Record Store Day 2017 was a very big success again with music lovers descending upon their favorite record stores to check out the new vinyl releases.
P.N.E. Garden Auditorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 7/29/66 by Grateful Dead was the top selling album on Record Store Day, while
Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles was the top selling single.
The year-over-year (single-day RSD 2017 vs single-day RSD 2016) % Change:
| Category |
% Change |
| Total Album Sales |
+6% |
| Vinyl Album Sales |
+14% |
| Vinyl Single Sales |
-3% |
* Vinyl Album Sales on Record Store Day (4/22/17) at Independent Music Stores were up
14% compared to Record Store Day 2016 (4/16/16).
* Just more than 3 out of every 4 albums purchased on Record Store Day were vinyl albums;
78% this year, up from 73% in 2016.
Total album sales (combining CD & Vinyl) on Record Store Day (4/22/17) at Independent Music Stores were up
6% compared to Record Store Day 2016 (4/16/16).
* Vinyl Single Sales on Record Store Day (4/22/17) at Independent Music Stores were down
3% compared to Record Store Day 2016 (4/16/16).
* Vinyl Album Sales on Record Store Day (4/22/17) at Independent Music Stores were up
2,606% compared to the previous Saturday (4/15/17).
* Overall Album Sales on Record Store Day (4/22/17) at Independent Music Stores were up
1,274% compared to the previous Saturday (4/15/17).
BuzzAngle Music Top 50 Albums Chart – Independent Record Stores, Saturday April 22, 2017:
| Rank |
Title |
Artist |
Label |
| 1 |
P.N.E. Garden Auditorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 7/29/66 |
Grateful Dead |
Glorious Dead Recordings |
| 2 |
Cracked Actor |
David Bowie |
Parlophone |
| 3 |
Live At The Matrix ’67 |
The Doors |
Elektra |
| 4 |
Live From Welcome To 1979 |
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit |
Southeastern Records |
| 5 |
Greatest Hits Acoustic |
The Cure |
Elektra |
| 6 |
Greatest Hits |
The Cure |
Elektra |
| 7 |
Badfish |
Sublime |
Interscope |
| 8 |
Rarities |
Stevie Nicks |
Atlantic Records |
| 9 |
Lime and Limpid |
The Claypool Lennon Delirium |
ATO Records |
| 10 |
Born Again |
The Notorious B.I.G. |
RCA Records |
| 11 |
Decade |
Neil Young |
Reprise Records |
| 12 |
Bowpromo |
David Bowie |
Parlophone |
| 13 |
Space Jam: Music From and Inspired By The Motion Picture |
Various Artists |
Atlantic Records |
| 14 |
Good Apollo I’m Burning Star IV, Vol. 1: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness |
Coheed and Cambria |
Columbia Records |
| 15 |
Live At Carnegie Hall |
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble |
Epic Records |
| 16 |
Death Song |
The Black Angels |
Partisan Records |
| 17 |
Stinson Beach Sessions |
The Head And The Heart |
Warner Bros. |
| 18 |
Electric Lady Sessions |
Drive-By Truckers |
ATO Records |
| 19 |
Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 16, 1969 |
Santana |
Columbia Records |
| 20 |
Live at Red Rocks 8.15.9 |
Dave Matthews Band |
RCA Records |
| 21 |
Blade Runner |
Vangelis |
Atlantic Records |
| 22 |
Mirage Alternative |
Fleetwood Mac |
Rhino Records |
| 23 |
Live At The Agora,1978 |
The Cars |
Elektra |
| 24 |
11/17/70 |
Elton John |
Island |
| 25 |
Nilsson Schmilsson |
Harry Nilsson |
RCA Records |
| 26 |
Really Rock ‘Em Right: Sun Records Curated By Record Store Day Volume 4 |
Various Artists |
ORG MUSIC |
| 27 |
Hammersmith Odeon, London ’75 |
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band |
Columbia Records |
| 28 |
Live at Austin City Limits |
Townes Van Zandt |
Fat Possum |
| 29 |
Hot Thoughts |
Spoon |
Matador |
| 30 |
Under Feet Like Ours |
Tegan And Sara |
Warner Bros. |
| 31 |
Spotify Sessions |
Sia |
RCA Records |
| 32 |
Dance Mix |
Madonna |
Rhino Records |
| 33 |
Been Caught Stealing |
Jane’s Addiction |
Rhino Records |
| 34 |
The Rising Tide |
Sunny Day Real Estate |
Bicycle Music |
| 35 |
Seeds I: Angela And Long Way From Home |
The Lumineers |
Dualtone Music Group |
| 36 |
The Offspring |
The Offspring |
Nitro |
| 37 |
Live at George’s Club 20 |
Jimi Hendrix |
Legacy Recordings |
| 38 |
Groove Is In The Heart / What Is Love? |
Deee-Lite |
Elektra |
| 39 |
Caught In The Act Live |
Eric Church |
EMI Nashville |
| 40 |
Coral Fang |
