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CD Sales Growth Outpaced Vinyl in the First Half of 2026
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Luminate's 2026 report indicates that CD sales are outpacing vinyl growth, fueled by younger generations' interest in physical media and nostalgia. Mass-market retailers like Target and Walmart are seeing significant gains due to the collector-driven K-pop market.
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.
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