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Just earlier than the brand new yr, we came upon how vinyl fared within the UK in 2022<\/a>. Well, seems to be just like the vinyl increase can also be nonetheless going sturdy within the US. In 2022, for the second yr in a row, vinyl gross sales outsold CDs within the US, in keeping with the Luminate Year-End Music Report<\/a> and Billboard<\/a>. Likewise, vinyl gross sales grew for a seventeenth consecutive yr within the US, with Taylor Swift\u2019s Midnights<\/a><\/em> being the top-selling vinyl in 2022 with 945,000 copies offered final yr. In different phrases, Midnights<\/em> was not simply the highest promoting album of the yr, it had probably the most vinyl gross sales in a yr since Luminate \u2014 previously SoundScan \u2014 started monitoring in 1991. One out of each 25 vinyl albums offered was a Taylor Swift album, for those who depend Folklore<\/em>\u2018s #7 spot. <\/p>\n Overall, final yr\u2019s prime vinyl sellers (within the US) have been as follows:<\/p>\n 01 Taylor Swift, Midnights<\/em> (945,000) In a humorous little bit of irony, the report additionally states that solely half of followers shopping for data really personal a report participant. (Hey, I’ve a cheapie turntable, but when I\u2019m being sincere, most of my vinyl decorates the partitions of my condominium.) But notice: the respondents for Luminate\u2019s Music 360 research, which requested respondents which units they owned, amounted to simply 3,992.<\/p>\n As for cassette tapes<\/a>, in 2022 gross sales within the US elevated by 28% to 440,000, up from 343,000 in 2021. The #1 cassette there turned out to be \u2014 fittingly \u2014 the Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2<\/em> soundtrack. Check out the highest 10 cassette albums within the US, courtesy of Luminate.<\/p>\n 01 Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2<\/em> (Soundtrack) (17,000) Check out the total report right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
02 Harry Styles, Harry\u2019s House<\/em> (480,000)
03 Olivia Rodrigo, Sour<\/em> (263,000)
04 Kendrick Lamar, good child, m.A.A.d metropolis<\/em> (254,000)
05 Fleetwood Mac, Rumours<\/em> (243,000)
06 Tyler, the Creator, Call Me If You Get Lost<\/em> (211,000)
07 Taylor Swift, Folklore<\/em> (174,000)
08 Tyler, the Creator, Igor<\/em> (172,000)
09 Michael Jackson, Thriller<\/em> (168,000)
10 The Beatles, Abbey Road<\/em> (160,000)<\/p>\n
02 Taylor Swift, Midnights<\/em> (14,000)
03 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1<\/em> (Soundtrack) (13,000)
04 Harry Styles, Harry\u2019s House<\/em> (11,000)
05 Billie Eilish, Happier Than Ever<\/em> (8,000)
06 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Cosmic Mix, Vol. 1<\/em> (Soundtrack) (8,000)
07 Nirvana, Bleach<\/em> (7,000)
08 Bo Burnham, Inside (The Songs)<\/em> (5,000)
09 Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG<\/em> (5,000)
10 Ghost, Impera<\/em> (5,000)<\/p>\n