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.
These were the top 10 bestselling albums in independent record stores on Record Store Day 2017:
1. Grateful Dead – N.E. Garden Auditorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 7/29/66
2. David Bowie – Cracked Actor
3. The Doors – Live At The Matrix ’67
4. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Live From Welcome To 1979
5. The Cure – Greatest Hits Acoustic
6. The Cure – Greatest Hits
7. Sublime – Badfish
8. Stevie Nicks – Rarities
9. The Claypool Lennon Delirium – Lime and Limpid
10. The Notorious B.I.G. – Born Again
These were the top 10 bestselling singles in independent record stores on Record Store Day 2017:
1. The Beatles – “Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane”
2. John Williams – “Star Wars: A New Hope”
3. U2 – “Red Hill Mining Town”
4. Pearl Jam – “State of Love and Trust / Breath”
5. Pink Floyd – “Interstellar Overdrive”
6. Prince – “Little Red Corvette / 1999”
7. The Smiths – “Boy With The Thorn In His Side”
8. Alice In Chains – “What The Hell Have I b/w Get Born Again”
9. Rush – “Cygnus X-1”
10. Def Leppard – Def Leppard EP
The year-over-year (single-day RSD 2017 vs single-day RSD 2016) % 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).
