In 2022, for the second year in a row, vinyl sales outsold CDs in the US,
according to the Luminate Year-End Music Report and Billboard. Likewise,
vinyl sales grew for a 17th consecutive year in the US, with Taylor Swift’s
Midnights being the top-selling vinyl in 2022 with 945,000 copies sold last
year.

In other words, Midnights was not just the top-selling album of the year,
it had the most vinyl sales in a year since Luminate, formerly SoundScan,
began tracking in 1991. One out of every 25 vinyl albums sold was a Taylor
Swift album if you count Folklore‘s #7 spot.

TOP 10 – 2022 

01. Taylor Swift, Midnights (945,000)
02. Harry Styles, Harry’s House (480,000)
03. Olivia Rodrigo, Sour (263,000)
04. Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city (254,000)
05. Fleetwood Mac, Rumours (243,000)
06. Tyler, the Creator, Call Me If You Get Lost (211,000)
07. Taylor Swift, Folklore (174,000)
08. Tyler, the Creator, Igor (172,000)
09. Michael Jackson, Thriller (168,000)
10. The Beatles, Abbey Road (160,000)

Weirdly enough, the report also states that only half of fans buying records actually
own a record player. Oh yes, vinyl albums and its artwork are preety cheap to decorate your house with.