Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

Let's look at a bit of vinyl record history with the 25 best selling albums of all time.  Some may surprise you, others belong right where they are.  The Beatles and Pink Floyd each have two entries on the list.

25 Best Selling Vinyl Records Of All Time

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)  51-65 million albums sold
2. AC/DC - Back in Black (1980)  50 million albums sold
3. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)  50 million albums sold
4. Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (1977)  50 million albums sold
5. Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever (1977) 40 million albums sold
6. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)  40 million albums sold
7. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (1971)  37 million albums sold
8. Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)  32 million albums sold
9. Eagles - Hotel California (1976)  32 million albums sold
10. Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)  31 million albums sold
11. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (1984)  30 millions albums sold
12. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)   30 million albums sold
13. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)  30 million albums sold
14. Carole King - Tapestry (1971)   25 million albums sold
15. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Waters (1970)   25 million albums sold
16. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)  25 million albums sold
17. Madonna - Like a Virgin (1984)   21 million albums sold
18. Barbara Streisand - Guilty (1980)  20 million albums sold
19. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)   20 million albums sold
20. Boston - Boston (1976)   20 million albums sold
21. Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down (1983)  20 million albums sold
22. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)   20 million albums sold
23. Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)   20 million albums sold
24. Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979)  20 million albums sold
25. Tina Turner - Private Dancer (1984)   20 million albums sold


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Barclay James Harvest - Once Again (double vinyl)

The Prog Rock Classics label 180g double vinyl reissue of BJH's second album from 1971.

Finding the band at their most lyrical and ambitious, Once Again features two of the band's all-time classics, Mockingbird and Galadriel.

Part of a limited run of 1000 copies globally, this is packaged in a gatefold sleeve and is based on the EMI digital re-master featuring five extra tracks, including the haunting orchestral miniature White Sails (A Seascape).

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