I want any

Will do.

 

[treitz3]

We have decided no more cd player here after our AMR stopped tracking so eBay and Craigslist are going to see a lot of cds soon

I would also be interested in seeing what you have to offer, if you would be kind enough to share. Thanks.

Tom

 

[jwhite613]

I would also be interested in seeing what you have to offer, if you would be kind enough to share. Thanks.

Tom

gonna take awhile we have a lot

 

[jwhite613]

two of these and they are full and a lot out of jewel boxes in cd sleeves to conserve space

 

[Kingrex]

I found a box of 100 CD in the neighbors garbage. I know another guy who threw away 2000 cd. I was sort of pissed I was told a day after the fact.

 

[jwhite613]

I found a box of 100 CD in the neighbors garbage. I know another guy who threw away 2000 cd. I was sort of pissed I was told a day after the fact.

That’s a shame. They should have at the least donated them somewhere

 

[bryans]

two of these and they are full and a lot out of jewel boxes in cd sleeves to conserve space

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I'm curious how many do you actually listen to? One of the problems I always had over the years with my large collections was the vast majority of them never got played.

 

[loki1957]

I still buy and listen to cds. I have a lot of music I enjoy on cd. I really have no interest in streaming.

 

[marty]

That’s a shame. They should have at the least donated them somewhere

Donating your music CDs to libraries is a worthy endeavor. I did this regularly at the Telluride Public library, which is a spectacular institution that serves a large immigrant and poor population of kids whose parents work in the town and resort area. Unfortunately, even they said to stop doing this as they simply have no more room. It would be such a joy to know that some kid grew up to be a jazz genius on the sax because he first heard Coltrane on a CD I donated to the library!

 

[marty]

two of these and they are full and a lot out of jewel boxes in cd sleeves to conserve space

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Just tell us where to back up the truck.

 

[jwhite613]

I'm curious how many do you actually listen to? One of the problems I always had over the years with my large collections was the vast majority of them never got played.

Same problem here and vinyl too. Over 5,000 lps

 

[jwhite613]

Just tell us where to back up the truck.

lol