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Which country still buys CDs like it’s 1996?

Answer: Japan

Though digital media has all but wiped out physical media in most parts of the world, the Japanese continue to buy music CDs in huge numbers -- they still account for 85 percent of Japanese music sales.

This is due in part to a reluctance of publishers to adopt digital licensing, as well as a cultural penchant for collecting things. The New York Times featured the phenomenon in a recent article.