2026-09-01
18 分钟Discussion keeps the world turning.
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Coming up, CD sales are up.
In fact, they're way up, faster than vinyl, which no one saw coming.
And the surprising part isn't just the number, it's who's buying those CDs.
We're not talking about nostalgic Gen Xers.
We're talking about a generation that grew up on streaming platforms.
Is this a real revival or just a moment that'll fade as fast as it appeared?
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Picture this.
It's a weekday morning or afternoon in the CD aisle of a record store,
and it is packed with teenagers and 20-somethings, not a bunch of nostalgic 40-somethings reliving their youth.
Those customers are picking out CDs to play on their old CD players and thrifted players,
and more than one of them describes the feeling of holding a physical disc as something streaming just can't replicate.
This isn't a one-off.