U.K. VINYL SALES UP 12% YTD

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U.K. VINYL SALES UP 12% YTD

8/7/23

Vinyl sales continue to rise in the U.K., with more than 2.7m LPs sold so far this year—up 12% on 2022, according to figures from the BPI. The Top 10 is driven by new releases.

Last year, the format rose 2.9% overall, with 5.5m sales (the highest since 1990). Might 2023’s performance top that growth?

Lana Del Rey claims the best-selling LP so far this year with Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (Polydor). Lewis Capaldi’s Broken By Desire to be Heavenly Sent (EMI) is #2 and Cracker Island (Parlophone) by Gorillaz follows at #3.

The top six titles in the YTD top 10 are new albums for 2023. They also include Council Skies (Sour Mash) by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at #4, But Here We Are (Roswell Records) by Foo Fighters at #5 and The Record (Interscope) by Boygenius at #6.

Taylor Swift's Midnights (EMI), which sits at #7, was released in 2022 and at #8 is a 15th anniversary release of The Courteeners' St. Jude (Polydor), which arrived this year. Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon (Parlophone), which was reissued for its 50th anniversary this year, is #10.

New titles outside the Top 10 that have recorded strong vinyl sales so far in 2023 include Subtract (Atlantic) by Ed Sheeran, Swift's Folklore—The Long Pond Sessions, The Show (Capitol) by Niall Horan, Memento Mori (Columbia) by Depeche Mode and This Is Why (Atlantic) by Paramore.