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title: "When did the compact disc first appear on the market?"  
description: "When did the compact disc first appear on the market?"  
author: "Sara Khan"  
published: 2017-11-25  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31208/when-did-the-compact-disc-first-appear-on-the-market  
category: "gadgets"  
tags: ["compact disc"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# When did the compact disc first appear on the market?

When did the [compact](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/103579/how-did-the-mayflower-compact-influence-american-government) disc first appear on the [market](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/329163/how-to-expand-your-business-in-global-markets)?

## Answers

### Answer by akriti kashyap

## Compact Disc!

![When did the compact disc first appear on the market?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/35be6baf-cd04-41a9-979b-5b836423417c/images/edd8b07d-edcb-437d-a1a5-03d9439096a9.png)

The Compact Disc came into the market on **1st October 1982 by Sony**. It gained a popularity in the regions of Japan and Europe.

*This was considered to be as one of the crux inventions in the world of technology!!!*

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