"Record Store Day is a great way to shine the spotlight on the amazing experience that independent record stores bring to music consumers," David Bakula,SVP at Nielsen Entertainment,said in a statement. “With year-over-year growth, and exclusive packages in a format that consumers value with rich content, Record Store Day will continue to be an event that drives music consumers to independent record stores." Check out these impressive stats:
Total album sales increased 60% over the previous week
Vinyl LPs at independent record stores sold 200,000 units vs. 147,000 units last year
244,000 vinyl albums were sold during the entire week from all retailers
Vinyl albums were 37% of all album sales in any format that week
14 vinyl albums sold more than 1,000 copies each
82% of vinyl LPs last week were sold at independent record stores
Album sales in all formats at indie stores was up 59% percent over sales from the previous week
Total album sales increased 60% over the previous week
Vinyl LPs at independent record stores sold 200,000 units vs. 147,000 units last year
244,000 vinyl albums were sold during the entire week from all retailers
Vinyl albums were 37% of all album sales in any format that week
14 vinyl albums sold more than 1,000 copies each
82% of vinyl LPs last week were sold at independent record stores
Album sales in all formats at indie stores was up 59% percent over sales from the previous week
