Callum Jones
Music lovers are being advised to check their old CD collections, as some albums could be worth a whopping $10,000.
I mean, that's a massive bank balance boost before Christmas, right?
Spotify is certainly the place the vast majority of people go to listen to their favorite tunes, with the streaming platform having a whopping 626 million monthly active users and over 100 million tracks.
Nonetheless, the likes of CDs and vinyls have been making a comeback in recent years, as the pull of physical media refuses to go away.
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And if your CD collection is collecting dust in the attic, then you may want to dig it out, because a recent MyLondon report found some classics going for as much as $10,000.
The music legend that is Bruce Springsteen released 'The Future of Rock and Roll' as a promo-only offering in Japan back in 1988.
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On eBay, you can find listings for this limited edition album for as much as $1,400, though some others are listed closer to the $1,000 mark.
Springsteen does have 21 studio albums, so it shouldn't come as a surprise if you find one of his albums in your dusty collection.
Prince's 'My Name Was Prince' CD is worth an incredible amount due to its limited edition nature.
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Just 50 copies of the Japan-only collection are said to exist, making it near impossible to find.
The Daily Record reports collectors are willing to pay a sizeable $6,500 to secure the rare CD.
Remember Paris Hilton in the music industry? Well, certain editions of her debut album can be sold for up to $10,000.
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But how is that the case?
It's mainly down to Banksy, who dumped 500 counterfeit copies of the album across nearly 50 stores in the UK.
The original booklet for Hilton's album was replaced with some of Banksy's artwork, and even the disk featuring the music from the media personality was switched out for Danger Mouse remixes - certainly providing a surprise for anyone playing the CD after returning from the store.
My word, talk about a throwback.
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The Now CDs were literally my childhood, though the fourth edition in the famed album series was certainly before my time.
There are more than 100 albums in the series now, with 'Now That's What I Call Music! 4' releasing in 1984.
The album featured a total of 15 songs, including the likes of 'It's A Hard Life' by Queen and 'Jump' by The Pointer Sisters.
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Original disks of the Now album can be sold for up to $500 online.
Coldplay are still releasing killer songs to this day, so it's quite hard to imagine they released their first EP back in May 1988.
Their album 'Safety' only had 500 copies, with just 150 of them available for purchase by fans.
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And as there are so little in the world, the album has gone up on online marketplaces for a lofty $2,500.
While some of the CDs can be sold for around $1,000, the upper end of the scale could see an owner bag a massive $10,000.
In April 1994, rock and roll stars Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl dropped 'Pennyroyal Tea'.
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But just a few days later, Kurt Cobain took his own life, prompting an immediate recall of the CD.
A few copies managed to get out there, and they are a valuable collectible nowadays.
Music lovers who own a 'Pennyroyal Tea' disk can sell it for between $2,500 and $3,000.
The 'Thriller' hitmaker never released a track known as 'Smile' - though CDs for it were created, and some Michael Jackson fans were able to get their hands on the unreleased product.
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Some are even making thousands of dollars by selling the CD.
The British music legend produced a box set titled 'Sound + Vision' in 1989, and it sells like gold dust in 2024.
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The box set featured a ton of Bowie's classic hits and live versions of tracks.
'Sound + Vision' is going for varied prices online, with some lucky sellers bagging hundreds of dollars for the CD.