During the week of the Record Store Day event in the United States in 2019, a total 673 thousand vinyl albums were sold at independent record retailers across the country. Vinyl album sales from indie record stores increased by almost 100 thousand between 2018 and 2019, highlighting the importance of Record Store Day for smaller businesses within the industry.
Number of vinyl albums sold at independent record stores during the week of Record Store Day in the United States in 2018 and 2019
(in 1,000s)
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Billboard. (April 23, 2019). Number of vinyl albums sold at independent record stores during the week of Record Store Day in the United States in 2018 and 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033139/vinyl-album-sales-indie-stores-record-store-day-us/
Billboard. "Number of vinyl albums sold at independent record stores during the week of Record Store Day in the United States in 2018 and 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033139/vinyl-album-sales-indie-stores-record-store-day-us/
Billboard. (2019). Number of vinyl albums sold at independent record stores during the week of Record Store Day in the United States in 2018 and 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033139/vinyl-album-sales-indie-stores-record-store-day-us/
Billboard. "Number of Vinyl Albums Sold at Independent Record Stores during The Week of Record Store Day in The United States in 2018 and 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033139/vinyl-album-sales-indie-stores-record-store-day-us/
Billboard, Number of vinyl albums sold at independent record stores during the week of Record Store Day in the United States in 2018 and 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033139/vinyl-album-sales-indie-stores-record-store-day-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of vinyl albums sold at independent record stores during the week of Record Store Day in the United States in 2018 and 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Billboard, April 23, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033139/vinyl-album-sales-indie-stores-record-store-day-us/
