Vinyl sales reach highest level in 30 years

Many have attributed releases from ABBA, Adele and Ed Sheeran for the increase. 2021 has seen a boom in UK vinyl sales as almost a quarter of the albums bought this year (23%) were on vinyl. Vinyl sales in the UK surpassed five million for the first time since 1991, thanks to albums by Adele, ABBA, and Ed Sheeran- BBC reports. ABBAs Voyage was the biggest seller. It was the fastest-selling vinyl release of the century, shifting 30,000 copies in its opening week. Sales are up 8% over 2020, marking the formats 14th straight year of growth. READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON MIXMAG.NET Príspevok Vinyl sales reach highest level in 30 years je zobrazený ako prvý na Divertrecords.sk.

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