It’s incredible that Aphrodite only sold 882 copies on release week on vinyl!

I remember not even wanting it on vinyl and just bought it for the collection (and have been glad I did ever since!).

4 hours ago, -Jay- said:

I'm happy that we got new sales totals! Plus it's quite interesting to see how many vinyl copies that Light Years, Aphrodite and Kiss Me Once sold originally, and how much they sold in that format with the 2026 reissues.

I've compiled that info together:

X

#26 - 3,775 sales [3,739 sales: vinyl / 36 sales: other]

Light Years

#87 - 2,066 sales [1,972 sales: vinyl / 94 sales: other]
2018 vinyl release: 2,456 sales

2018 + 2026 vinyl combined: 4,428 sales

Aphrodite

#95 - 2,005 sales [1,959 sales: vinyl / 46 sales: other]

2010 vinyl release: 882 sales

2010 + 2026 vinyl combined: 2,841 sales

Kiss Me Once

#133 - 1,542 sales [1,528 sales: vinyl / 14 sales: other]

2014 vinyl release: 2,477 sales

2014 + 2026 vinyl combined: 4,005 sales

Summary -

Original Release Year Vinyl Sales:

2,477 - Kiss Me Once (2014 release)

2,456 - Light Years (2018 release)

882 - Aphrodite (2010 release)

2026 Reissue Vinyl Sales:

3,739 - X (first time on vinyl)

1,972 - Light Years

1,959 - Aphrodite

1,528 - Kiss Me Once

Overall Vinyl Sales:

4,428 - Light Years [contributing 0.85% of the overall total of Light Years]

4,005 - Kiss Me Once [4.09% of the overall total]

3,739 - X [0.77% of the overall total]

2,841 - Aphrodite [0.80% of the overall total]

Thank you for this post and for putting it together, i love getting this type of information.

Thank you for sharing the comparisons.

Does the 2014 KMO total Inc both the red box and separate vinyl?

I’m guessing we don’t have access to total vinyl sales just those reported on release week?

Doing housework so been playing the latest X Blue and Aphrodite. Aside from my record player seeming to play any vinyl slightly too fast , both sound great.

Edited August 20Aug 20 by aeroco

I guess the Kiss Me Once figure would include both variants!

Outside of these four albums, I don't think it's known how many copies her other albums have sold on vinyl to date. It would be very interesting to know! I guess her debut album would be her biggest seller on vinyl? I'm not sure what the split between vinyl, cassette and CD sales would have been in 1988/89.

Well I’m pretty certain the debut sold the most on vinyl, expect 100s of thousands!

25 minutes ago, aeroco said:

Well I’m pretty certain the debut sold the most on vinyl, expect 100s of thousands!

Same with enjoy yourself aswell.