Vinyl Chart

On the 13th of April, the Official Chart Company announced that they are releasing a separate chart specifically for Vinyl Records.

"Sales of vinyl have grown five fold in the UK in the last five years"

"Figures show sales of vinyl albums are set to grow by another 70% this year."

"2014 witnessed vinyl LP sales reaching a 20-year high in the UK at 1.29 million, following seven years of unbroken growth, and now, new Official Charts Company data for the first quarter of 2015 reveals that this trend is continuing at pace, with vinyl album purchasing up yet again a staggering 69% versus the same period in 2014, and vinyl singles also up 23%."

“The chart will not only help us to better understand which artists and type of music are driving this resurgence, but will also help guide a new generation of younger, but emotionally engaged, fans as they contemplate the vinyl delights that await them.”

Alex Gaskarth, frontman of band All Time Low, midweek leaders on the official albums chart who are also on track to claim one of the biggest-selling vinyl records of the week, said: “What I love is there are different worlds of vinyl fans: there’s the audiophiles who swear by the sound of vinyl, the people who like owning it as a collector’s piece, and then groups like our fans who buy a vinyl of our record simply so they can hang it on their wall.”

This is great news for me because it shows that vinyl records aren't as niche as they used to be, and there is a higher possibility that my vinyl records will sell more because of this. Also, the chart will make vinyl records more accessible to people, so they can search for a record they like, and fans of the artist will want to get is as high up the chart as possible.