Thursday 27 November 2014

Vinyl Sales Highest Since Mid-Ninties

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) have released sales figures for vinyl records which show that sales are at their highest in 2014 since 1995:


Once written off as an archaic medium in a digital era, vinyl has staged somewhat of a comeback in the last four years. 

A brief scan of the vinyl charts reveals the upsurge is thanks to some familiarly old-school names, such as Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Oasis and the Stone Roses:

Official Vinyl Albums Chart – year-to-date top 10 artist albums (up to & incl. w/e 22 November 2014):

Position
Title
Artist
1
AM
ARCTIC MONKEYS
2
LAZARETTO
JACK WHITE
3
THE ENDLESS RIVER
PINK FLOYD
4
ROYAL BLOOD
ROYAL BLOOD
5
DEFINITELY MAYBE
OASIS
6
THE STONE ROSES
STONE ROSES
7
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
PINK FLOYD
8
LED ZEPPELIN
LED ZEPPELIN
9
LED ZEPPELIN 3
LED ZEPPELIN
10
LED ZEPPELIN 2
LED ZEPPELIN
Source: BPI

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