Biffy Clyro, Arctic Monkeys, IDLES, Oasis Among the UK’s Best Selling Artists On Vinyl

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The resurgence of vinyl sales has continued to grow throughout the pandemic with recent figures from the British Phonographic Industry revealing that almost one in every five albums sold in Britain in 2020 was purchased on the format. That’s 18% of vinyl sales in the UK.

2020 was also the 13th consecutive year in which vinyl sales increased, with sales of records being similar to vinyl sales in the early 1990s.

Today The Official Charts Company have revealed the Top 40 best-selling albums on vinyl in the UK in 2020. The new list features many rock artists including classic albums like Fleetwood Mac – Rumours, Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon, Nirvana – Nevermind and more.

The list also featured many 2020 releases like AC/DC’s Power UP, Biffy Clyro’s A Celebration Of Endings, IDLES Ultra Mono, all three of which outsold the rest of the top 5 combined in their respective release weeks. AC/DC’s Power Up also became 2020’s fastest selling album of the year, making 62,000 chart sales. Check out the full list below:

1. Rumours – Fleetwood Mac
2. (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? – Oasis
3. Back To Black – Amy Winehouse
4. Nevermind – Nirvana
5. Fine Line – Harry Styles
6. Disco – Kylie Minogue
7. Greatest Hits – Queen
8. Power Up – AC/DC
9. Live At The Royal Albert Hall – Arctic Monkeys
10. Ultra Mono – IDLES
11. MTV Unplugged – Liam Gallagher
12. Legend – Bob Marley & The Wailers
13. The Dark Side Of The Moon – Pink Floyd
14. When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go – Billie Eilish
15. Abbey Road – The Beatles
16. Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent – Lewis Capaldi
17. A Hero’s Death – Fontaines D.C.
18. Chromatica – Lady Gaga
19. Letter To You – Bruce Springsteen
20. The Bonny – Gerry Cinnamon
21. The Stone Roses – Stone Roses
22. Folklore – Taylor Swift
23. The Slow Rush – Tame Impala
24. Hot Fuss – The Killers
25. Legacy – David Bowie
26. A Celebration Of Endings – Biffy Clyro
27. Rough And Rowdy Ways – Bob Dylan
28. Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not – Arctic Monkeys
29. Definitely Maybe – Oasis
30. Notes On A Conditional Form – The 1975
31. Kiwanuka – Michael Kiwanuka
32. Closer – Joy Division
33. AM – Arctic Monkeys
34. McCartney III – Paul McCartney
35. Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
36. Unplugged In New York – Nirvana
37. Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles
38. Gold: Greatest Hits – Abba
39. Unknown Pleasures – Joy Division
40. The Universal Want – Doves