Cassette tapes make a return among youth as UK sales hit a 20 year high

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Cassette tapes make a return among youth as UK sales hit a 20 year high
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Sales of cassette tapes have reached the highest level in twenty years in the United Kingdom, with almost 200,000 albums sold in 2022. Popular purchases include artists like the Arctic Monkeys and Harry Styles.

One music shop owner in North London says cassette tapes are particularly popular among the younger

generation due to the “collectability about them” which a modern music streaming service doesn’t have.

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