A woman who bought an old home was shocked to discover the massive number of CDs left behind by the previous owners.

Emma bought her house in East Yorkshire, England, in September of this year and lives there with her daughter.

“We knew there was going to be a shelf of CDs but the previous owners left his entire collection spanning back to the 80s,” she told Regalrumination.com.

Emma took to to of the collection, revealing that there were over 57,000 CDs in what her daughter is now calling “the library.”

The video, which has amassed over 29,000 views since it was first shared on November 24, sees Emma entering the room to first find shelves of folders and papers. However, the real surprise comes when she turns the corner and shows the huge collection of CDs on a shelving unit in the room.

She found this as well as “so much vintage radio equipment and old vinyl records”, she told Regalrumination.com.

“We were happy with a few bits but also shocked at how much he left behind. We have now boxed up as many CDs and records that are sellable. Lots were damaged, broken, old CD-ROM, burnt CDs.

“Hopefully [we] get them on musicMagpie and earn a bit of money [and] claw back some of the rubbish removal costs.”

Emma found more CDs in the home’s garage.

In the caption of her video, Emma reveals that it took three days to .

“What the actual f***,” she says in the clip. “Oh my God. I could literally open HMV.”

In a comment under the video, Emma revealed that the former owner of the house was a radio DJ.

According to Statista, CD sales peaked in the late 90s and early 2000s with over 800 million sales annually. However, with the emergence of devices such as MP3 players and , sales of compact discs have fallen significantly. By 2021, well under 100 million were sold in the U.S.

People shared their thoughts and reactions to Emma’s discovery in the comments section of her video.

LouLou commented: “I’d be in heaven sorting that room out. Not to tidy it specifically but just to discover what’s in there.”

Luke E wrote: “Seriously that’s money right there. Don’t throw any of it. Call up a record shop or a record fair and see if they can take them off you. Some are worth silly money.”

“I’d have months of fun going through all that. Treasure trove,” said Mairéad.

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