Source: officialcharts.com
Sales of vinyl passed three million in 2016 - the highest for the format in 25 years.
David Bowie was the leading force within 2016's continuation of the vinyl revival sweeping the nation.
David's final studio album Blackstar was the best selling LP on black
plastic over the last 12 months, shifting 54,000 units since it was
released in January 2016. Two days after the album was made available,
David unexpectedly died from cancer, leading to a significant period of
national mourning for one of the UK's most iconic musicians.
In addition to Blackstar, a further four of David's classic releases
feature in the Official Top 40 biggest sellers of 2016: The Rise and
Fall of Ziggy Stardust (13), Hunky Dory (16), Nothing Has Changed - The
Very Best Of (17), and Changesonebowie (28).
More than three million LPs were sold in 2016, the first time that
threshold has been passed for 25 years, a report from the British
Phonographic Industry (the BPI) revealed today. The last time such a
figure was spent was in 1991, when Simply Red's Stars was the best
seller of that year. 2016 was the ninth year in a row that vinyl sales
had increased (by 44% compared to 2015), with vinyl albums even making more money than digital album sales for one week across November and December.
Back to the biggest vinyl records of the year and another artist
sadly no longer with us is the year's second biggest seller. Strong
sales influenced by her legacy and stocking in a wide variety of
retailers, Amy Winehouse's Back to Black accumulated 35,500 sales in
2016. Other posthumous entries in the Top 10 come from Bob Marley,
Prince, and Nirvana, whom were fronted by the late Kurt Cobain.
British acts dominate the overall Top 40, with the majority of the
albums making the cut being the works of British acts. The likes of The
Smiths, Oasis and Arctic Monkeys appear twice while 2016 success stories
The 1975, The Last Shadow Puppets, Biffy Clyro and Catfish & The
Bottlemen also appear.
Looking at vinyl singles, it is The Stone Roses who rule the roost.
The band released their 2016 comeback singles All For One and Beautiful
Thing on vinyl, with the two tracks sitting at Numbers 1 and 2 on the
year-end list.
The Top 20 also features four entries from David Bowie, two entries
for Noel Gallagher (one with Oasis and another with High Flying Birds)
and a surprise entry from Kylie and Dannii Minogue's 100 Degrees.
The Official Top 40 biggest selling vinyl albums of 2016 are:
1 | BLACKSTAR | DAVID BOWIE |
2 | BACK TO BLACK | AMY WINEHOUSE |
3 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - AWESOME MIX 1 | ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK |
4 | A MOON SHAPED POOL | RADIOHEAD |
5 | RUMOURS | FLEETWOOD MAC |
6 | THE STONE ROSES | STONE ROSES |
7 | LEGEND | BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS |
8 | SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND | BEATLES |
9 | PURPLE RAIN - OST | PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION |
10 | NEVERMIND | NIRVANA |
11 | I LIKE IT WHEN YOU SLEEP FOR YOU ARE SO | 1975 |
12 | THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST | DAVID BOWIE |
13 | 25 | ADELE |
14 | PULP FICTION | ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK |
15 | AM | ARCTIC MONKEYS |
16 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | PINK FLOYD |
17 | HUNKY DORY | DAVID BOWIE |
18 | THE QUEEN IS DEAD | SMITHS |
19 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA | EAGLES |
20 | EVERYTHING YOU'VE COME TO EXPECT | LAST SHADOW PUPPETS |
21 | UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK | NIRVANA |
22 | WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY | OASIS |
23 | HATFUL OF HOLLOW | SMITHS |
24 | FOUR SYMBOLS | LED ZEPPELIN |
25 | NOTHING HAS CHANGED - THE VERY BEST OF | DAVID BOWIE |
26 | ABBEY ROAD | BEATLES |
27 | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | GUNS N' ROSES |
28 | CHANGESONEBOWIE | DAVID BOWIE |
29 | BLUE & LONESOME | ROLLING STONES |
30 | ELLIPSIS | BIFFY CLYRO |
31 | THE WONDER OF YOU | ELVIS PRESLEY |
32 | A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS | COLDPLAY |
33 | STAR WARS - EPISODE 4 - A NEW HOPE - OST | LSO/WILLIAMS |
34 | THE RIDE | CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN |
35 | ALL OVER THE WORLD - THE VERY BEST OF | ELO |
36 | WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM THAT'S WHAT I'M | ARCTIC MONKEYS |
37 | SKELETON TREE | NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS |
38 | GREATEST HITS | FOO FIGHTERS |
39 | GREATEST HITS | FLEETWOOD MAC |
40 | LONDON CALLING | CLASH |
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The Official Top 40 biggest selling vinyl singles of 2016 are:
1 | ALL FOR ONE | STONE ROSES |
2 | BEAUTIFUL THING | STONE ROSES |
3 | TVC 15 | DAVID BOWIE |
4 | REAPERS | MUSE |
5 | THE BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS SIDE | JEFF BUCKLEY |
6 | STAND BY ME | OASIS |
7 | A CHANGE OF HEART | 1975 |
8 | EL MEXICANO | NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING |
9 | GOLDEN YEARS | DAVID BOWIE |
10 | A DESIGN FOR LIFE | MANIC STREET PREACHERS |
11 | RITUAL SPIRIT | MASSIVE ATTACK FT AZEKEL |
12 | RAIN | FOALS |
13 | OBLIVIUS | STROKES |
14 | PEOPLE ON THE HIGH LINE | NEW ORDER |
15 | GOD ONLY KNOWS | BEACH BOYS |
16 | SPACE ODDITY | DAVID BOWIE |
17 | 100 DEGREES | KYLIE MINOGUE & DANNII MINOGUE |
18 | THE OTHER SIDE | PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING |
19 | DROWN | BRING ME THE HORIZON |
20 | MELANCHOLY MOOD | BOB DYLAN |
21 | FAME | DAVID BOWIE |
22 | GANGSTERVILLE | JOE STRUMMER |
23 | INNER SANCTUM | PET SHOP BOYS |
24 | GETAWAY | BLOSSOMS |
25 | THE POP KIDS | PET SHOP BOYS |
26 | BURN THE WITCH | RADIOHEAD |
27 | MARCH OF THE RESISTANCE | JOHN WILLIAMS |
28 | THE WHEEL | PJ HARVEY |
29 | RIDE 'EM ON DOWN | ROLLING STONES |
30 | SINGULARITY | NEW ORDER |
31 | AT MOST A KISS | BLOSSOMS |
32 | A FEW OLDER ONES | TWENTY ONE PILOTS |
33 | MANTRA FOR A STATE OF MIND | PRIMAL SCREAM |
34 | SAY IT TO ME | PET SHOP BOYS |
35 | WOLVES OF WINTER | BIFFY CLYRO |
36 | YOUNG DEATH | BURIAL |
37 | I AM A NIGHTMARE | BRAND NEW |
38 | LADY GYPSY | DAVID BRENT |
39 | THE SPOILS | MASSIVE ATTACK/HOPE SANDOVAL |
40 | SEX | 1975 |
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