Vinyl Sales at an all-time high

Thanks to a few huge albums this year in particular, overall vinyl sales in the U.K. (and beyond) are at an all-time high. In fact, the numbers are so impressive that they're taking over benchmarks established 10 to 12 years ago. And it's likely that you (yes, you, the reader) played a role in that. You see, it's the latest albums from Daft Punk ('Random Access Memories'), Arctic Monkeys ('AM'), and David Bowie ('The Next Day') that have had such a profound impact on the sales of vinyl in 2013.

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Adele sells 716,091 copies of '21' since Grammys

On the same night she picks up two Brit Awards, HITS Daily Double have just announced that Adele has had a massive week of sales following her 6 Grammys last Sunday. According to HDD, the London-born singer/songwriter sold a staggering 716,091 copies of '21' over the past week, beating off competition from the late Whitney Houston's 'Greatest Hits', which sold a mere 170,294 in comparison. Worldwide superstar, doing 90s numbers, a year after the album's release date.

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