This statistic displays share of album sales going on vinyl albums in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016. In 2009, vinyl albums accounted for 0.2 percent of all album sales, and this figure rose to 4.7 percent in 2016 (2.1 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.
Vinyl albums share of music albums sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016
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British Recorded Music Industry. (May 18, 2017). Vinyl albums share of music albums sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/324779/vinyl-albums-market-share-in-the-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Vinyl albums share of music albums sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324779/vinyl-albums-market-share-in-the-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. (2017). Vinyl albums share of music albums sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324779/vinyl-albums-market-share-in-the-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Vinyl Albums Share of Music Albums Sales in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324779/vinyl-albums-market-share-in-the-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry, Vinyl albums share of music albums sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324779/vinyl-albums-market-share-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Vinyl albums share of music albums sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2016 [Graph], British Recorded Music Industry, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/324779/vinyl-albums-market-share-in-the-uk/
