Album sales were up 33 percent on Record Store Day 2018 (RSD), according to Official Charts Company (OCC) data for April 21.
Organisers of the one-day celebration of vinyl have reported that an estimated 60,000 LPs were sold on the day, followed by approximately 30,000 vinyl singles – marking an overall 7 percent year-on-year increase in unit sales.
David Bowie's Welcome To The Blackout – a RSD exclusive – was the most in-demand release, topping the UK vinyl chart and entering the official Top 40 at number 22.
Vinyl sales in the UK overall were up 16 percent year-on-year according to the OCC, although sales of singles dropped year-on-year, as customers moved towards the album format.
Among the 240-plus shops taking part was Banquet Records in Kingston, whose co-owner Jon Tolley reported unprecedented sales. Speaking to Music Week, he said: 'Finances wise, we were about 15 percent up on last year – a total which at the time we thought could not be surpassed.
'Credit has to be passed to the labels and to ERA giving us fuller information at an earlier time so we could prep properly... It’s a great shot in the arm for the books, a great advert for record shops, and a great buzz for customers.'
Best selling Record Store Day 2018 UK releases
1) Welcome to the Blackout - David Bowie
2) Arcade Fire - Arcade Fire
3) The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Mono) - Pink Floyd
4) Now - David Bowie
5) Boxer (Live in Brussels) - The National
6) Suede - Suede
7) St Jude - Courteeners
8) Ten Rapid - Mogwai
9) David Bowie - David Bowie
10) The Kids are Alright - The Who
Organisers of the one-day celebration of vinyl have reported that an estimated 60,000 LPs were sold on the day, followed by approximately 30,000 vinyl singles – marking an overall 7 percent year-on-year increase in unit sales.
David Bowie's Welcome To The Blackout – a RSD exclusive – was the most in-demand release, topping the UK vinyl chart and entering the official Top 40 at number 22.
Vinyl sales in the UK overall were up 16 percent year-on-year according to the OCC, although sales of singles dropped year-on-year, as customers moved towards the album format.
Among the 240-plus shops taking part was Banquet Records in Kingston, whose co-owner Jon Tolley reported unprecedented sales. Speaking to Music Week, he said: 'Finances wise, we were about 15 percent up on last year – a total which at the time we thought could not be surpassed.
'Credit has to be passed to the labels and to ERA giving us fuller information at an earlier time so we could prep properly... It’s a great shot in the arm for the books, a great advert for record shops, and a great buzz for customers.'
Best selling Record Store Day 2018 UK releases
1) Welcome to the Blackout - David Bowie
2) Arcade Fire - Arcade Fire
3) The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Mono) - Pink Floyd
4) Now - David Bowie
5) Boxer (Live in Brussels) - The National
6) Suede - Suede
7) St Jude - Courteeners
8) Ten Rapid - Mogwai
9) David Bowie - David Bowie
10) The Kids are Alright - The Who