The Distillers |
Sire Records Group |
| 41 |
The Johnny Cash Children’s Album |
Johnny Cash |
Columbia Nashville |
| 42 |
Live In Perth |
Ben Folds with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra |
Epic Records |
| 43 |
Dogfish Head – Music To Drink Beer To: Volume 3 |
Various Artists |
Columbia Records |
| 44 |
The Centennial Collection |
Robert Johnson |
Columbia Records |
| 45 |
Marcy Playground |
Marcy Playground |
Slow Down Sounds |
| 46 |
Perfect Night Live In London |
Lou Reed |
Reprise Records |
| 47 |
Little Mess EP |
Grouplove |
Atlantic Records |
| 48 |
First Weapon Drawn: A Narrated Adventure |
Czarface |
Silver Age |
| 49 |
All Day & All Of The Night |
The Kinks |
BMG |
| 50 |
The Acid Test |
Ken Kesey |
Jackpot Records |
BuzzAngle Music Top 50 Singles Chart – Independent Record Stores, Saturday April 22, 2017:
| Rank |
Title |
Artist |
Label |
| 1 |
Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane |
The Beatles |
Capitol Records |
| 2 |
Star Wars: A New Hope |
John Williams |
Walt Disney Records |
| 3 |
Red Hill Mining Town |
U2 |
Island |
| 4 |
State of Love and Trust / Breath |
Pearl Jam |
Epic Records |
| 5 |
Interstellar Overdrive |
Pink Floyd |
Legacy Recordings |
| 6 |
Little Red Corvette / 1999 |
Prince |
Warner Bros. |
| 7 |
Boy With The Thorn In His Side |
The Smiths |
Rhino Records |
| 8 |
What The Hell Have I b/w Get Born Again |
Alice In Chains |
Columbia Records |
| 9 |
Cygnus X-1 |
Rush |
Mercury |
| 10 |
Def Leppard EP |
Def Leppard |
Mercury |
| 11 |
Thinking Of A Place |
The War on Drugs |
Atlantic Records |
| 12 |
Live at Jones Beach |
Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes |
The Orchard |
| 13 |
Stabitha Christie |
Against Me! |
Total Treble |
| 14 |
All Together Now |
André 3000 |
RCA Records |
| 15 |
Rollo / Portland Improvisation |
Frank Zappa |
Zappa |
| 16 |
Batdance |
Prince |
Warner Bros. |
| 17 |
Into The Cave We Wander |
Gerard Way |
Reprise Records |
| 18 |
No Plan – EP |
David Bowie |
Columbia Records |
| 19 |
Hey Joe / Piss Factory |
Patti Smith |
Rhino Records |
| 20 |
Partyman |
Prince |
Warner Bros. |
| 21 |
This Must Be The Place |
Talking Heads & Wildling |
Warner Bros. |
| 22 |
Go Robot / Dreams Of A Samurai (Live) |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Warner Bros. |
| 23 |
A Rose For Emily |
The Zombies |
Varese Sarabande |
| 24 |
Africa |
Toto |
Columbia Records |
| 25 |
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man |
Prince |
Warner Bros. |
| 26 |
Heaven Bound / Key To The Kingdom |
Sharon Jones with the E.L. Fields Gospel Wonders |
Daptone Records |
| 27 |
Le Soleil Est Pres de Moi |
Air |
Parlophone |
| 28 |
Sign O The Times |
Prince |
Warner Bros. |
| 29 |
Back In Your Head |
Tegan And Sara & The Regrettes |
Warner Bros. |
| 30 |
How Far I’ll Go (From Moana) |
Various Artists |
Walt Disney Records |
| 31 |
Pop Life |
Prince |
Warner Bros. |
| 32 |
Got Love If You Want It |
The Kinks |
BMG |
| 33 |
Sea Change |
Thrice |
Vagrant Records |
| 34 |
Ain’t It Funny |
Danny Brown |
Warp Records |
| 35 |
Sick With Love b/w She Got It Together |
Buddy Guy |
RCA Records |
| 36 |
Archives Series Volume No 3 |
Iron & Wine |
Black Cricket Recordings Col |
| 37 |
I Wish U Heaven |
Prince |
Warner Bros. |
| 38 |
Puppy Love |
Dolly Parton |
Yep Roc Records |
| 39 |
Unreleased Demos 2017 |
Sublime with Rome |
5 Music |
| 40 |
Where My Train Pulls / All The Pretty Girls |
Gary Clark Jr./Kaleo |
Warner Bros. |
| 41 |
Happy Street (Feat. Bill Murray) |
Paul Shaffer And The World’s Most Dangerous Band |
Rhino Records |
| 42 |
Great Adventures Of Children’s Book |
Slick Rick |
Get On Down |
| 43 |
Riot In The Streets / Better Man Than Me |
Pokey LaFarge |
Rounder |
| 44 |
Brain Salad Surgery |
Emerson Lake & Palmer |
BMG |
| 45 |
Slow Heart |
Balance and Composure |
Vagrant Records |
| 46 |
Instrumentalist |
The Dillinger Escape Plan |
Cooking Vinyl |
| 47 |
Live |
Steve Earle & The Dukes |
Warner Bros. |
| 48 |
Better Off Dead |
The Wipers |
Jackpot Records |
| 49 |
I Want You Back Again |
The Zombies |
The End Records |
| 50 |
Terlingua / Off My Mynd |
Old 97’s |
ATO Records |
To view the full set of charts, please visit
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