Our Saga customer poll reveals how you listen to music, and if you stream we share a playlist of your favourite songs to enjoy.
The next time a young person in your life scoffs at your 'prehistoric' collection of CDs, you can tell them you’re at the absolute cutting edge.
Because it turns out that music is a bit like fashion: if you wait long enough, your choices will be on trend again.
According to the latest figures, sales of CDs are rising after 20 years of catastrophic decline caused by the popularity of, first, downloads onto MP3 players in the early 2000s, then streaming.
In fact, physical music sales – including vinyl and cassette – are up 11% year on year, says the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association.
If you stream your music on Spotify we've created a Saga playlist of 100 of your favourite songs - including Sailing, Rod Stewart; Forever Autumn, Justin Hayward; That'll Be The Day, Buddy Holly; A Hard Day's Night, Beatles and I feel Love, Donna Summer.
Just scan the QR code in the image below with your phone's camera, to go to our Saga Favourites playlist on Spotify.
So why are physical formats on the up? Some experts say the ease and relative low price of streaming has reignited people’s love of music, which has brought them back to buying CDs/vinyl.
There’s also a backlash against streaming among 20-somethings.
"They like the idea of harking back to a slower time – marketers call it deceleration," says Gennaro Castaldo at trade body the British Phonographic Industry.
"'Boomers' have been the keepers of the flame and have consistently bought vinyl and CDs, and perhaps also influenced younger fans who are seeing physical formats with fresh eyes.
"There’s an authenticity and a more emotive connection to these formats that digital music platforms don’t necessarily generate.
"Streaming is brilliant but you’re dipping into songs, influenced by algorithms.
"With physical albums, the artist is telling their story."
Good old vinyl continues to be popular: in our survey, 20% listen to records, which remains solid across the age groups, though more with men than women (23% vs 17%).
More men stream too (41% vs 29%) and they listen to music more often than women (61% daily vs 56% of women).
Our vinyl fans (53%) say they feel an emotional connection to records, which isn’t shared by those who play CDs; only 28% feel it.
That’s maybe because there’s a ritual around records: removing it from the sleeve, admiring the art, placing the needle, then turning the record over, says Dr Sophie Whitehouse, lecturer in marketing at King’s College London, who has investigated the pull of vinyl.
"It’s a holistic experience. My study showed the relationship with vinyl starts long before playing the record."
The vinyl fans she interviewed felt they listened more attentively.
"The format demands your attention. You can’t flick through the tracks as easily, and if you’re going to all that effort it tends not to be for background music."
When it comes to watching films, streaming is winning over DVDs.
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