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I just saw that Nirvana's Nevermind sold more copies in 2024 than Taylor Swift's latest album
Was scrolling through Billboard's year-end stats last night and nearly spit out my drink. Nevermind moved like 180k units last year, mostly vinyl, and that album is 33 years old. Meanwhile, the new Taylor album did big numbers too, but the gap was way smaller than I expected. Is it just nostalgia driving old albums, or does physical media actually have a shot against streaming numbers these days? What do you all think makes an album from the 90s still outpace modern releases in the charts?
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jamieb808d ago
Guess I'm not the only one with an expensive shelf of nostalgia.
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lily_torres319d ago
Did you know the vinyl pressing plant near my old apartment shut down last year because they couldn't keep up with demand for 90s reissues? It's wild how people will pay $35 for a record they can stream for free just to have it on their shelf.
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caseythompson9d ago
Did you catch that article about how the whole vinyl revival is actually slowing down now? I read something where the numbers finally dropped a bit last year after like 15 years of going up. People are still buying but not like they were in 2020 or 2021 when everyone was stuck at home. The plant shutdown makes sense if they couldn't keep up during the peak and then demand eased off. Those $35 records are wild though, especially when half of them sound worse than a CD because they're pressed from digital files anyway. I guess some folks just like having something to look at while they listen to their phone.
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