{"id":335673,"date":"2026-10-14T16:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoustics.com\/podcasts\/ian-white-cd-vinyl-surge-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T16:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:38:36","slug":"ian-white-cd-vinyl-surge-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoustics.com\/podcasts\/ian-white-cd-vinyl-surge-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Streaming Is Everywhere, So Why Are People Still Buying Vinyl and CDs in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CDs were supposed to be finished, vinyl was supposed to be a fad, and streaming was supposed to make owning music unnecessary. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoustics.com\/news\/us-cd-sales-riaa-2026\/\">latest RIAA numbers<\/a> tell a very different story. In this episode, eCoustics Editor-in-Chief Ian White joins Podcast Producer Mitch Anderson to unpack why U.S. CD revenue surged 58.6% in the first half of 2026, vinyl revenue climbed another 17.7%, and physical music revenue overall jumped 25.9%. They also dig into why Gen Z is buying physical media, rising vinyl prices, the resurgence of used CDs, collectibility, ownership, and why listeners are still spending money on records and discs when nearly everything is available to stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Sponsor<\/strong>: Thank you&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqzyfj.com\/56102ox52x4KPPLUOUKMPQOLPMP?sid=ytz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SVS<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;for sponsoring this episode<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"160\" width=\"640\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:640px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:12px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"  itemprop=\"image\" 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Ignore<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoustics.com\/music\/physical-media-vinyl-reel-to-reel-prices-2026\/\">Physical Media Is Booming but Are $125 Vinyl Records and $300 Tapes Getting Ridiculous?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-related-podcasts\">Related Podcasts:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoustics.com\/podcasts\/ian-white-axpona-2026\/\">Podcast: Editor-In-Chief, Ian White At AXPONA 2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoustics.com\/podcasts\/lenny-coco-axpona-2026\/\">Podcast: Digital Vs Analog With Lenny CoCo Of MoFi At AXPONA 2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoustics.com\/articles\/best-axpona-2026\/\">Best In Show At AXPONA 2026: Must Hear High-End Audio<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoustics.com\/podcasts\/jordan-pries-rsd-2026\/\">RSD 2026: A Record Store Owner\u2019s 13-Year Perspective<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 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