Some 4 8 million vinyl albums were purchased in the uk over the past 12 months up nearly a tenth on sales in 2019 according to figures from the british phonographic industry bpi.
Bpi vinyl sales.
The bpi the organisation that represents the.
According to the bpi vinyl sales haven t been this strong since the.
As record store day approaches bpi s rob crutchley looks at some of the statistics behind the lp sales boom 4 1m vinyl lps were sold in 2017 an increase of 26 8 on the previous year and the highest level of sales since the early 1990s.
Sales of vinyl and cassettes surged once again in 2020 as music fans spent much of lockdown discovering new favourites to add to their collections.
Sales of vinyl records in the uk this year are the highest since the early 90s new data has revealed.
Our favourite albums of 2019.
Vinyl albums now account for one in every 8 albums purchased in the uk across digital and physical formats.
Today the british phonographic industry bpi has announced that 4 8 million lp albums were sold this year in the uk.
Uk vinyl sales continued to increase in 2019 reports bpi.
More than 3 2 million records were sold in 2016 a rise of 53 on the previous year according to the bpi which.
New figures released by record labels association the bpi using official charts company data will show that alongside continued growth in streaming which now accounts for around 80 of uk music consumption sales of vinyl lps and audio cassettes surged ahead in 2020.
Fans turned to their favourite music in ever greater numbers to escape the lockdown blues the figures will show.
Vinyl record sales came within a groove of 5 million during 2020 according to new figures released by record industry body the bpi.
Marking the 12th consecutive year of vinyl sales growth 4 3 million lps were sold in the uk during 2019.
Vinyl sales topped three million last year the highest uk total in 25 years.
End of year figures released by the british phonographic industry bpi show that sales.