Vinyl Sales Continue To Surge Worldwide
Following Seemingly Impending Death
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| Vinyl records are on the rise and
will most likely continue their surge |
| By Ryan Kristobak |
The Huffington Post |
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| While debates surrounding music streaming
services, online downloads, physical purchases and torrents have
been raging the past couple years, vinyl has been making a
comeback in a big way. Avoiding what seemed like an imminent
demise, vinyl purchases have increased more than sixfold from
2005 to 2013 in the United States, jumping from less than a
million LPs purchased to 6.1 million according to data put
together by Statista. In the UK and Germany, vinyl sales are at
their highest since the late '90s, resulting in $218 million
global vinyl sales in 2013. Take a look at the chart by
Statista, which demonstrates worldwide vinyl sales from 1997 to
2013. |
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| Whether it is because of people resisting
the commoditization of music by streaming services, the
realization that most LPs come with a digital download as well
or the general passion of audiophiles and hipsters alike, vinyls
are on the rise and will most likely continue their surge
through the rest of 2014 and 2015. |
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