For the 12th consecutive year, vinyl sales in the UK industry has experienced a continued increase.
Now, new data released by BPI reveals that UK vinyl sales in the past 12 months have increased by 4.1%, further establishing the vinyl revival. According to the statistics, 4.3million LP were sold in the UK during 2019.
Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher topped the chart, his solo record Why Me? Why Not sold in excess of 29,000 copies. In close second is teenage pop sensation Billie Eilish whose debut album When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go proved immensely popular.
“British music proved once again in 2019 that it has a bright future,” Geoff Taylor, the Chief Executive BPI and BRIT Awards, is quoted as saying. “Strong demand for streaming music and vinyl, fuelled by the investment and innovation of UK labels in discovering and promoting new talent, boosted music consumption to levels not seen for 15 years.
“But the full benefits of this growth can only be unlocked if our new Government takes action to make the UK more competitive and encourage further investment, to require digital platforms to pay fairly for music and filter out illegal content, and to give all our schoolchildren the opportunity to play an instrument and discover the joy of making music.”
UK’s top-selling vinyl albums of 2019
- Liam Gallagher – Why Me? Why Not?
- Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go
- Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
- Queen – Greatest Hits
- Beatles – Abbey Road
- Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent
- Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon
- Oasis – Definitely Maybe
- Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
- David Bowie – Legacy
- Sam Fender – Hypersonic Missiles
- Oasis – What’s The Story Morning Glory
- Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody – Ost
- Nirvana – Nevermind
- Motion Picture Cast Recording – The Greatest Showman
- Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
- Bruce Springsteen – Western Stars
- Who – Who
- Coldplay – Everyday Life
- Original Soundtrack – Guardians Of The Galaxy – Awesome Mix 1
- Billie Eilish – Don’t Smile At Me
- Foals – Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Pt 1
- Harry Styles – Fine Line
- Beatles – Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Fontaines Dc – Dogrel
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Ghosteen
- Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell
- Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
- Gerry Cinnamon – Erratic Cinematic
- Foals – Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Pt 2
- Bob Marley & The Wailers – Legend
- Arctic Monkeys – AM
- Catfish & The Bottlemen – The Balance
- Kylie Minogue – Step Back In Time – The Definitive
- Michael Kiwanuka – Kiwanuka
- Specials – Encore
- Ed Sheeran – No 6 Collaborations Project
- Abba – Gold – Greatest Hits
- Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
- Jeff Wayne – The War Of The Worlds