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Radiohead's latest album, A Moon Shaped Pool, Fleetwood Mac's lauded 1977 release Rumours and Prince and The Revolution's Purple Rain soundtrack from 1984 were also among the top 10.īPI said it was the ninth consecutive year of growth for vinyl sales in Britain after just over 200,000 were sold in 2007. Amy Winehouse's 2006 album Back to Black came in second place, followed by the 1970s and '80s-themed soundtrack to Marvel's 2014 superhero blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy. record labels that promotes the recording industry, said sales of vinyl albums rose to 3.2 million in 2016, a 53 percent increase on the 2 million sold in 2015.īowie's Blackstar, released in January 2016 just two days before his death, was the top-selling record of the year. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the association of various U.K.

last year, buoyed by David Bowie's final album Blackstar, while music downloads declined by over 20 percent in favor of streaming. Sales of vinyl records hit a 25-year high in the U.K.

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