%20--%3e%3csvg%20version='1.1'%20id='svg606'%20width='320'%20height='320'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20320'%20sodipodi:docname='BBC_Radio_1_White_Roundel_RGB(1).eps'%20xmlns:inkscape='http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape'%20xmlns:sodipodi='http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd'%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20xmlns:svg='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3e%3cdefs%20id='defs610'%20/%3e%3csodipodi:namedview%20id='namedview608'%20pagecolor='%23ffffff'%20bordercolor='%23666666'%20borderopacity='1.0'%20inkscape:showpageshadow='2'%20inkscape:pageopacity='0.0'%20inkscape:pagecheckerboard='0'%20inkscape:deskcolor='%23d1d1d1'%20showgrid='false'%20/%3e%3cg%20id='g614'%20inkscape:groupmode='layer'%20inkscape:label='Page%201'%20transform='matrix(1.3333333,0,0,-1.3333333,-160,479.99998)'%3e%3cg%20id='g616'%20transform='scale(0.1)'%3e%3cpath%20d='m%202667.94,1584.35%20h%20-344.69%20v%201256.97%20c%20-62.84,-32.17%20-126.03,-65.12%20-189.58,-98.8%20-63.59,-33.72%20-123.74,-66.63%20-180.39,-98.82%20v%20317.11%20c%2061.25,35.24%20129.44,72.4%20204.52,111.46%2075.04,39.07%20153.96,78.49%20236.69,118.36%20h%20273.45%20z%20M%202400,3600%20c%20-662.74,0%20-1200,-537.26%20-1200,-1200%200,-662.74%20537.26,-1200%201200,-1200%20662.74,0%201200,537.26%201200,1200%200,662.74%20-537.26,1200%20-1200,1200'%20style='fill:%23000000;fill-opacity:1;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:none'%20id='path618'%20/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e){kind=small}
Official Biggest Vinyl Singles and Albums of 2015 revealed
It was a big year for the retro black plastic – we reveal the top selling vinyl acts and titles of 2015.
%20Copyright%202023%20Fonticons,%20Inc.%20--%3e%3cpath%20d='M380.9%2097.1C339%2055.1%20283.2%2032%20223.9%2032c-122.4%200-222%2099.6-222%20222%200%2039.1%2010.2%2077.3%2029.6%20111L0%20480l117.7-30.9c32.4%2017.7%2068.9%2027%20106.1%2027h.1c122.3%200%20224.1-99.6%20224.1-222%200-59.3-25.2-115-67.1-157zm-157%20341.6c-33.2%200-65.7-8.9-94-25.7l-6.7-4-69.8%2018.3L72%20359.2l-4.4-7c-18.5-29.4-28.2-63.3-28.2-98.2%200-101.7%2082.8-184.5%20184.6-184.5%2049.3%200%2095.6%2019.2%20130.4%2054.1%2034.8%2034.9%2056.2%2081.2%2056.1%20130.5%200%20101.8-84.9%20184.6-186.6%20184.6zm101.2-138.2c-5.5-2.8-32.8-16.2-37.9-18-5.1-1.9-8.8-2.8-12.5%202.8-3.7%205.6-14.3%2018-17.6%2021.8-3.2%203.7-6.5%204.2-12%201.4-32.6-16.3-54-29.1-75.5-66-5.7-9.8%205.7-9.1%2016.3-30.3%201.8-3.7.9-6.9-.5-9.7-1.4-2.8-12.5-30.1-17.1-41.2-4.5-10.8-9.1-9.3-12.5-9.5-3.2-.2-6.9-.2-10.6-.2-3.7%200-9.7%201.4-14.8%206.9-5.1%205.6-19.4%2019-19.4%2046.3%200%2027.3%2019.9%2053.7%2022.6%2057.4%202.8%203.7%2039.1%2059.7%2094.8%2083.8%2035.2%2015.2%2049%2016.5%2066.6%2013.9%2010.7-1.6%2032.8-13.4%2037.4-26.4%204.6-13%204.6-24.1%203.2-26.4-1.3-2.5-5-3.9-10.5-6.6z'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
%20Copyright%202023%20Fonticons,%20Inc.%20--%3e%3cpath%20d='M416%2032H31.9C14.3%2032%200%2046.5%200%2064.3v383.4C0%20465.5%2014.3%20480%2031.9%20480H416c17.6%200%2032-14.5%2032-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4%20416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3%200-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9%2096%20102.2%2096c21.2%200%2038.5%2017.3%2038.5%2038.5%200%2021.3-17.2%2038.5-38.5%2038.5zm282.1%20243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6%200-39.9%2027-39.9%2054.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8%2030.6-34.5%2062.9-34.5%2067.2%200%2079.7%2044.3%2079.7%20101.9V416z'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
