CDs, do you remember them?
According to a report by, Adele, Taylor Swift, and BTS have helped to increase the sales of the once-popular format’s music for the first time since 1997. Pitchfork.
CD sales rose 1.1% to 40.59M units in 2021, from 40.16M in 2020. MRC Data reported. According to, it is the first win for the format since 2004. Complex.
The boost in sales were propelled by Adele’s latest album, “30,”Spin reported that this CD was the best-selling in America with 898,000 copies sold to date.
Complex reported that Taylor Swift ranked in back-to-back positions with the second- and third-placed positions. Red and Fearless were re-recorded versions and sold 263,000 copies, respectively. Complex also reported that Red had 237,000 unites bought.
According to, Adele and Swift accounted for 7.1% of all 2021 CD sales. Billboard.
According to MRC Data, Olivia Rodrigo and Carrie Underwood were also among the top 10 CD sellers for 2021.
According to Pitchfork, vinyl sales have increased by nearly 2 million since 1991. Adele’s “30”Pitchfork also reported that it was the best-selling vinyl album.