Vinyle Sales Statistics

Vinyl record sales surpassed cds for the first time in decades.

Vinyle sales statistics.

Vinyl sales topped three million last year the highest uk total in 25 years. Recorded music revenues and shipments dating all the way back to 1973. It s the largest week for vinyl album sales since the week ending dec. The riaa provides the most comprehensive data on u s.

Vinyl album sales reached 1 243 million the highest number since nielsen began documenting music data in 1991. Vinyl revenue grew by 12 8 in. 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. In 2009 vinyl albums accounted for 0 2 percent of all album sales and this figure rose to 4 7 percent in 2016 2 1 percent increase compared to 2015.

In 2019 18 8 million lps were sold in the. This is the definitive source of revenue data for the recorded music industry in the united states. 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. 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.

For more in depth analysis of 2019 data and trends. In 2018 rock vinyl album sales accounted for 41 7 percent of all vinyl album sales. More than 3 2 million records were sold in 2016 a rise of 53 on the previous year according to the bpi which. 802 000 up 63 compared to previous week.

The statistic above presents the distribution of vinyl album sales in the united states in 2018 by genre.