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Record Store Day, Pink Floyd’s or Daft Punk's? The most popular vinyl albums, revealed
Vinyl records and turntables have seen a surge in demand in the last few years. While many find themselves drawn to the unmatched sound of a record, others enjoy collecting the albums of their favourite artists.
In celebration of the upcoming Record Store Day taking place on Saturday, April 23rd 2022, money.co.uk was interested to find the most popular albums and artists on vinyl. Money.co.uk web-scraped music database Discogs.com to find the 100 most-owned vinyl, they then established a popularity score for each album based on the number of people who own the album and those who want it.
The 15 most popular vinyl albums of all time
Ranking |
Vinyl album |
Popularity score /10 |
1 |
Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here (LP) |
9.06 |
2 |
Daft Punk, Random Access Memories (2xLP, 180) |
8.63 |
3 |
Pink Floyd, The Wall (2xLP, San) |
8.53 |
4 |
Pink Floyd, The Dark Side Of The Moon (LP, RE, RM, 180) |
8.35 |
5 |
Michael Jackson, Thriller (LP, Pit) |
8.28 |
6= |
The Beatles, Abbey Road (LP) |
8.23 |
6= |
The Beatles, Let It Be (LP, Win) |
8.23 |
8 |
David Bowie, The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (LP, RE, RM, RP, 180) |
8.17 |
9 |
The Beatles, Magical Mystery Tour (LP, Los) |
8.05 |
10 |
Nirvana, Nevermind (LP, RE, 180) |
7.93 |
11 |
Queen, A Night At The Opera (LP, Emb) |
7.89 |
12 |
Kendrick Lamar, Good Kid, M. A. A. d City (2 x LP, Dlx) |
7.79 |
13 |
Pink Floyd, The Dark Side Of The Moon (LP, Gat) |
7.74 |
14 |
Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here (LP, RE, RM, 180) |
7.47 |
15 |
Radiohead, In Rainbows (LP, 180) |
7.46 |
* means joint in ranking |
Money.co.uk can reveal that the most popular vinyl album of all time is Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here”, scoring an overall 9.06/10. The album is owned by an estimated 22,802 music lovers around the world and is desired by over 11,000 onsite users. Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” and the reissued and remastered “The Dark Side Of The Moon” 180 gram vinyl also make the top 10, placing third and fourth respectively.
Second is Daft Punk’s double album “Random Access Memories”, gaining an overall score of 8.63/10. There are over 18,000 Discogs.com fans wanting to get their hands on the album, while over 51,000 people currently own the record.
Michael Jackson’s 1982 LP ‘Thriller’ is in fifth position with a popularity score of 8.28/10. This album was notable for all songs charting in the top 10 in the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as Jackson’s first number one album in the US Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart.
Rounding off the list in 15th place is Radiohead with their 180 gram LP “In Rainbows”, with an overall popularity score of 7.46/10.
The 10 most popular artists of all time
Ranking |
Artist |
Number of people who own their vinyl |
1 |
The Beatles |
3,369,578 |
2 |
Pink Floyd |
2,815,586 |
3 |
David Bowie |
2,178,928 |
4 |
Led Zeppelin |
1,879,600 |
5 |
Queen |
1,311,065 |
6 |
The Rolling Stones |
1,097,877 |
7 |
Nirvana |
1,075,811 |
8 |
The Smiths |
998,687 |
9 |
AC/DC |
957,002 |
10 |
Elvis Presley |
934,547 |
The Beatles are crowned as the most popular artists with over 3 million Discogs.com music lovers owning a copy of their albums.
Salman Haqqi, personal finance expert at money.co.uk, commented on the findings …
“With the surge in vinyl sales around the world, the increasing appeal of these collectables has certainly piqued the interest of the younger generation. Although it is fun and thrilling to delve into the world of turntables, getting your hands on your favourite artist’s vinyl can often be tricky and sometimes pricey.“
Here are a few tips to help find rare vinyl albums at the best price and quality
Methodology
* Each album reflects different formats, the full description of the album codes and format can be found here: https://www.discogs.com/help/formatslist.