Vinyl Sales Statistics

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Vinyl sales statistics.

Recorded music revenues and shipments dating all the way back to 1973. This is the definitive source of revenue data for the recorded music industry in the united states. In 2019 18 8 million lps. Vinyl album sales surged to a new weekly high in 2020 as 802 000 copies were sold in the week ending sept.

For more in depth analysis of 2019 data and trends. Data on vinyl album sales in the united states from 1993 to 2019 shows consistent growth since 2006 and in 2019 a total of 18 84 million vinyl albums were sold up 14 5 percent from the previous. A total of 4 2 million vinyl albums were sold in the uk over the past year a 1 6 increase over 2017 reports the bbc. Vinyl album sales in the united states have grown for the 14th consecutive year.

Vinyl sales topped three million last year the highest uk total in 25 years. Directly accessible data for 170 industries from 50 countries and over 1 mio. Vinyl album sales accounted for 13 7 of all physical sales up from 10 in 2017 and 8 in 2016. More than 3 2 million records were sold in 2016 a rise of 53 on the previous year according to the bpi which.

3 according to nielsen. Thanks to record store day 2020 s first drop on aug. Lp sales volume in the united kingdom uk 1995 2016 vinyl albums market share in the united kingdom uk 2009 2016 vinyl album purchasing frequency in the united kingdom uk. Despite the steep decline in cd sales and slowing of vinyl sales growth physical sales including cd and vinyl still accounted for nearly 2 billion in the uk.

Roughly 100 000 more than in 2017. Vinyl records earned 224 1 million on 8 6 million units in the first half of 2019 closing in on the 247 9 million on 18 6 million units generated by cd sales.