Increase In Vinyl Record Sales

More than 3 2m lps were sold last year a rise of 53 on last year and.

Increase in vinyl record sales.

A 4 1 increase on the previous year. According to data released last week by nielsen soundscan more than 9 2 million vinyl records were sold in the u s. Last year marking a 52 increase over the year before. Retail value of lp ep shipments in the u s.

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. Looking back to 2005 record sales amounted to only 14 million u s. Vinyl albums now account for one in every 8 albums purchased in the uk across digital and physical. 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.

Sales of vinyl in 2016 reached a 25 year high as consumers young and old have once again embraced physical formats of music. That s a 63 increase compared to the previous week s sales. Our favourite albums of 2019. Marking the 12th consecutive year of vinyl sales growth 4 3 million lps were sold in the uk during 2019.

From 1999 to 2019. Uk vinyl sales continued to increase in 2019 reports bpi. 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. Record sales volume vinyl lps in germany 2003 2019 lp ep shipments in the u s.

26 2019 when 1 243 million copies. In the uk lp sales have been growing for 12 years reaching 4 3 million in 2019 according to the british phonographic industry. That 802 000 haul is also the largest week for vinyl album sales since the week ending dec.