Here's why cassette tape sales doubled during the pandemic
![Here's why cassette tape sales doubled during the pandemic](https://img-cdn.tnwcdn.com/image?fit=1200%2C900&height=900&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F03%2FAudio-cassette-hed.jpg&signature=95222b59bf39a92d582694838fd14c07)
It's time we pressed pause on the cassette tape craze
![](https://www.rollingstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cassette-tape-comeback.jpg)
Cassette Tapes Are Making a Comeback
![](https://deadaheadrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/dead-ahead-records-online-cassette-store-banner1.jpg)
Resurgence of Cassette Tapes: A Throwback Trend in the U.S Music Industry - Dead Ahead Records
![](https://mediaproxy.salon.com/width/1200/height/675/https://media2.salon.com/2021/03/cassette-tapes-01.jpg)
Audio cassettes: despite being a bit rubbish, sales have doubled during the pandemic — here's why
![](https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/605910426b54abc90fcd1a1b/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&height=600&width=1200&fit=bounds)
Global Revival Of Cassettes Has Flourished During The Pandemic
![](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-7HSby2tJkano_MbcwAkl6e4gXM=/0x0:3700x2000/1200x675/filters:focal(1554x704:2146x1296)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69338044/soundscan.0.jpg)
The Complete History of How SoundScan Changed Popular Music Forever - The Ringer
![](https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Vinyl-Records-c23.jpg)
Physical and vinyl music sales are booming right now - but why?
![](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6521282.1657839508!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/mikayla-crook.jpeg)
Cassettes are making a comeback — but in Edmonton, they never went away
![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JwSLEjGHTjQ/sddefault.jpg)
Why did sales of cassette tapes nearly double from 2020 to 2021?
![](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/09/18/food-insecurity-by-race-2004-19_chartbuilder-1-_custom-8c980c612c5f2d02a917accb645f5726bc603852-s1100-c50.png)
Food Insecurity In The U.S. By The Numbers : NPR
![](https://static.politico.com/b9/88/8e7e48c04a72bde0a00b6d748429/main-rl-capstone-roundup-ledeart.jpg)
17 pandemic innovations that are here to stay - POLITICO
![](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000010816725.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=714)
Gen Z fueling a cassette tape comeback
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/graham-media-group/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/c_scale,w_400/v1/media/gmg/BT57PIDTNRD2XKWVPCNJFAR3OI.jpg?_a=AJFJtWIA)
China doubles down on moves to mend its economy and fend off a financial crisis
![](https://ychef.files.bbci.co.uk/1280x720/p088lrsx.jpg)
Why cinemas will bounce back from the Coronavirus crisis
![](https://www.turntablemerch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/tapes.jpg)
Audio Cassettes: Sales have doubled during the pandemic – here's why - The Merch Table