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A few days before the Record Store Day 2025 (April 12th), the Official Charts Company published statistics on the best-selling vinyl records of the past ten years and thus lifts Taylor Swift to another throne.
The numbers read well for the time being: 6.7 million Vinyl albums were sold last year alone. That is five times more than in 1994. At that time, however, the CD had a market share of almost 70 percent. Only a little more than one percent of all music was bought in a record shape. In addition, the sales figures last compared to previous years.
As the Official Charts Company The result, three of the five best-selling vinyl LPs, which are not Reissues, come from Taylor Swift. Your album Midnights (2022) leads the top list with 129,000 sales. The Tortured Poet’s Department (2024) follows in second place and fourth in 1989 (Taylor’s version).
Vinyl charts: In addition to Taylor Swift, David Bowie also included
In the top 10 there are not only albums by Ed Sheeran and Billie Eilish (as well as a little surprising: Tamen impala), but also two plates by David Bowie.
- Midnights – Taylor Swift
- The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift
- Harry’s House – Harry Styles
- 1989 (Taylor’s version) – Taylor Swift
- Legacy – David Bowie
- Fine Line – Harry Styles
- Divide – Ed Sheeran
- Blackstar – David Bowie
- When the case asleep Where do we go – Billie Eilish
- Currents – Tame Impala
However, it was not determined whether the purchased records are more than just pretty interior design items. Nevertheless, “Music Week” recently stated that the vinyl boom is mainly based on the new sale of Evergreen catalogs. LPS from the past again play no role in this list.
The Record Store Day, which also offers the opportunity to buy exclusive and limited plates in records in Germany, is already taking place this year for the 18th time.