Physical music sales set for first increase in 20 years
nme.comOfficial Charts Company and BPI reporting that physical album sales have experienced a 3.2% increase in the first six months of 2024, with 8,044,760 units sold.
This marks the first time the sector has seen an increase since 2004 when a shift to digital music consumption and streaming began.Taylor Swift‘s ‘The Tortured Poets Department‘ has been the biggest contributor to the increase in sales, shifting 254,241 copies in the first six months of 2024.
Other records in the Top 5 for most physical sales were Billie Eilish‘s ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft‘, which sold 45,434 copies, The Last Dinner Party‘s debut album ‘Prelude To Ecstasy‘ (42,352 copies) and the self-titled album from Liam Gallagher and John Squire (46,982 copies).
Rod Stewart and Jools Holland came second to Swift, selling 48,540 copies of their collaborative album ‘Swing Fever’.The news follows an upward trajectory for vinyl sales this year.
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