U.S. vinyl album sales rose to 2.232 million copies in the week ending December 22nd, according to Billboard chart data provider Luminate.
Vinyl and Cassette Sales Continued to Grow Last Year in The US
Vinyl records and cassettes were at the top for physical album sales in 2018.
Warner Music Exec: ‘The Business of Physical Music Is Quite Strong. We Have No Intention of Walking Away from This Business’
Vinyl records are still growing fast, and CDs may not be tanking as badly as we think. Warner Music Group is committed to all of it.
US Recorded Music Industry Growth Slowed in First Half 2018—with a Dramatic Fall in CD Sales
There were a handful of high-points amongst the US recorded music revenue figures in the first half of this year – but they were all overshadowed by softer growth in streaming and, particularly, an unprecedented decline in CD sales.
Are Vinyl Record Sales Actually on the Decline?
When it comes to vinyl numbers, who should we believe? The RIAA and Nielsen Music, or Best Buy?