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05 April 2019 by Rob Copsey
The Official Top 40 bestselling vinyl releases of 2019 so far A mix of brand new and classic records make up the top selling vinyl albums and singles of the year so far.
EXTRACT:
Queen dominate UK’s Top 40 bestselling vinyl albums of 2019 so far as fans revisit the band’s catalogue following the release of Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
Their Greatest Hits album – first released in 1981 – is the year’s top selling record on vinyl so far with just over 9,200 sales. The collection is the UK’s bestselling album of all time with over 6.1 million copies sold to date. Sales of the retrospective on vinyl since digital records began in 1994 stand at just over 65,000.
Three more Queen albums feature in the Top 40: the Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack at 16, 1991’s Greatest Hits II at 17 and A Night At The Opera at 37. Queen’s fourth studio album released in 1975 features their popular hits ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and ‘You’re My Best Friend’. Article continues