music CDs

Shiny audio platters

Music CDs are compact discs containing audio recordings, the dominant format for commercial music distribution from the mid-1980s through the early 2000s.

They offered better sound quality and durability than cassette tapes but were largely displaced by digital downloads and streaming.

I still have boxes of music CDs in my closet.

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tracks · stereo · burned · mixtape · record store · liner notes · skip · shuffle · CD player · ripping · collection · boombox · disc changer · scratched · spinning · audio · vinyl · MP3

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audio format/medium

music CDsdigital downloads

Electronically delivered files

vinyl records · audio cassettes · cassette tapes · Spotify · Apple Music

physicality

music CDsstreaming services

On-demand video delivery platforms

digital music · vinyl records · gramophone records · streaming platforms · cassette tapes

physicality/ownership model

music CDsmusic streaming

Internet-based song delivery

Spotify · Apple Music · subscription services · radio broadcasts · live performances

Family

music, CDs, musical, musically, musician, musicians, musicology, musicologist, muse

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G