"CD Sales Are Up 16% — Here's Why We Never Doubted the Format"

This Week at Quinn Records Release day. Today's the day Oliver Johnson & Nite Train's "Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right" was set to arrive, capping the twelve-week global radio and in-store push through Mood Media, Timbre Media, and MARELL Media. Grab the single track for $0.99 or the full digipak with bonus track. (Digital Download Store) CDs are having a real moment. Last week's piece, "What a CD Means Today — And What It Means At Quinn Records TM," pointed to industry data showing CD sales up 16% in the first half of 2026 — proof that a well-made physical CD is still a statement piece, not a relic. (News) Best sellers are back. The genre best-seller pages are fully stocked again — Blues ("Giving You The Blues"), Jazz ("Back 2 Back" by Terry Dewey Williams & Jimmy Jones), Soul ("Choice Cut" by Melvin Smokehouse Moore), and Gospel ("Songs We'll Never Forget") are all showing with sale pricing at $14.38. (Best Sellers: Blues · Jazz · Soul) Midweek savings. The Wednesday Deal is still running — up to 25% off any CD storewide with code WED CODE30. Live and local. Oliver Johnson keeps playing soul, R&B, and jazz every Thursday and Friday night, 9 PM–midnight, at The Hideaway (5900 Arsenal Street, St. Louis). Happy Birthday, James Gilbert! Listen / Buy: A big Quinn Records TM birthday shout-out to recording artist James Gilbert, a.k.a. The K.C. Rocker! James has been a successful label artist for more than fourteen years, delivering fan favorites like "Blues The Morning," "Keep On Keeping On," "Somebody Said," "Voodoo Lady," and his take on the Brook Benton '60s classic "Rainy Night In Georgia," just to name a few. James has also taken the reins as Station Manager and Cruise Master of our QRTM Radio station, which plays all of Quinn's recording artists to nearly 28,748 listeners worldwide. Happy Birthday, James — here's to many more! Featured Story Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right — Oliver Johnson & Nite Train After weeks of buildup — a twelve-week global radio and in-store campaign running through Mood Media, Timbre Media, and MARELL Media across 140+ countries — Oliver Johnson & Nite Train's "Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right" reaches its planned release date today, Tuesday, August 17, 2026. The title track is available as a $0.99 digital single (catalog QRS201266-1), and the full nine-track project (catalog QR251314-1) is available as a digital download or in a Digipak CD with a bonus track. Fans who heard this one building on radio for weeks now finally get to add it to their own collection. Listen / Buy: Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right — Digital Single · Full Album