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- F1 US vinyl revenue passed $1 billion in 2025, reaching $1.04 billion — the first time since 1983RIAA year-end report, 2025 · Billboard, "Vinyl passes $1B"
- F2 2025 was the nineteenth consecutive year of vinyl growth, up 9.3 percent year over yearRIAA year-end report, 2025
- F3 46.8 million LPs sold against 29.5 million CDs, and vinyl brought in more than three times CD revenue — CDs fell 11.6 percent to $312.4 millionRIAA year-end report, 2025 · Billboard, "Vinyl passes $1B"
- F4 The United States accounts for about half of global vinyl revenue, and total US recorded music hit a record $11.5 billion, with streaming making up $9.75 billion of itRIAA year-end report, 2025
- F5 A decade earlier, in 2016, US vinyl revenue was $224 million — a climb of more than $800 millionForbes, "A decade of vinyl"
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US vinyl revenue passed one point zero four billion dollars in twenty twenty-five. That was the first time since nineteen eighty-three. A format declared dead had returned.
- F1 ← “US vinyl revenue passed one point zero four billion dollars in twenty twenty-five. That was the first time since nineteen eighty-three.” ⇢ US vinyl revenue passed $1 billion in 2025, reaching $1.04 billion — the first time since 1983
CDs had nearly killed vinyl in the eighties. Then streaming arrived and seemed poised to finish it. Yet vinyl kept climbing anyway, nineteen consecutive years running.
- F2 ← “vinyl kept climbing anyway, nineteen consecutive years running” ⇢ 2025 was the nineteenth consecutive year of vinyl growth
The numbers tell the story. Forty-six point eight million LPs sold against twenty-nine point five million CDs. Vinyl brought in more than three times CD revenue.
- F3 ← “Forty-six point eight million LPs sold against twenty-nine point five million CDs. Vinyl brought in more than three times CD revenue.” ⇢ 46.8 million LPs sold against 29.5 million CDs, and vinyl brought in more than three times CD revenue
Vinyl brought in more than three times CD revenue. Meanwhile, CD revenue fell eleven point six percent to three hundred twelve point four million dollars.
- F3 ← “vinyl brought in more than three times CD revenue” ⇢ vinyl brought in more than three times CD revenue
- F3 ← “CD revenue fell eleven point six percent to three hundred twelve point four million dollars” ⇢ CDs fell 11.6 percent to $312.4 million
This climb started a decade ago. In twenty sixteen, vinyl revenue was only two hundred twenty-four million dollars. The growth since then has been relentless.
- F5 ← “In twenty sixteen, vinyl revenue was only two hundred twenty-four million dollars” ⇢ in 2016, US vinyl revenue was $224 million
Streaming dominates recorded music. Yet vinyl, the oldest format in the room, now outsells every other physical medium by a margin of three to one.
- F3 ← “vinyl, the oldest format in the room, now outsells every other physical medium by a margin of three to one” ⇢ 46.8 million LPs sold against 29.5 million CDs, and vinyl brought in more than three times CD revenue
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