the CD industry, forty years and not a wrinkle

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Forty years after CDs began to be marketed, the grandfather of MP3s and streaming is meeting a new audience. In 2021, a 10% increase in sales was observed.

It’s almost a vintage item. In a Parisian consignment store, some are getting rid of their CDs, after switching to online music. They then meet nearby, at the record store. Repackaged, the CDs find takers quickly. “Me, I like the object, it is much nicer“, comments a customer. Used or new, the CD market has picked up again in 2021, with sales up 10%, for a total of 139 million euros in France.

In the 2000s, sales exceeded one billion euros. 40 years ago, the birth of the compact disc was a revolution. He had to make vinyl outdated. It has now joined the LP in the collection section. “The vinyl and the CD, today, they have a role of object of fan“, comments Sophian Fanen, journalist for “LesJours.fr”. The rebound in CD sales was partly thanks to rap. In 2021, Orelsan alone sold 140,000 CDs, in one week.


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