Vinyl records were popular from the 1950s until the 1980s and 1990s when they were largely replaced by the Compact Disc. However, in 2007, vinyl sales made a sudden small increase, starting its comeback, and by the early 2010s it was growing at a very fast rate.
Along with steadily increasing vinyl sales, the vinyl revival is also evident in the renewed interest as seen on Record Store Day which took place on April 21st last year and will take place on Saturday 13th April this year.
Though many sales in vinyl are of modern artists with modern styles or genres of music, the revival has sometimes been considered to be a part of the greater revival of retro style since many vinyl buyers are too young to remember vinyl being a primary music format.
(Source: Wikipedia)