Two rival record labels raced to replace the fragile 78 in 1948, and neither backed down. The result is still spinning on turntables today.

CD sales grew six times faster than vinyl's in the first half of 2026, per Luminate. Here's why, and what it means for a format everyone assumed was finished.

Vinyl just logged its 19th straight year of U.S. sales growth, RIAA data shows, even though digital audio wins on nearly every measurable spec. The real explanation has little to do with sound.