Vinyl Sales Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 30 May 2022

As we approach the halfway point of Q2, where’s the Canadian recorded music industry heading in 2022? Let’s take a

When vinyl sales ticked back up in 2008, it was easy to look at this as an anomaly, a blip

I was expecting more this week, if I’m honest. With anecdotes of long lines and busy stores for Record Store

SoundScan–the record sales-counting tool that only registers a record as sold once its barcode is scanned at the cash–has been

On a worldwide basis, vinyl has not sold this well since 1990. Here are the most in-demand records today. 1.

Adele’s 25 album was released on November 20, 2015, meaning it was in the marketplace for just 41 days. During

While Taylor Swift’s 1989 may be the biggest selling vinyl record so far this year in the US (who the

…Taylor Swift? Yep. Her 1989 album sold 34,000 copies on vinyl, more than any other release current or gold. Here’s

VVN Music has published some sales rankings of vinyl in the UK. Here are the Top 10 selling vinyl singles

That’s it for 2014. And it’s another down year for music sales on both sides of the border, although it

Very well, thanks for asking. The last week featured the highest sales total for vinyl in the UK since 1997.

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver