ABBA’s ‘Voyage’ Was U.K.’s Best-Selling Vinyl Album of 2021

[Joaco95 1,631]

According to new market data published by the Official Charts Company, Voyage shifted over 40,000 units on wax since its release in November.

Following its release, Voyage bowed at No. 1 on the Official Albums Chart, with physical sales accounting for 90% of its first week tally. Of that sum, almost 30,000 units were vinyl, making it the fastest-selling release in that format this century, eclipsing the 24,500 first-week vinyl sales of Arctic Monkeys’ 2018 effort Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.

Almost a quarter of the albums bought this year (23%) were on vinyl, with Abba's Voyage the biggest-seller.

It marks the format's 14th consecutive year of growth, with sales up by 8% on 2020.

Sales of CDs continued to fall. Just 14 million discs were bought - the lowest figure since 1988, six years after the format was introduced in the UK.

Official Top 10 best-selling vinyl albums of 2021:
1. Voyage, Abba
2. 30, Adele
3. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
4. =, Ed Sheeran
5. Back To Black, Amy Winehouse
6. Nevermind, Nirvana
7. Greatest Hits, Queen
8. Chemtrails Over The Country Club, Lana Del Rey
9. Blue Weekend, Wolf Alice
10. Fine Line, Harry Styles

 

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[gypsy101 5,453]

now is this the “charting year” or the actual year? shocked it wasn’t Adele

[Joaco95 1,631]

8 minutes ago, gypsy101 said:

now is this the “charting year” or the actual year? shocked it wasn’t Adele

"Coming in at No. 2 on the Official Charts Company’s year-end vinyl chart is Adele’s 30, which shifted 37,000 copies on vinyl, including 16,700 in its opening week. 30 finished the year as the biggest album, based on a combination of sales and streams, or “combined” units."

[Red 98,021]

Legends

[Gabi001 2,416]

As it should! My favourite album of the year 

[PunkTheFunk 124,469]

Adele found quacking under a bridge.

[Celloo Deng 55,085]

It's a brilliant album and we love ABBA here in the UK 

[Villanelle 1,251]

ABBA is queen 

[Andreu 37,216]

2 hours ago, gypsy101 said:

now is this the “charting year” or the actual year? shocked it wasn’t Adele

Both albums were released on the same month tho

[gypsy101 5,453]

1 hour ago, Andreu said:

Both albums were released on the same month tho

but one was earlier and i know that sometimes charting years are different than the calendar year