Oh, and there was one more musical medium that grew: Vinyl records. Sales of vinyl LPs shot up 33 percent, to 6.1 million albums, the highest level since SoundScan started counting in 1991.
“After thirty years vinyl is back at WHSmith! I’m sure there are many customers out there who remember spending hours in record shops browsing the latest vinyl LPs and the artistic record covers,” ...
"I'm sure there are many customers out there who remember spending hours in record shops browsing the latest vinyl LPs and the artistic record covers," said Emma Smyth, commercial director of WH Smith ...
"Midnights" set a weekly vinyl sales record when it came out in October 2022, with what then seemed like an astronomical 570,000 copies in the LP format ... put back up on sale there near release ...
"Led by vinyl, the resurgence of physical product underlines the resilience of the UK music market at a time when streaming consumption continues to hit record levels. "Whilst LP sales have now ...