2017 Vinyl Sales

Sales of vinyl in 2016 reached a 25 year high as consumers young and old have once again embraced physical formats of music.

2017 vinyl sales.

This impressive milestone has been untouched since the. 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. Vinyl has enjoyed another surge in sales from 2016 rex some critics were sceptical as to whether it would last through 2017 but it seems music fans are continuing to purchase more vinyl than ever. In 2017 the cassette format is only available as a sales gimmick and the cd is on its last legs.

Sales of vinyl records are at their highest level since 1991 reports the bpi with 4 1 vinyl albums sold in the uk in 2017. Vinyl records in 2017 are different from vinyl records in 1985. Further vinyl album sales were driven by an array of titles not just a handful of hot sellers. More than 3 2m lps were sold last year a rise of 53 on last year and.

In 1985 you could buy an album on a cassette cd or record. 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. Vinyl now accounts for roughly 3 of all music consumed including digital.