Increase In Vinyl Record Sales

Last year marking a 52 increase over the year before.

Increase in vinyl record sales.

Marking the 12th consecutive year of vinyl sales growth 4 3 million lps were sold in the uk during 2019. Sales of vinyl in 2016 reached a 25 year high as consumers young and old have once again embraced physical formats of music. In the uk lp sales have been growing for 12 years reaching 4 3 million in 2019 according to the british phonographic industry. The vinyl revival is the renewed interest and increased sales of vinyl records or gramophone records that has been taking place in the western world since about 2007.

Furthermore there was an 18 5 year over year increase in sales of new vinyl from 2016 to 2017. That s a 63 increase compared to the previous week s sales. Vinyl albums now account for one in every 8 albums purchased in the uk across digital and physical. 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.

That 802 000 haul is also the largest week for vinyl album sales since the week ending dec. The analogue format made of polyvinyl chloride had been the main vehicle for the commercial distribution of pop music from the 1950s until the 1980s and 1990s when they were largely replaced by the compact disc cd. In 2019 18 8 million lps were sold in the. Our favourite albums of 2019.

According to data released last week by nielsen soundscan more than 9 2 million vinyl records were sold in the u s. 26 2019 when 1 243 million copies. Vinyl sales increased by 55 8 from 2010 to 2011 and then 131 8 from 2011 to 2012. Continuing one of the more surprising comebacks of the digital age vinyl album sales in the united states have grown for the 14th consecutive year.

On the other hand cds seem to be losing appeal with january june 2020 revenues dropping 47 6 percent to 129 9 million u s. Uk vinyl sales continued to increase in 2019 reports bpi.