Vinyl albums outsold CD albums in the US

[Teletubby 147,544]

For the first time since MRC Data began tracking music sales in 1991, vinyl albums outsold CD albums for the year – and vinyl is now the leading format for album purchases overall in the U.S. 41.72 million vinyl albums were sold in 2021 (up 51.4% from 27.55 million in 2020). 2021 marked the 16th consecutive year vinyl album sales grew, and the largest year for vinyl album sales since MRC Data began tracking sales in 1991. Also in 2021, vinyl LP sales saw their single-largest sales week of the MRC Data era, when 2.11 million vinyl albums were sold in the week ending Dec. 23.

MRC Data’s 2021 Year-End Report

TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2021 IN U.S., BY TOTAL EQUIVALENT ALBUM UNITS
1. Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album (3.226 million)
2. Olivia Rodrigo, Sour (2.856 million)
3. Drake, Certified Lover Boy (1.970 million)
4. Adele, 30 (1.936 million)
5. Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon (1.533 million)
6. Doja Cat, Planet Her (1.510 million)
7. The Kid LAROI, F*ck Love (1.505 million)
8. Justin Bieber, Justice (1.473 million)
9. Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia (1.403 million)
10. The Weeknd, After Hours (1.342 million)

TOP 10 SELLING ALBUMS OF 2021 IN U.S. (PHYSICAL & DIGITAL SALES COMBINED, streams are not included)
1. Adele, 30 (1.464 million)
2. Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) (621,000)
3. Olivia Rodrigo, Sour (557,000)
4. Taylor Swift, Evermore (529,000)
5. Taylor Swift, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (521,000)
6. Billie Eilish, Happier Than Ever (430,000)
7. Harry Styles, Fine Line (317,000)
8. Taylor Swift, Folklore (304,000)
9. Carrie Underwood, My Savior (293,000)
10. Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album (288,000)

TOP 10 MOST STREAMED SONGS OF 2021 IN U.S., ON-DEMAND (AUDIO & VIDEO COMBINED)
1. Dua Lipa, “Levitating” (804.71 million)
2. Olivia Rodrigo, “Drivers License” (761.58 million)
3. Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U” (709.79 million)
4. Lil Nas X, “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” (684.90 million)
5. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay” (679.90 million)
6. The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears” (677.91 million)
7. Masked Wolf, “Astronaut in the Ocean” (609.90 million)
8. Doja Cat featuring SZA, “Kiss Me More” (599.06 million)
9. Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby” (597.80 million)
10. Polo G, “Rapstar” (572.96 million)

TOP 10 MOST STREAMED SONGS OF 2021 IN U.S., ON DEMAND AUDIO
1. Dua Lipa, “Levitating” (626.56 million)
2. Olivia Rodrigo, “Drivers License” (595.21 million)
3. Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U” (579.61 million)
4. The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears” (558.16 million)
5. Glass Animals, “Heat Waves” (517.98 million)
6. Doja Cat featuring SZA, “Kiss Me More” (500.07 million)
7. Polo G, “Rapstar” (487.46 million)
8. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay” (486.45 million)
9. Lil Nas X, “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” (470.20 million)
10. Masked Wolf, “Astronaut in the Ocean” (452.21 million)

TOP 10 SELLING DIGITAL SONGS OF 2021 IN U.S.
1. BTS, “Butter” (1.89 million)
2. Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like” (499,000)
3. BTS, “Permission to Dance” (404,000)
4. Dua Lipa, “Levitating” (375,000)
5. Masked Wolf, “Astronaut in the Ocean” (325,000)
6. BTS, “Dynamite” (308,000)
7. Coldplay x BTS, “My Universe” (287,000)
8. Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits” (282,000)
9. Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), “Leave the Door Open” (260,000)
10. The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears” (251,000)

TOP 10 RADIO SONGS OF 2021 IN U.S. (BASED ON AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS)
1. Dua Lipa, “Levitating” (2.94 billion)
2. The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears” (2.41 billion)
3. Chris Brown & Young Thug, “Go Crazy” (2.21 billion)
4. The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” (2.13 billion)
5. Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), “Leave the Door Open” (2.11 billion)
6. Doja Cat featuring SZA, “Kiss Me More” (2.03 billion)
7. 24kGolden featuring Iann Dior, “Mood” (1.94 billion)
8. Ariana Grande, “Positions” (1.87 billion)
9. Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U” (1.854 billion)
10. Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits” (1.849 billion)

 

https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/dua-lipa-morgan-wallen-us-2021-mrc-data-1235016079/

[Hyperobject 66,771]

2 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

2. Olivia Rodrigo, Sour (2.856 million)

 

3 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

2. Olivia Rodrigo, “Drivers License” (761.58 million)
3. Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U” (709.79 million)

what a legend, with her debut album?! 

[Red 97,948]

I can't say I'm surprised tbh, it has become trendy to own vinyls and record players and think that it is the "right" way to listen to physical records and nothing really comes with a CD player anymore

[Ladey Gaygay 9,321]

16 minutes ago, Ororo Munroe said:

 

what a legend, with her debut album?! 

she just keeps feasting

[AURAOFSHEISSE 6,516]

who is Morgan wallen ?

[Teletubby 147,544]

2 minutes ago, AUARAOFSHEISSE said:

who is Morgan wallen ?

Country artists who said n word, got canceled and people started streaming/buying his album

[RAYA.core 797]

i honestly experienced the day that i went to a department store *target* and they sold more vinyls then cds

[Anderson123 38,066]

I think it's pretty cool that fandoms are now buying LPs as collectibles and they're listening to them in that format, even if it's just the Victrola suitcase record player that damages vinyls lol but still. This is probably because Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish have released music that has made them want to buy the limited versions and the cool tik tok/instagram vids they make about it. Then of course Adele at the end of the year.