%20Copyright%202023%20Fonticons,%20Inc.%20--%3e%3cpath%20d='M201.5%20305.5c-13.8%200-24.9-11.1-24.9-24.6%200-13.8%2011.1-24.9%2024.9-24.9%2013.6%200%2024.6%2011.1%2024.6%2024.9%200%2013.6-11.1%2024.6-24.6%2024.6zM504%20256c0%20137-111%20248-248%20248S8%20393%208%20256%20119%208%20256%208s248%20111%20248%20248zm-132.3-41.2c-9.4%200-17.7%203.9-23.8%2010-22.4-15.5-52.6-25.5-86.1-26.6l17.4-78.3%2055.4%2012.5c0%2013.6%2011.1%2024.6%2024.6%2024.6%2013.8%200%2024.9-11.3%2024.9-24.9s-11.1-24.9-24.9-24.9c-9.7%200-18%205.8-22.1%2013.8l-61.2-13.6c-3-.8-6.1%201.4-6.9%204.4l-19.1%2086.4c-33.2%201.4-63.1%2011.3-85.5%2026.8-6.1-6.4-14.7-10.2-24.1-10.2-34.9%200-46.3%2046.9-14.4%2062.8-1.1%205-1.7%2010.2-1.7%2015.5%200%2052.6%2059.2%2095.2%20132%2095.2%2073.1%200%20132.3-42.6%20132.3-95.2%200-5.3-.6-10.8-1.9-15.8%2031.3-16%2019.8-62.5-14.9-62.5zM302.8%20331c-18.2%2018.2-76.1%2017.9-93.6%200-2.2-2.2-6.1-2.2-8.3%200-2.5%202.5-2.5%206.4%200%208.6%2022.8%2022.8%2087.3%2022.8%20110.2%200%202.5-2.2%202.5-6.1%200-8.6-2.2-2.2-6.1-2.2-8.3%200zm7.7-75c-13.6%200-24.6%2011.1-24.6%2024.9%200%2013.6%2011.1%2024.6%2024.6%2024.6%2013.8%200%2024.9-11.1%2024.9-24.6%200-13.8-11-24.9-24.9-24.9z'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Vinyl showed it wasn't going anywhere in 2015, with events like Record Store Day, and a new generation of rock fans falling in love with the format, giving the sacred black plastic its eighth consecutive year of growth in the UK, the BPI has announced
Vinyl really was the gift that kept giving, with music retailer HMV selling a turntable a minute over the festive period and strong Christmas gifting taking sales of vinyl records in 2015 up a whopping 64% on the previous year. The musos’ favourite format sold 2.1 million LPs, 800,000 more than in 2014.
MORE: Get more Official Charts news and features straight to your inbox with The Official Word newsletter
Rock artists like Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Royal Blood and Arctic Monkeys, plus heritage acts like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, have contributed to vinyl's resurgence, but they were kept from topping the year-end chart by two British female powerhouses.
The biggest selling vinyl title was Adele's 25, which broke chart records here there and everywhere following its release in late 2015, becoming the fastest album to reach both one million and two sales, hitting each milestone after 10 and 29 days respectively.
MORE: Adele's 25 becomes the fastest selling 2 million-selling album in UK chart history
A documentary on the life of the late great Amy Winehouse helped the star's second album Back To Black take runner-up position on the year-end vinyl rundown, with the Stone Roses' 1989 self-titled debut and Ed Sheeran's x following behind.
Click to expand the BPI's infographic below, which summarises the highlights of music in 2015:
Over on the vinyl singles countdown, it was a good year for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and David Bowie, while Sam Smith's record-breaking Writing's On The Wall - the first Bond theme to top the Official Singles Chart - and Mark Ronson's megahit Uptown Funk both make a showing.
