We are so happy to be back in record stores today! Thank you for celebrating the culture of the indie record store.
Happy Record Store Day!!!#RecordStoreDay #RSD22 pic.twitter.com/73yUxSdNG6— Record Store Day (@recordstoreday) April 23, 2022
New Record Store Day releases
Over 300 new releases went on sale Saturday. Some of the artists releasing special-edition vinyl recordings to mark the occasion include Madonna, Kacey Musgraves, Blondie, Mariah Carey, Childish Gambino, and the Foo Fighters.
There is a smorgasbord of collector’s vinyl available. Some are transparent and others are printed on colored vinyl.
The 50th anniversary release of “More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)” by the Rolling Stones is on glow-in-the-dark vinyl. And Nicki Minaj’s “Beam Me Up Scotty” was issued on a rare marbled fuchsia vinyl.
Some of the Record Day releases are rare cuts. This includes the late David Bowie’s “The Brilliant Adventure EP” which features four of his previously unreleased songs.
MRC data confirms that vinyl sales grew by 46% to 27.5 million copies sold in 2020. 2021 showed a 51.4% increase in total sales.
And in 2021 vinyl also became the most popular physical format for music delivery. It’s been tracked since 1991 with MRC Data/SoundScan tracking.
