Increase In Vinyl Record Sales

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.

Increase in vinyl record sales.

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. Our favourite albums of 2019. Vinyl records earned 224 1 million on 8 6 million units in the first half of 2019 closing in on the 247 9 million on 18 6 million units generated by cd sales.

26 2019 when 1 243 million copies. According to data released last week by nielsen soundscan more than 9 2 million vinyl records were sold in the u s. Uk vinyl sales continued to increase in 2019 reports bpi. Sales of vinyl in 2016 reached a 25 year high as consumers young and old have once again embraced physical formats of music.

Marking the 12th consecutive year of vinyl sales growth 4 3 million lps were sold in the uk during 2019. Retail value of lp ep shipments in the u s. Last year marking a 52 increase over the year before. That s a 63 increase compared to the previous week s sales.

That 802 000 haul is also the largest week for vinyl album sales since the week ending dec. 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. 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.

From 1999 to 2019. More than 3 2m lps were sold last year a rise of 53 on last year and. A 4 1 increase on the previous year.