‘It brings me joy’: how young people are making CDs cool again

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How it spread - 6 original reports, 1 reprint

1. Sat, 22 August 2026

   2 reports
   • The Guardian World09:00first to report
     ‘It brings me joy’: how young people are making CDs cool again

     Compact discs are back, with searches for players up 96% at John Lewis and popular models sold out online With more than 800 million people subscribing to a music streaming service, wireless speakers have become a familiar sight in homes. But expect to get reacquainted with a different object to play music soon: the CD player, once consigned to obsolescence, is back. John Lewis report that searches for CD players are up 96% since July, possibly owing to students heading to university and buying...

   • Index.hr (Croatia)18:15
     CD playeri su opet kul. Zašto ih kupuju klinci koji ih nisu ni koristili?

     POVRATAK CD-ova dio je šireg trenda vraćanja stare tehnologije.

2. Sat, 5 September 2026

   1 report
   • Google News - Top Stories16:49
     CD sales are booming as physical media continues its resurgence

     CD sales are booming as physical media continues its resurgence The Verge CDs Are Back, and We Think We Know Why Rolling Stone CDs make a comeback, boosting US recorded music revenue Reuters CD sales are making an unexpected comeback amid a retro tech boom techcrunch.com How Alliance Entertainment Is Helping Drive the Physical Music Boom Billboard

3. Mon, 7 September 2026

   2 reports
   • N1 Info (Croatia)06:03
     CD-ovi se vraćaju: Prodaja snažno raste, a predvode je mlađi slušatelji

     Kompaktni diskovi ponovno doživljavaju procvat, podaci su američke tvrtke Luminate koja prikuplja i analizira informacije o industriji zabave, a po nj

     1 reprint

     • tportal (Croatia)7 Sept, 05:56their copy
   • 24sata (Croatia)06:11
     VELIKI POVRATAK Evo koja generacija sve više kupuje CD

     Jedan od ključnih razloga porasta prodaje CD-ova je korejski pop, koji čini njezin znatan dio. Treba istaknuti da je BTS-ov Arirang dosad najprodavaniji disk godine, no to je samo dio slagalice

4. Wed, 9 September 2026

   1 report
   • adn.com09:24edited after publishing
     Grab your Discman out of storage. CDs are back, baby.

     previouslyGrab your Discmans out of storage. CDs are back, baby.

     Collectors and K-pop enthusiasts are driving a growth in sales that is outpacing vinyl’s.