The Official Top 40 bestselling vinyl releases of 2019 so far
Queen continue to dominate the year’s biggest vinyl albums as their Greatest Hits album lands at Number 1 for the first half of 2019.
Thanks to the release of their biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, sales of the best of album, which was first released in 1981, have soared, with 15,700 copies sold on vinyl alone.
Coming in a close second is Billie Eilish’s debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, which earned Billie earned the title of youngest ever female soloist to pick up a Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart in April. Billie takes a second entry at Number 16 with her 2017 EP Don’t Smile At Me.
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Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures comes in at Number 3 following the release of a remastered version to mark the album’s 40th anniversary. The record reached its highest ever position on the Official Albums Chart in June, re-entering at Number 5, having previously peaked at Number 71.
Lewis Capaldi’s debut album, Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, completes the Top 5.
Other albums released in 2019 that are selling well on wax include Catfish & The Bottlemen’s latest The Balance (17), Madonna’s Madame X (23), and Father Of The Bride by Vampire Weekend (33).
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When it comes to vinyl singles, Liam Gallagher leads the way with his latest single Shockwave at Number 1.
New Order’s Ceremony comes in at Number 2, the first of three from the band following its re-pressing alongside other classic New Order singles, Temptation (12) and Everything’s Gone Green (15).
Boys Keep Swinging by David Bowie is close behind at Number 3, while Idles land at 4 with their Record Store Day release Meat EP, led by single Queens. Bowie makes a second Top 5 appearance with Boys Keep Swinging, originally from the soundtrack of the 1979 film Just A Gigolo.
Recent releases include Wait and Return from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (6); 90’s rock band Sleeper’s comeback single Look At You Now (17) which released in December 2018; and Sam Fender’s Play God (27).
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The Official Top 40 bestselling vinyl albums of 2019 so far
| POS | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 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 | NATIONAL |
| 25 | THE STONE ROSES | STONE ROSES |
| 26 | THE DIVISION BELL | PINK FLOYD |
| 27 | SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND | 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 | BEATLES |
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The Official Top 40 bestselling vinyl singles of 2019 so far
| POS | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 1 | SHOCKWAVE | LIAM GALLAGHER |
| 2 | CEREMONY | NEW ORDER |
| 3 | BOYS KEEP SWINGING | DAVID BOWIE |
| 4 | QUEENS | IDLES |
| 5 | REVOLUTIONARY SONG | REBELS & DAVID BOWIE |
| 6 | WAIT AND RETURN | NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING |
| 7 | CLOUDBUSTING | KATE BUSH |
| 8 | WEDDING BELL BLUES | MORRISSEY |
| 9 | THE EUROPA | U2 |
| 10 | BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY | QUEEN |
| 11 | ONE STEP BEYOND | MADNESS |
| 12 | TEMPTATION | NEW ORDER |
| 13 | GIVE STUPIDITY A CHANCE | PET SHOP BOYS |
| 14 | SHE'S A RAINBOW | ROLLING STONES |
| 15 | EVERYTHING'S GONE GREEN | NEW ORDER |
| 16 | NEW HORIZONS | BRIAN MAY |
| 17 | LOOK AT YOU NOW | SLEEPER |
| 18 | THE ROCKFIELD STUDIO TRACKS | JOE STRUMMER |
| 19 | LOVER-TO-BE | MORRISSEY |
| 20 | MAIN THEME - THE SHINING | MARK AYRES |
| 21 | 10 COMMANDMENTS | SPECIALS |
| 22 | LIVING ON THE CEILING | BLANCMANGE |
| 23 | EVERYBODY HERE HATES YOU | COURTNEY BARNETT |
| 24 | SMALLTOWN BOY | BRONSKI BEAT |
| 25 | HOLY MAN | DENNIS WILSON |
| 26 | VOULEZ VOUS | ABBA |
| 27 | WHITE STAR LINER | PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING |
| 28 | TALKING HEADS | BLACK MIDI |
| 29 | PLAY GOD | SAM FENDER |
| 30 | RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW | FATBOY SLIM |
| 31 | WHO'S BEEN HAVING YOU OVER | PETER DOHERTY & PUTA MADRES |
| 32 | I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR | ARCTIC MONKEYS |
| 33 | YOUR GENERATION | GENERATION X |
| 34 | ROCKAWAY BEACH | MOTORHEAD |
| 35 | LE FREAK | CHIC |
| 36 | DISCOURSE | SLEAFORD MODS |
| 37 | I WANNA BE YOURS | GINGER WILDHEART |
| 38 | CLUB COUNTRY | ASSOCIATES |
| 39 | LEAVE BEFORE THE LIGHTS COME ON | ARCTIC MONKEYS |
| 40 | BURIED DEEP WITHIN | ORBITAL |
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Mylina Wyzomerski
Hounds of Love by Kate Bush, what a great album, so glad that after all these years she is still getting so much love. She truly deserves it.