Though 8-tracks came out about a year after compact cassette tapes, they were popular during the 60's until the early 80's. This was long before I was born, however my uncles had some 8-track tapes in my grandma's basement and I remember finding one of them as a kid. My parents told me what 8-tracks were, and my dad actually had a record player that had a 8-track player built in. Though the 8-track player didn't work at the time, and he never got it fixed so I never actually listened to music on a 8-track before.