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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- Queen - Greatest Hits II - 1st - VG - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £75.00, $93.75, €87.00 (New Item) (arrived 11-May-2024 09:40)on May 11, 2024 at 2:45 pm
QUEEN Greatest Hits II (1991 UK first issue limited edition 17-track double LP compilation, housed in the first edition gold embossed gatefold sleeve with discography inners. The sleeve displays some light edge scuffing and has a few storage marks, whilst the vinyl shows some cosmetic surface scuffs revealing light play, overall a very good example of this had to find 90s pressing PMTV2)
- Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures - 3rd - Textured Sleeve - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £65.00, $81.25, €75.40 (Back In Stock) (arrived 09-May-2024 07:15)on May 11, 2024 at 2:45 pm
JOY DIVISION Unknown Pleasures (1980 UK third issue 10-track vinyl LP with picture labels, hand scratched matrices and has 'Townhouse' stamped, housed in a textured picture sleeve with 'Garrod & Lofthouse' credit and straight cornered inner. The sleeve displays just a little light edgwear and the inner shows some light foxing; whilst the vinyl shows the odd faint cosmetic hairline and only light signs of play, overall an Excellent example FACT10) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Fleetwood Mac - Behind The Mask - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.00, €23.20 (New Item) (arrived 07-May-2024 15:14)on May 11, 2024 at 2:45 pm
FLEETWOOD MAC Behind The Mask (1990 UK/German-pressed 13-track LP, complete with the illustrated lyric/credits inner. The picture sleeve & vinyl remain in Excellent condition with just minor signs of wear or play WX335)
- Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart - 1st - EX - Cut-out sleeve/Curved flaps - UK - 7" vinyl - £35.00, $43.75, €40.60 (New Item) (arrived 08-May-2024 09:39)on May 11, 2024 at 2:45 pm
JOY DIVISION Love Will Tear Us Apart (Classic 1980 UK first press 3-track 7" single with 'Don't Disillusion Me' & 'I've Only Got Record Shops Left' etched in the run-out grooves, also including These Days & an alternate [un-credited] version of Love Will Tear Us Apart. Picture sleeve with square cut-out recess and curved glue flaps. The vinyl and sleeve remain in Excellent condition with a few faint signs of wear & play FAC23)
- Joy Division - Transmission - Textured Sleeve - EX - UK - 7" vinyl - £25.00, $31.25, €29.00 (New Item) (arrived 08-May-2024 10:12)on May 11, 2024 at 2:45 pm
JOY DIVISION Transmission (Classic 1979 UK solid centre 7" vinyl single on Factory Records, also including Novelty, fully textured flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a little wear to the opening edge and some minor ringwear, whilst the vinyl remains in excellent condition FAC13)
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