Top-selling vinyl albums in the U.S. 2018
The statistic above presents the top-selling vinyl albums in the United States in 2018. Fleetwood Mac's album 'Rumours' came third with 77 thousand vinyl copies, however Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' and the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' soundtrack both ranked first with 84 thousand vinyl copies sold. Recent data shows that vinyl record sales in the U.S. have been experiencing a period of constant growth since 2007. In 2015, the global vinyl industry generated 416 million U.S. dollars in revenue.
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Website (The Vinyl Factory). (January 14, 2019). Top-selling vinyl albums in the United States in 2018 (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 23, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189357/top-selling-vinyl-albums-in-the-united-states-in-2010/
Website (The Vinyl Factory). "Top-selling vinyl albums in the United States in 2018 (in thousands)." Chart. January 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed October 23, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189357/top-selling-vinyl-albums-in-the-united-states-in-2010/
Website (The Vinyl Factory). (2019). Top-selling vinyl albums in the United States in 2018 (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 23, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189357/top-selling-vinyl-albums-in-the-united-states-in-2010/
Website (The Vinyl Factory). "Top-selling Vinyl Albums in The United States in 2018 (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189357/top-selling-vinyl-albums-in-the-united-states-in-2010/
Website (The Vinyl Factory), Top-selling vinyl albums in the United States in 2018 (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189357/top-selling-vinyl-albums-in-the-united-states-in-2010/ (last visited October 23, 2019)