U.S. vinyl record sales could reach $1 billion this year

[Teletubby 150,180]

For the first time since 1986, U.S. vinyl record sales could reach $1 billion this year, which already has the top 4 biggest sales weeks for the format since MRC Data began tracking music sales in 1991: 
• Taylor Swift’s evermore (102,000),
• Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour (76,000), 
• Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever (73,000) 
• Swift’s Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (67,000).
3 of those 4 weeks happened months after the albums hit streaming services.

Vinyl sales in the United States grew 46.2% in 2020 and another 81% so far in 2021.

But this growing demand has also caused delays in manufacturing, which have been exacerbated by global supply-chain problems and shortages of raw materials like PVC and paper products.

The same records that might have taken 2 or 3 months to press before the pandemic now take up to 6 months for big artists, while smaller acts and independent labels may have to wait 8 months or longer. 

Manufacturing delays won’t be solved soon: One plant that mostly serves indies is booked through next summer.

Some artists have tried to turn this problem to their advantage and focus their early marketing on fans who will stream music on repeat, then months later promote vinyl and other physical products.

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[tappy3 699]

Adele is probably gonna break the record

[jimmytimestep 2,714]

It's interesting that the way ppl are purchasing music now is either completely temporal and non-physical (streaming), or the other extreme, something incredibly physical and collectible (vinyls). 

Sayonarra, CDs...

[Biagio2103 6,225]

Though I love having CDs and physical albums in general, I think it's good the mass production of vinyls stays as it is now. From a environment perspective, digital downloads and streaming are the best options these days.

[salty like sodium 1,916]

Didn't Lana Del Rey sell a bunch of vinyls this year or something that broke some sales records?

[Teletubby 150,180]

1 minute ago, salty like sodium said:

Didn't Lana Del Rey sell a bunch of vinyls this year or something that broke some sales records?

Lana Del Rey's Chemtrails Over The Country Club is the best-selling of 2021 so far with 20.7k sales in the UK. 

[salty like sodium 1,916]

2 hours ago, Teletubby said:

Lana Del Rey's Chemtrails Over The Country Club is the best-selling of 2021 so far with 20.7k sales in the UK. 

"With 16,700 vinyl copies sold, Chemtrails over the Country Club became the fastest-selling vinyl of the century for a female act in the UK."

"Chemtrails also scored the fourth-largest sales week for a vinyl album since MRC Data began tracking sales in 1991, with nearly 32,000 copies sold.[44]"

 

According to Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemtrails_over_the_Country_Club#Commercial_performance