Nielsen Soundscan Vinyl Record Sales

Vinyl lp sales increase 52 now comprise over 6 of physical album sales radio remains top source for music discovery new york jan.

Nielsen soundscan vinyl record sales.

In fact sales of vinyl are actually increasing at a rapid clip. This is a list of best selling albums in the united states of the nielsen soundscan era soundscan began tracking sales data for billboard on march 1 1991. In 2012 vinyl album sales reached 4 6 million in sales breaking the previous record of 3 9 million lp album sales in 2011. Vinyl had a renaissance at retail by experiencing sales growth for the 12th consecutive year comprising 14 of all physical album sales.

The criteria are that the album must have been published including self publishing by the artist and the album must have achieved at least a diamond certification from the riaa. The albums released prior to march 1991 should be included with their certified units. According to nielsen soundscan data out this week vinyl records boasted 9 2 million in sales up 52 percent from 2013 the highest numbers recorded on soundscan since the music industry monitor. And album sales between january.

67 of all vinyl albums were purchased at an independent music store. Physical album sales cd vinyl cassette etc in 2019 decreased by 15 to 73 5 million. The top selling vinyl lp of the year was the re release of the beatles sgt. Cd album sales comprised 54 19.

In 2018 vinyl album sales represented 11 9 of all album sales in the u s. Music year end report for the 12 month period of dec. Have grown a whopping 260 since 2009. Of that figure 18 84 million were vinyl which is up over 14 from the year prior according to data shared by nielsen music in its annual year end report on how the music industry is doing.

And the steady increase in unit growth is showing no signs of well skipping. According to nielsen vinyl album sales in the u s. It s expected that 2019 will mark yet another big year for vinyl once the 2019 nielsen music tracking. This is a list of the best selling albums in the united states based on riaa certification and nielsen soundscan sales tracking.

Album sales last posted a yearly gain in 2011 when volume was up by 1 3. Last year vinyl unit sales totaled 9 2 million up from 6 1 million in 2013. Soundscan data is unrelated to the recording industry association of america riaa certifications and is based on actual sales while the riaa s certification process is based on shipments.