Queen named biggest vinyl artist of 2019 ahead of The Beatles, Billie Eilish and more
Queen beat the likes of The Beatles, Oasis and Billie Eilish to become the biggest vinyl artist of 2019.
The legendary rock band shifted more than 75,000 units last year, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), buoyed by the success of the film soundtrack to the 2018 biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
The Beatles, who came second in the chart, also received a boost in vinyl sales thanks to a film, after the release of Danny Boyle's Yesterday film, with the 50th anniversary reissue of their classic Abbey Road Album proving popular as well.
Heritage acts David Bowie, Pink Floyd and Fleetwood Mac took third, fourth and fifth respectively.
Billie Eilish, the only new artist on the list, took seventh despite having only two titles available in the format - her Don't Smile At Me EP and debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Liam Gallagher's Why Me? Why Not. claimed the title of most-purchased record, selling more than 29,000 copies.
The top 10 titles included new releases by Eilish and Lewis Capaldi alongside classics such as Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures and Oasis's 1994 debut Definitely Maybe.
Vinyl album sales have now grown for 12 consecutive years, increasing by 4.1 per cent in 2019, with more 4.3 million copies sold over the course of the year.
The BPI analysis was based on data published by the Official Charts Company.
Top selling vinyl artists of 2019
- Queen
- The Beatles
- David Bowie
- Pink Floyd
- Fleetwood Mac
- Oasis
- Billie Eilish
- Nirvana
- Liam Gallagher
- Arctic Monkeys
Top selling vinyl titles of 2019
- Liam Gallagher - Why Me? Why Not.
- Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
- Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
- Queen - Greatest Hits
- The Beatles - Abbey Road
- Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspired To Hellish Extent
- Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon
- Oasis - Definitely Maybe
- Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
- David Bowie - Legacy
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