Certainly, yes, though they were far from the phenomenon that they were in the 1970s or even that they are now after the vinyl boom of recent years. Just as the record disc and phonograph were beginning to take off early in the 20th century, the radio came along and dimmed its popularity and appeal, offering a wide range of programs and music to the listening public for a one off fee, as opposed to the record player, which you had to stock yourself with your own discs. This, alongside the great depression and Wall Street crash in 1929, kicked the growth of the phonograph as a medium firmly in the shin.