The UK's Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 40 is posted weekly, here on. Last year saw vinyl sales pass four million for the first time in the UK since 1991. Even Baby Shark is getting in on the action, pressed on vinyl for the first time as a 7" picture disc. MORE: The Official Top 40 biggest vinyl albums and singles of 2018īritish acts including such as Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Paloma Faith, IDLES, Gorillaz, Jessie Ware, Bastille, The Prodigy also feature, while r ecent chart hits from Mark Ronson & Miley Cyrus, Silk City & Dua Lipa and Mumford & Sons will also be up for grabs. More legendary musicians such as Elvis Presley, Queen, Peter Gabriel, Aretha Franklin, Def Leppard and Elton John are also putting out limited edition releases. Iconic stars and Record Store Day regulars like Prince, Madonna and David Bowie and Madonna feature once again in this year's listings line-up, with Bowie being the most purchased artist in Record Store Day history. DJ sets, in-store performances and mini festivals are planned in several record shops across the country for the big day on Saturday, April 13. Over 250 stores are taking part this year, the highest number in the event's history.
The full list of special releases coming to UK record shops as part of Record Store Day 2019 has been revealed.ĥ45 limited edition products ranging from live LPs, boxsets, albums never-before-released-on-vinyl, movie soundtracks, remix EPs, and unreleased rarities will be available across 7", 10", 12", picture disc, coloured vinyl and flexidisc (!) formats.