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2:51 pm - 01/06/2011
Vinyl Sales Increase Despite Industry Slump
Arcade Fire, Black Keys and the Beatles lead in LP sales
(Brought to you by the album EVERYONE should own on vinyl, Congratulations by MGMT)
Though overall album sales dropped 13 percent in 2010, sales of vinyl increased by 14 percent over the previous year, with around 2.8 million units sold. This is a new record for vinyl sales since 1991, when the format had all but disappeared in the wake of the CD boom, according to a report released yesterday by Nielsen SoundScan.
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Unsurprisingly, the artists who sell best in vinyl are classic rock acts and indie bands. The best selling vinyl artists in 2010 were the Beatles, the Black Keys, Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Jimi Hendrix, the National and Pavement. Pink Floyd, Metallica and Bob Dylan were also top sellers in the format.
The top selling new albums on vinyl were the Arcade Fire's The Suburbs, the Black Keys' Brothers, Vampire Weekend's Contra and the National's High Violet. The overall bestselling vinyl album in 2010 was the Beatles' Abbey Road — which of course was originally released in 1969.
But overall, the music industry's sales trends are worrisome. Overall music sales — albums, singles, music videos and digital tracks — were down 2.4 percent from 2009, and total album sales — CDs, cassettes, vinyl and digital albums — were down 12.7 percent.
WHAT ALBUMS/SPECIAL EDITIONS DO YOU GUYS HAVE? MY SISTER AND MY BRO IN LAW GOT ME A RECORD PLAYER FOR CHRISTMAS AND I AM NOW BROKE FROM BUYING RECORDS. AMOEBA IN SAN FRANCISCO FTW!!!!
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jun4thisonthway
Source:http://www.rollingstone.com/musi
(Brought to you by the album EVERYONE should own on vinyl, Congratulations by MGMT)
Though overall album sales dropped 13 percent in 2010, sales of vinyl increased by 14 percent over the previous year, with around 2.8 million units sold. This is a new record for vinyl sales since 1991, when the format had all but disappeared in the wake of the CD boom, according to a report released yesterday by Nielsen SoundScan.
Fifteen Years of Radiohead: Photos of the Band From "Pablo Honey" to "In Rainbows"
Unsurprisingly, the artists who sell best in vinyl are classic rock acts and indie bands. The best selling vinyl artists in 2010 were the Beatles, the Black Keys, Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Jimi Hendrix, the National and Pavement. Pink Floyd, Metallica and Bob Dylan were also top sellers in the format.
The top selling new albums on vinyl were the Arcade Fire's The Suburbs, the Black Keys' Brothers, Vampire Weekend's Contra and the National's High Violet. The overall bestselling vinyl album in 2010 was the Beatles' Abbey Road — which of course was originally released in 1969.
But overall, the music industry's sales trends are worrisome. Overall music sales — albums, singles, music videos and digital tracks — were down 2.4 percent from 2009, and total album sales — CDs, cassettes, vinyl and digital albums — were down 12.7 percent.
WHAT ALBUMS/SPECIAL EDITIONS DO YOU GUYS HAVE? MY SISTER AND MY BRO IN LAW GOT ME A RECORD PLAYER FOR CHRISTMAS AND I AM NOW BROKE FROM BUYING RECORDS. AMOEBA IN SAN FRANCISCO FTW!!!!
Dedicated to
jun4thisonthwaySource:http://www.rollingstone.com/musi
Also, I'm sick at home...what movie should I watch ONTD?
Great icon
didn't really buy anything new in 2010 tho :|
Incidentally, I also have 0 cds. MGMT's are the only ones I want of either kind, but it's not really a priority right now... :(
#musicalignoramus
AND THIS JOHNNY HORTON VINYL I GOT FOR $1
EVERYBODDDDDYYY
EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A CAT
JOHNNY CASH
BOBBY DYLAN (OMFG)
ELLIOTT SMITH
TAME IMPALA
JONI MITCHELL
THE STONES
BEATLES
unfunfunf
Sooo good
Ahhhh, will admit that even though I'm a fan of most of them, the only ones that I'd ~really want from this list (if I had a vinyl player) would be the Dylans and the Joni Mitchell.
Must sound magical... <3
This is magical. I feel like a 4 year old again staring at my teenage cousins' massive record collection.
I really need to get a record player.