Vinyle Sales Statistics
Vinyl album sales reached 1 243 million the highest number since nielsen began documenting music data in 1991.
Vinyle sales statistics. The statistic above presents the distribution of vinyl album sales in the united states in 2018 by genre. 26 2019 1 243 million. Vinyl record sales surpassed cds for the first time in decades. For more in depth analysis of 2019 data and trends.
In 2009 vinyl albums accounted for 0 2 percent of all album sales and this figure rose to 4 7 percent in 2016 2 1 percent increase compared to 2015. Recorded music revenues and shipments dating all the way back to 1973. Data on vinyl album sales in the united states from 1993 to 2019 shows consistent growth since 2006 and in 2019 a total of 18 84 million vinyl albums were sold up 14 5 percent from the previous. More than 3 2 million records were sold in 2016 a rise of 53 on the previous year according to the bpi which.
In 2019 18 8 million lps were sold in the. Vinyl sales topped three million last year the highest uk total in 25 years. Vinyl revenue grew by 12 8 in. The highest sales level since the early.
It s the largest week for vinyl album sales since the week ending dec. 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. The riaa provides the most comprehensive data on u s. This is the definitive source of revenue data for the recorded music industry in the united states.
In 2018 rock vinyl album sales accounted for 41 7 percent of all vinyl album sales.