Recent Examples on the WebIn 2020, vinyl overtook compact discs as the dominant physical format.—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024 Those restrictions flew out the studio window when the compact disc arrived in the Eighties.—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024 Despite this, the compact disc is making something of a surprise comeback.—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024 Amid all the acclaim for Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, there is a growing controversy among fans as the album is missing some key tracks in its compact disc and vinyl form.—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024 But what’s more impressive to consider is that new vinyl is usually much more expensive to manufacture than compact discs.—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024 There are people who have used CDs, compact discs to make spectrometers out of.—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2024 Despite falling firmly behind compact disc sales for decades, the vintage physical music medium returned to the top spot in 2022 for the first time since 1987.—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024 The 1997 game arrived with the aplomb of a late-era Beatles album, packaged in all white and arriving on three compact discs.—Gene Park, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
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