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New Album Releases Lead a 15-Year Uptick in Vinyl LP Sales
Photo Credit: James Sutton Album success in 2022 is shared across the regions of the UK, while new album releases lead a predicted 15th successive annual uplift in vinyl LP sales, with eight of the year’s Top Ten sellers released in 2022. Music talent is flourishing across the UK, with most of the year’s biggest-selling new albums across all formats released by artists from nearly every region. The Top 10 LPs of 2022, according to the analysis of Official Charts data by the BPI, feature eight titles released within the calendar year, including albums by Harry Styles, Arctic Monkeys, and Liam Gallagher — compared to only three in 2017. While…