Posted January 2, 20241 yr From BPI. Vinyl LP purchases have risen for the 16th consecutive year in the UK in 2023 and are growing at their fastest rate this decade. Following a 2.9% improvement in unit sales last year, the vinyl market in 2023 has, with just a few more days to go to year-end, increased more than four times as fast with an 11.7% rise to 5.9 million units. This is according to analysis of Official Charts data by the BPI, the association for the UK’s record companies and labels and the representative voice of British recorded music. The increase has been led by brand new releases from artists including Ed Sheeran, Lana Del Rey, Lewis Capaldi, The Rolling Stones, and Taylor Swift. While more than four-fifths of recorded music consumption in the UK is now made up of streaming, demand for vinyl LPs continues to surge, with the market at its highest annual level since 1990. This includes over a quarter of a million vinyl albums having been sold during the course of last week, making it the highest sales week for the format this century. Additionally, the CD market has sustained its smallest annual decline in nearly a decade this year as it moves closer to plateauing. Nearly 11 million CDs, which remain important commercially and to Official Charts success, were sold across the year, while sales of cassettes topped 100,000 units in a calendar year for the fourth consecutive year. Chart 1 – OFFICIAL VINYL ARTIST ALBUMS CHART 2023* – © Official Charts Company Taylor Swift – 1989 (Taylor’s Version) The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds Lana Del Rey – Did You Know There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd Taylor Swift – Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) Fleetwood Mac – Rumours Blur – The Ballad Of Darren Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon Taylor Swift – Midnights Olivia Rodrigo – Guts Lewis Capaldi – Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent *Up to Chart Week 51 2023 Chart 2 – OFFICIAL COMPACT DISC ARTIST ALBUMS CHART 2023* – © Official Charts Company Take That – This Life Taylor Swift – 1989 (Taylor’s Version) The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds Lewis Capaldi – Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent Ed Sheeran – - (Subtract) P!nk – Trustfall Foo Fighters – But Here We Are Metallica – 72 Seasons Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Council Skies Kylie Minogue – Tension *Up to Chart Week 51 2023 Chart 3 – OFFICIAL CASSETTE ARTIST ALBUMS CHART 2023 – © Official Charts Company Olivia Rodrigo – Guts Ed Sheeran – - (Subtract) Kylie Minogue – Tension Inhaler – Cuts & Bruises Blur – The Ballad Of Darren Lana Del Rey – Did You Know There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd Sleep Token – Take Me Back To Eden Lewis Capaldi – Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent Hozier – Unreal Unearth The 1975 – Live With The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra *Up to Chart Week 51 2023
September 17, 2024Sep 17 I'm a bit late adding these in as I meant to post these several months ago... 2023 Sales (physical and downloads) Singles: 15,183,131 (2022: 16,801,321) Albums: 19,771,850 (2022: 20,129,649) Artist Albums: Physical: 15,297,999 (2022: 15,185,200) Downloads: 2,299,285 (2022: 2,393,043) Compilations and other Various Artist albums (physical and downloads): 2,174,566 (2022: 2,551,406) 2023 Streams Singles Audio: 152,840,372,363 (2022: 137,096,180,678) Video: 9,662,655,702 (2022: 9,785, 859,770) Albums Artist Albums: 94,903,373 (2022: 83,656,953) Comp / VA (Soundtracks etc): 1,985,956 (2022: 1,785,731) Total: 96,889,329 (2022: 85,442,684) 2023 Overall Totals (Sales + Streams) Singles: 1,386,036,165 (2022: 1,252,862,166 ) Albums: 116,661,179 (2022: 105,572,334) Artist Albums: 112,500,657 (101,235,196) Compilations: 4,160,522 (2022: 4,337,137) sales information from Music Week issue February 2024 Streams of compilation albums are from albums such as Original Soundtracks Edited September 17, 2024Sep 17 by Robbie
September 17, 2024Sep 17 Sales (physical and downloads) By Year Singles 2023: 15,183,131 2022: 16,801,321 2021: 20,507,952 2020: 27,322,067 2019: 40,692,320 2018: 55,163,870 2017: 74,000,000 2016: 96,000,000 2015: 133,000,000 2014: 155,675,944 2013: 182,200,746 2012: 188,564,734 2011: 177,914,016 2010: 161,811,236 2009: 152,749,077 2008: 115,139,176 2007: 79,160,086 2006: 62,101,263 2005: 46,366,368 2004: 26,496,837 + 5,759,808 downloads 2003: 30,886,598 + 400,000 downloads 2002: 43,901,263 2001: 51,387,275 2000: 55,707,369 1999: 71,292,000 Albums 2023: 19,771,850 2022: 20,129,649 2021: 23,455,186 2020: 25,724,739 2019: 35,311,105 2018: 46,453,998 2017: 59,600,000 2016: 68,700,000 2015: 81,500,000 2014: 86,939,621 2013: 94,015,936 2012: 100,484,979 2011: 113,186,130 2010: 119,906,678 2009: 128,946,805 2008: 133,643,773 2007: 136,486,733 2006: 154,984,674 2005: 159,118,610 2004: 163,214,583 2003: 159,240,333 2002: 149,227,012 2001: 145,235,988 2000: 134,125,063 1999: 121,400,000 sales figures 2010 to 2023 from various Music Week issues sales figures 1999 to 2009 from zobbel.de The above are actual sales. I've not included sales prior to 1999 as these are based on shipments. Edited September 17, 2024Sep 17 by Robbie
September 17, 2024Sep 17 Fascinating stats, thank you for those. Given the domination of streaming, even the fact there were 15 million paid for single sales last year looks particularly big, albeit dwarfed by the numbers achieved in the early 2010s.
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