Vinyl continues to be some of the fashionable bodily music codecs within the U.S., because it simply had its largest gross sales week in over 30 years.
Billboard stories that over 2.2 million vinyl information had been offered within the U.S. through the week ending in Dec. 22, which is its largest gross sales week since Luminate began counting music gross sales in 1991. Vinyl noticed a 46.7 p.c enhance in gross sales that week as in comparison with the week prior, which suggests that information had been a well-liked reward for the vacations.
Vinyl gross sales additionally made up 57 p.c of whole album gross sales that week, with CDs, cassettes, different bodily codecs and digital downloads making up the opposite 43 p.c.
It is the second yr in a row that the weekly vinyl gross sales document was damaged — over 2.1 million models had been offered within the U.S. throughout the identical week (ending in Dec. 23) in 2021. These are the one two cases since 1991 the place weekly vinyl gross sales surpassed 2 million models. However the reputation of vinyl continues to develop on the whole, as yearly gross sales had been up 3.6 p.c in 2022 in comparison with 2021.
Unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift’s newest launch Midnights was the top-selling vinyl of the week, with 68,000 copies offered. Nonetheless, it was additionally the top-selling vinyl document of the yr, having offered a whopping 575,000 copies in its first week [via Billboard].
Harry Kinds’ Harry’s Home, Adele’s 30, Olivia Rodrigo’s Bitter, Swift’s Crimson (Taylor’s Model), Kendrick Lamar’s good child, m.A.A.d metropolis, Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, The Beatles’ Abbey Street, Tyler, the Creator’s Name Me If You Get Misplaced and Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever claimed the remainder of the spots within the High 10 of Billboard’s 12 months-Finish Vinyl Albums chart.
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