CD Sales Have Jumped 59 Percent, But Half of Young Adult Buyers Don’t Own a Player

CD sales are suddenly booming again, which would be less surprising if everyone buying them had something to play them on. U.S. CD revenue jumped 58.6 percent in the first half of 2026, hitting $171.1 million wholesale on 17.5 million discs, according to the RIAA’s mid-year report. Vinyl climbed 17.7 percent to $543.8 million, but…