Vinyl record sales in the Netherlands are up 21% compared to last year, totalling €45 million, according to figures from film and music industry trade organisation NVPI.

CD’s are also making a comeback, the figures show.

The return to “physical music” is part of a trend, particularly among 15 to 17-year-olds, 28% of whom bought vinyl or CDs last year compared to 19% of the average music consumers.

The uptick in vinyl sales and CDs is good news for artists, NVPI spokeswoman Eva de Vroome told broadcaster NOS. “Vinyl is more expensive than listening to an album on Spotify. You can listen to as many albums as you like for €15 or €20 there but the vinyl versions will set you back between €20 and €40,” she said.

Vinyl buyers typically like to “have something to hold, and think the sound quality is better,” De Vroome said. It also fits in with the trend to turn away from digital books and cameras in favour of the real thing.

Revenue from the Dutch music industry rose by 10% to €367 million last year, of which 82% resulted from streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and Teezer.

Despite the renewed interest in vinyl, things are still not looking too bright for artists. “Streaming is responsible for most of the revenue, particularly because of an increase in listeners without a paid subscription. Those streams are much less profitable for the artists and their record label,” De Vroome said.

The number of people with a paid streaming account rose by just 2% last year. On average, a million streams on Spotify net the artist between €3000 and €4000 before tax.

Dutch artists continued to do well, with  Roxy Dekker’s Mama I made it taking the best-selling album of 2025 top spot. The biggest seller and most streamed single of 2025 was Ordinary by Alex Warren followed by the two Dutch language singles Lotje by Lustrum U.V.S.V./N.V.V.S.U., Jopke and Roeland Beelen and Echte Liefde is te koop (True love is for sale) by Samuel Welten.