Such was vinyl’s regained popularity that the Official Charts Company launched two new charts named – yes, you’ve guessed it – the Official Vinyl Albums Chart and the Official Vinyl Singles Chart.
The Official Top 40 biggest selling vinyl albums of 2015
| TITLE | ARTIST | |
| 1 | 25 | ADELE |
| 2 | BACK TO BLACK | AMY WINEHOUSE |
| 3 | THE STONE ROSES | STONE ROSES |
| 4 | X | ED SHEERAN |
| 5 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - AWESOME MIX 1 | ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK |
| 6 | AM | ARCTIC MONKEYS |
| 7 | ROYAL BLOOD | ROYAL BLOOD |
| 8 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | PINK FLOYD |
| 9 | CHASING YESTERDAY | NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING |
| 10 | UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK | NIRVANA |
| 11 | ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE | JEFF LYNNE'S ELO |
| 12 | A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS | COLDPLAY |
| 13 | NEVERMIND | NIRVANA |
| 14 | IN COLOUR | JAMIE XX |
| 15 | PHYSICAL GRAFFITI | LED ZEPPELIN |
| 16 | FOUR SYMBOLS | LED ZEPPELIN |
| 17 | PULP FICTION | ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK |
| 18 | SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND | BEATLES |
| 19 | DEFINITELY MAYBE | OASIS |
| 20 | CARRIE & LOWELL | SUFJAN STEVENS |
| 21 | RATTLE THAT LOCK | DAVID GILMOUR |
| 22 | WHAT WENT DOWN | FOALS |
| 23 | CURRENTS | TAME IMPALA |
| 24 | RUMOURS | FLEETWOOD MAC |
| 25 | WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM THAT'S WHAT I'M | ARCTIC MONKEYS |
| 26 | MUSIC COMPLETE | NEW ORDER |
| 27 | THE BOOK OF SOULS | IRON MAIDEN |
| 28 | WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY | OASIS |
| 29 | THE MAGIC WHIP | BLUR |
| 30 | LEGEND | BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS |
| 31 | HOW BIG HOW BLUE HOW BEAUTIFUL | FLORENCE & THE MACHINE |
| 32 | ABBEY ROAD | BEATLES |
| 33 | WILDER MIND | MUMFORD & SONS |
| 34 | THE RACE FOR SPACE | PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING |
| 35 | DRONES | MUSE |
| 36 | LED ZEPPELIN 2 | LED ZEPPELIN |
| 37 | LED ZEPPELIN | LED ZEPPELIN |
| 38 | I LOVE YOU HONEYBEAR | FATHER JOHN MISTY |
| 39 | IF I CAN DREAM | ELVIS PRESLEY |
| 40 | CHAOS AND THE CALM | JAMES BAY |
©2016 Official Charts Company . All rights reserved.
And the Official Top 20 biggest selling vinyl singles of 2015:
| 1 | THE DYING OF THE LIGHT | NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING |
| 2 | RIVERMAN | NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING |
| 3 | LOCK ALL THE DOORS | NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING |
| 4 | BALLAD OF THE MIGHTY I | NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING |
| 5 | Y'ALL DOOMED | BLUR |
| 6 | YOUNG AMERICANS | DAVID BOWIE |
| 7 | CHANGES | DAVID BOWIE |
| 8 | IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT | NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING |
| 9 | FAME | DAVID BOWIE |
| 10 | SPACE ODDITY | DAVID BOWIE |
| 11 | SATURNS PATTERN | PAUL WELLER |
| 12 | WRITING'S ON THE WALL | SAM SMITH |
| 13 | LIKE A ROLLING STONE | BOB DYLAN |
| 14 | GOLDEN YEARS | DAVID BOWIE |
| 15 | SIDE BY SIDE - KINGDOM COME | DAVID BOWIE/TOM VERLAINE |
| 16 | GOING MY WAY | PAUL WELLER |
| 17 | UPTOWN FUNK | MARK RONSON FT BRUNO MARS |
| 18 | HAPPY SONG | BRING ME THE HORIZON |
| 19 | SEX | 1975 |
| 20 | I'M WHERE I SHOULD BE | PAUL WELLER |
©2016 Official Charts Company . All rights reserved.
Join the conversation by joining the Official Charts community and dropping comment.
Already registered?
Log in
No account?
Register
etin
what is numbers ?