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Rob Zombie earns first No. 1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart
Rob Zombie has just achieved his first-ever No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart with his new album The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy. According to MRC data, the record sold 26,000 copies in the United States during its first week. Along with this feat, Zombie has also cracked the coveted top 10 on […]
Amazon stops stocking vinyl and CDs to make room for essential items
Amazon is making the call to cease stocking items like vinyl to make room on their warehouse shelves for essential items only amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company is planning to keep selling what they have in stock until it’s sold out. Once that happens they won’t be stocking any more until further notice. Read More: Bandcamp is […]
Vinyl sales are set to surpass CDs for the first time since 1986
The music industry has been pushing for vinyl to make a huge comeback since the format’s revival, and it looks like it’s finally happening. For the first time since 1986, vinyl is set to surpass CD sales as it continues to show growth while CDs are rapidly declining. Read More: ‘It Chapter Two’ has a […]
Streaming created 75 percent of music industry revenue in 2018
We all know that streaming music is huge, but apparently 75 percent of the money made through the music industry lies in streaming. The number came from a report published by the Recording Industry Association of America. Read more: Alice Cooper, Halestorm announce co headlining tour The popularity of streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, […]
Vinyl and cassette sales grow while CD sales continue to decline
It looks like music fans are bringing back the oldschool ways of jamming their favorite tracks after albums sold on vinyl and cassette saw double digit sales growth in the U.S. last year. Unfortunately, it looks like physical CD sales still have a long way to go. Read more: ‘The Greatest Showman’ soundtrack outsells every album […]
Music streaming surpasses CD sales worldwide for the first time
[Photos by: Pexels] While one might already assume it's the case, it looks like streaming has finally surpassed CDs as the largest music format worldwide, according to a new report from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Read more: Apple to shut down iTunes music downloads Per the IFPI's annual data, the global recorded […]
Digital downloads outsold by physical music, first time since 2011
According to the Recording Industry Association of America, digital downloads are once again being outsold by CDs and vinyl records for the first time since 2011. Read more: This guy uses vinyl records to make one-of-a-kind Bluetooth speakers Since its origination, it took the digital download until 2011 (nearly a decade after the iPod was […]
CDs won't be sold at Best Buy anymore, and Target may be next
[Photo by: Natalie Perea/Unsplash] Starting this July, Best Buy will no longer sell CDs, and Target may be next after enforcing new stipulations on album sales. Read more: Vinyl album sales increased 14 percent this Record Store Day Best Buy is only making $40 million annually from CD sales, which has been steadily declining over […]
How CDs Keep Clinging On To Life
Art by Alexis Howick Whether it’s Starbucks finally giving up on pushing them over their counters or Wal-Mart chopping their inventory in half, every few months we see another sign that points to the disappearance of the CD. But are they really as close to death as everyone says they are? As we approach the 30th […]
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