Vinyl revival
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Vinyl revival is a term being used by the media and listeners of music to describe the renewed interest and increased sales of vinyl records, or gramophone records, that has been taking place in the Western world since the year 2006. The analogue format made of polyvinyl chloride had been the main vehicle for the commercial distribution of pop music from the 1950s until the 1980s and 1990s when they were replaced by the Compact Disc.
Since the early 2000s CDS have been largely replaced by digital downloads; conversely, vinyl sales have begun growing. In some territories, vinyl is now more popular that it has been since the late 1980s, though vinyl records still make up only a marginal percentage (<3%) of overall music sales.
Along with steadily increasing vinyl sales, the vinyl revival is also evident in the renewed interest in the record shop (as seen by the creation of the annual worldwide Record Store Day), the implementation of music charts dedicated solely to vinyl, and an increased output of films (largely independent)dedicated to the vinyl record and culture.