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How We Buy Music
Mat Hayward/Getty Images for iHeartMedia
Olivia Rodrigo
There’s nothing like listening to your favorite songs. Since records were first invented in the late 1800s, we’ve been able to take home our hits and listen to them whenever we want. Over the years, engineers have continued to improve the sound and make listening devices more portable. See how our music buying habits have changed since 1980, the year after the compact disc—or CD—was invented! What trends do you see in this stacked bar graph?
Source: Recording Industry Association of America
Record your work and answers on our answer sheet.
What format grew the most in popularity in the 1980s?
Streaming music began in 2005. How does that affect this graph?
What other trends do you see in this graph? What else do you want to know?