Vinyl gross sales elevated by 122% as a consequence of Record Store Day

The 1975 and Taylor Swift had been among the many high sellers.

Vinyl gross sales elevated by 122% as a consequence of Record Store Day 2023.

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Official Charts Company has shared that 190,000 vinyl items bought throughout the week of Record Store Day. Many gross sales had been pushed by Record Store Day exclusives from The 1975 and Taylor Swift.

Respectively promoting 12,716 and 11,132 copies, The 1975’s Live With The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Swift’s Folklore – The Long Pond Sessions occupied the second and fourth spots within the UK albums chart final week. This is the primary time a Record Store Day unique has damaged the highest 10.

“Congratulations to The 1975, Taylor Swift, and all of the artists, labels, and report shops concerned on this yr’s Record Store Day,” says Megan Page from Record Store Day UK.

“The incontrovertible fact that two of the unique releases have made it into the Top 5 of the UK Official Albums Chart is a testomony to the enduring attraction of vinyl and the important position that unbiased report shops play in championing bodily music.”