Vinyl continues to be one of the in style bodily music codecs in the U.S., because it simply had its largest gross sales week in over 30 years.
Billboard reviews that over 2.2 million vinyl data had been bought in the U.S. throughout the week ending in Dec. 22, which is its largest gross sales week since Luminate began counting music gross sales in 1991. Vinyl noticed a 46.7 p.c improve in gross sales that week as in comparison with the week prior, which suggests that data had been a well-liked reward for the vacations.
Vinyl gross sales additionally made up 57 p.c of complete album gross sales that week, with CDs, cassettes, different bodily codecs and digital downloads making up the opposite 43 p.c.
It’s the second 12 months in a row that the weekly vinyl gross sales document was damaged — over 2.1 million models had been bought in the U.S. throughout the identical week (ending in Dec. 23) in 2021. These are the one two cases since 1991 the place weekly vinyl gross sales surpassed 2 million models. But the recognition of vinyl continues to develop in normal, as yearly gross sales had been up 3.6 p.c in 2022 in comparison with 2021.
Unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift’s newest launch Midnights was the top-selling vinyl of the week, with 68,000 copies bought. However, it was additionally the top-selling vinyl document of the 12 months, having bought a whopping 575,000 copies in its first week [via Billboard].
Harry Styles’ Harry’s House, Adele’s 30, Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour, Swift’s Red (Taylor’s Version), Kendrick Lamar’s good child, m.A.A.d metropolis, Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, The Beatles’ Abbey Road, Tyler, the Creator’s Call Me If You Get Lost and Billie (*30*) Happier Than Ever claimed the remainder of the spots in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Year-End Vinyl Albums chart.
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