Vinyl records are expected to outsell CDs for the first time since 1986, according to a new study.
The revelation comes from a report by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) .
Last year, the RIAA report revealed that CD sales are declining three times faster than vinyl sales are growing. This year, it's more of the same.
The new report shows that vinyl sales grossed $224.1 million (from 8.6 million units) in the first half of 2019. This figure is impressively close to the CD figures ($247.9 million, 18.6 million units).
With vinyl revenue growing by 12% in the second half of 2018 and the first half of this year, and CD revenue remaining almost unchanged, it's possible that vinyl revenue could surpass CD revenue by the end of the year.
If this happens, it will be the first time that vinyl records have outsold CDs since 1986.
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