The biggest selling vinyl albums of 2019 revealed
See the full Top 20
Liam Gallagher’s second solo album ‘Why Me? Why Not.’ has been crowned as the biggest selling vinyl album of 2019.
According to Official Charts Company figures, Liam Gallagher’s chart-topping record shifted more than 30,000 units on vinyl since it was released on 20th September 2019.
It also sold more than 17,000 copies on its first week alone, making it the fast-selling vinyl album of the year and, impressively, the fastest-selling vinyl album of this entire millennium by a solo act.
‘Why Me? Why Not.’ topped the 2019 vinyl chart ahead of teenage pop sensation Billie Eilish’s all-conquering ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’, which sold 29,000 copies on the resurgent format.
Classic albums dominate the Top 10 with Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ at number three with 28,800 sales and Queen’s ‘Greatest Hits’ (no.4), The Beatles ‘Abbey Road’ (no.5), Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ (no. 7), Oasis’ ‘Definitely Maybe’ (no.8), Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’ (no.9) and David Bowie’s best-of ‘Legacy’ (no.10) also featuring.
Alongside Liam Gallagher and Billie Eilish, new releases that feature in the vinyl Top 20 are Lewis Capaldi’s ‘Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent’ (no.6), Sam Fender’s ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ (no.11), Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Western Stars’ (no.17), The Who’s ‘Who’ (no.18) and Coldplay’s ‘Everyday Life’ (no. 19).
Incredibly, vinyl sales grew in 2019 for a twelfth consecutive year in the UK rising 4.1% to 4.3million units. One in every eight albums bought in the UK is now on vinyl.
The Top 20 biggest selling vinyl albums of 2019 are as follows:
1 - Liam Gallagher - Why Me? Why Not
2 - Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
3 - Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
4 - Queen - Greatest Hits
5 - The Beatles - Abbey Road
6 - Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspired To Hellish Extent
7 - Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon
8 - Oasis - Definitely Maybe
9 - Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
10 - David Bowie - Legacy
11 - Sam Fender – ‘Hypersonic Missiles’
12 - Oasis – What’s The Story Morning Glory?
13 - Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody OST
14 - Nirvana – Nevermind
15 - Motion Picture Cast Recording – The Greatest Showman
16 - Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
17 - Bruce Springsteen – Western Stars
18 - The Who – Who
19 - Coldplay – Everyday Life
20 - Original Soundtrack - Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix 1