This statistic displays the sales volume of LPs in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1995 to 2016, in million units. In 2016, more than 3 million vinyl LPs were sold in the United Kingdom (52.6 percent increase compared to 2015; the highest sales level since the early 1900s). The top-sold album of 2016 was Blackstar by David Bowie, with over 10 thousand copies sold. The lowest level of vinyl sales took place during 2007 and 2008 when only 0.21 million units were sold.
Vinyl LP sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1995 to 2016
(in million units)
Characteristic
Million units of LPs sold
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British Recorded Music Industry. (May 18, 2017). Vinyl LP sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1995 to 2016 (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/324773/vinyl-album-market-lp-sales-volume-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Vinyl LP sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1995 to 2016 (in million units)." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324773/vinyl-album-market-lp-sales-volume-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. (2017). Vinyl LP sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1995 to 2016 (in million units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324773/vinyl-album-market-lp-sales-volume-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Vinyl Lp Sales Volume in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1995 to 2016 (in Million Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324773/vinyl-album-market-lp-sales-volume-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry, Vinyl LP sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1995 to 2016 (in million units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324773/vinyl-album-market-lp-sales-volume-uk/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Vinyl LP sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1995 to 2016 (in million units) [Graph], British Recorded Music Industry, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/324773/vinyl-album-market-lp-sales-volume-uk/