From Planet Rock.
Almost 38 years on from its initial release, Queen’s ‘Greatest Hits’ has been crowned the best-selling vinyl album of 2019 so far.
Buoyed by the phenomenal success of the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen’s ‘Greatest Hits’ has sold 15,700 copies on vinyl in the first six months of 2019, according to newly released Official Charts figures.
Alongside more contemporary releases, Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ (no.4), Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ (no.5), David Bowie best of album ‘Legacy’ (no.7) and the Bohemian Rhapsody official soundtrack (no.10) also appear in the Top 10.
Other albums of note in the Top 40 include Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ (no.11), Bruce Springsteen’s latest record ‘Western Stars’ (no.12), Pink Floyd’s ‘The Division Bell’ (no. 26), Queen’s ‘Greatest Hits II’ (no. 29) and Nirvana’s ‘Unplugged in New York’ (no. 32).
Queen’s ‘Greatest Hits’ is the officially best-selling album of all time in the UK with over 6.3million copies sold as of December 2018. Its nearest rival is ABBA’s ‘Gold: Greatest Hits’, which has shifted 5.58million units.
The Top 40 best-selling vinyl albums of 2019 so far:
1. ‘Greatest Hits’ – Queen
2. ‘When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go’ – Billie Eilish
3. ‘Unknown Pleasures’ – Joy Division
4. ‘Rumours’ – Fleetwood Mac
5. ‘Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent’ – Lewis Capaldi
6. ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ – Pink Floyd
7. ‘Legacy’ – David Bowie
8. ‘The Greatest Showman’ – Motion Picture Cast Recording
9. ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Pt 1’ – Foals
10. ‘Bohemian Rhapsody OST’ – Queen
11. ‘Nevermind’ – Nirvana
12. ‘Western Stars’ – Bruce Springsteen
13. ‘What’s The Story Morning Glory’ – Oasis
14. ‘Back To Black’ – Amy Winehouse
15. ‘Encore’ – Specials
16. ‘Don’t Smile At Me’ – Billie Eilish
17. ‘The Balance’ – Catfish & The Bottlemen
18. ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy – Awesome Mix 1’ – Original Soundtrack
19. ‘Amo’ – Bring Me The Horizon
20. ‘Staying At Tamara’s’ – George Ezra
21. ‘Legend’ – Bob Marley & The Wailers
22. ‘Dogrel’ – Fontaines Dc
23. ‘Madame X’ – Madonna
24. ‘I Am Easy To Find’ – The National
25. ‘The Stone Roses’ – The Stone Roses
26. ‘The Division Bell’ – Pink Floyd
27. ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ – The Beatles
28. ‘End Of Suffering’ – Frank Carter/The Rattlesnakes
29. ‘Greatest Hits II’ – Queen
30. ‘Ripples’ – Ian Brown
31. ‘The War Of The Worlds – Jeff Wayne
32. ‘Unplugged In New York’ Nirvana
33. ‘Father Of The Bride’ – Vampire Weekend
34. ‘Eton Alive’ – Sleaford Mods
35. ‘Gold – Greatest Hits’ – ABBA
36. ‘AM’ – Arctic Monkeys
37. ‘Erratic Cinematic’ – Gerry Cinnamon
38. ‘Hounds Of Love’ – Kate Bush
39. ‘Definitely Maybe’ – Oasis
40. ‘The Beatles’ – The Beatles
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Greatest Hits (2017 UK 'We Are Vinyl' 18-track double vinyl LP, pressed from the highest quality master recordings using theplangent process, including the classic hits Born To Run, Thunder Road, Dancing In The Dark, Streets Of Philadelphia and more. Complete with a download code, the vinyl is in BRAND NEW condition housed in a gatefold picture sleeve which remains sealed within its original shrinkwrap)
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JOY DIVISION Atmosphere (Original 1980 UK 12" single with FACUS2/UKA/B label catalogue number, 2/9/80 release date & groove notations: 'Here Are The Young Men'/ 'But Where Have They Been'. Also includes a re-recording of She's Lost Control, housed in the picture sleeve with '[UK]' on the reverse bottom edge. This was released by Factory in the UK due to the fact that copies of a US version [with sides reversed] were being imported into the country! The sleeve shows light discolouration and foxing. The vinyl is in Excellent condition with only minor signs of play FACUS2)
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Greetings From Asbury Park N.J. (Late 70s UK issue of the 1973 9-track vinyl LP on the graduated orange CBS label, including The Angel and Growin' Up, picture sleeve . The sleeve shows some light ring wear and edge creasing,whilst the vinyl looks barely played)
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Born In The USA (1984 UK first press 12-track LP on the graduated orange label, including Dancing In The Dark, Glory Days & the classic title track, picture sleeve complete with illustrated credits inner & lyric insert. The sleeve & vinyl appear in Excellent condition with just a few light signs of wear & play) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £18.00, $22.50, €21.06 (New Item) (arrived 23-Apr-2024 11:26)on April 28, 2024 at 1:18 am
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Born To Run (1975 UK first press 8-track LP on the graduated orange label, housed in the original gatefold picture sleeve with misprinted 'John' Landau credit on the back instead of 'Jon'. The sleeve has some notable ringwear, whilst the vinyl looks barley played) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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