On October 1 , 1982 , Billy Joel 's ` ` 42nd Street '' was released commercially on CD . CDs would n't overtake cassettes in popularity until the late 1980s . CDs remain popular but are losing ground to MP3s and streaming music . Whether the audio quality of CDs is greater than vinyl is a hotly debated topic .
On October 1 , 1982 , Billy Joel 's `` 52nd Street '' was released commercially on CD . CDs would n't overtake cassettes in popularity until the late 1980s . CDs remain popular but are losing ground to MP3s and streaming music . Whether the audio quality of CDs is greater than vinyl remains a hotly debated topic .