Vinyl outsells CDs in US for first time since 1987

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Vinyl outsold CD in the USA in 2022 for the first time since 1987, according to a new report by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Over 41 million vinyl records were sold compared to 33 million CDs, with the value of vinyl sold ($1.2 billion) being worth more than double that of CD ($483 million), accounting for around 71% of revenues for physical music formats.

It was the 16th consecutive year of record sale growth, and seventh consecutive year for an…