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Mar 14, 2022 · But now it seems the format is following in the footsteps of the vinyl revival – sales of records have been rising steadily in the US for over 15 years now. In 2021, 39.7 million records were sold in the US, generating nearly $1 billion, a noticeably higher return compared to CD revenue.
- Joe Svetlik
Aug 20, 2006 · Let’s look at the two different formats first. Audio CDs are designed for one purpose: audio. They contain raw, uncompressed data, in a very fixed format: 44,000 samples per second, with each sample consisting of a 16-bit (2-byte) number for each of the right and left channels.
- CD Releases Are Regularly Added to The Discogs Database
- The Number of CDs Listed For Sale Has Increased
- 1 in 5 Items Purchased on Discogs Is A CD
Hundreds of thousands of CD releases are submitted to the Database every year and account for 25 percent of all submissions. Contributors added nearly 295,000 CD releases in 2022 and have submitted 113,000 CD releases in 2023 so far. As the demand for physical music rises, artists like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and BTShave contributed to the popularit...
Since 2018, the number of CDs listed for sale in the Discogs Marketplace has increased exponentially. Today, there are more than 20 million CDs available for purchase on Discogs. The past three years have seen a surge in listings due to a few factors, including new releases on CD, vinyl production delays, and renewed interest in physical music from...
CDs account for one-fifth of the items purchased in the Marketplace. Since 2018, collectors have bought an average of 3 million CDs on Discogs each year. The primary reasons for this? Affordability and portability. As vinyl costs rise, used CDs have become a cheaper alternative for music fans looking for budget-friendly copies of their favorite alb...
Jan 13, 2023 · In 2021, streaming secured the music industry a whopping $11.5 billion in sales, good for 76% of the total. If it keeps growing in popularity and accessibility, the format could potentially challenge the peak popularity of CDs in the late 90s.
- James Eagle
Oct 11, 2023 · The CD audio disc format consists of a 12 cm or 8 cm disc made of polycarbonate plastic, with a reflective layer, information layer, and protective layer. The audio content is encoded as digital data using a sampling rate of 44.1 kHz and a bit depth of 16 bits.
The compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. It uses the Compact Disc Digital Audio format which typically provides 74 minutes of audio on a disc.
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Mar 18, 2023 · Physical music sales – primarily vinyl records, but CDs, too, and even cassettes – increased 4% in 2022, the RIAA said. Leading the way was Taylor Swift, whose "Midnights" album sold the most ...
