Vinyl Sales Rise for 19th Consecutive Year

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    U.S. vinyl sales increased for the 19th consecutive year, growing by +8.6% to 47.9 million units. Total U.S. Physical Album Sales increased by +6.5%. In contrast, U.S. Digital Album Sales dropped by -15.9%.

    2025 marks the first time in the U.S. consumption era (2014+) that two individual albums earned 5m+ units in a single year (Taylor Swift’s “Life of a Showgirl” and Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem”)

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