14 of the top 20 albums this year were reissues.
2017 vinyl sales.
In 1985 you could buy an album on a cassette cd or record.
This impressive milestone has been untouched since the.
Further vinyl album sales were driven by an array of titles not just a handful of hot sellers.
Vinyl records in 2017 are different from vinyl records in 1985.
14 of the top selling albums of the year were reissues with amy winehouse s back to black making the top 5 for the third year in a row.
In 2017 the cassette format is only available as a sales gimmick and the cd is on its last legs.
Today when a record label releases a new or archived album on vinyl they do so to treat the record as a collector s item.
More than 3 2m lps were sold last year a rise of 53 on last year and.
Vinyl now accounts for roughly 3 of all music consumed including digital.
Vinyl records are projected to sell 40 million units in 2017 with sales nearing the 1 billion benchmark for the first time this millennium.
In total 77 different titles each sold more than 20 000 copies on vinyl lp in 2017 as compared to.