Sales of records and tapes featuring ballads soared as old and young alike were fascinated by the melodies. Later, they were exported to Hong Kong and other cities in Southeast Asia, and even found their way to the Chinese mainland.
民歌唱片和錄音帶的銷路直線上升，不但學生、年輕人喜歡，就是老年人、小孩子也都能跟著唱上一段，這些歌聲不但繚繞全島，更隨著唱片、錄音帶的輸出，傳到了香港、東南亞，甚至進入中國大陸。