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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