Record Store Day 2017 Stats Are In: Here Are the Top Selling Records

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This year was the 10th anniversary of Record Store Day.  A week and a half after the occasion, and the verdict is in. Record Store Day 2017 was a huge success.

Nielsen Music has just released the statistics from that day, and they are reporting that Record Store Day 2017 saw a 193% jump in physical album sales for independent record stores in comparison to the prior week. That is a record.

There were a bunch of cool specials and exclusives available, so it was a big week for vinyl records in general. At indie retailers, there were 409,000 vinyl albums sold last week. That represented a 484% increase in Vinyl LP sales over the prior week.

Here are the top ten selling Record Store Day exclusives from independent stores:

1. Grateful Dead - P.N.E. Garden Auditorium…

2. The Doors - Live at the Matrix

3. The Black Angels - Deathsong

4. Jason Isbell and the 400 - Unit Live From Welcome to 1979 (EP)

5. The Cure - Greatest Hits

6. Santana - Woodstock: Saturday August 16, 1969

7. Stevie Nicks - Rarities

8. The Cure - Greatest Hits Acoustic

9. Rush - Cygnus X-1 (EP)

10. Various Artists - Really Rock 'Em Right: Sun Records…

Here are the top 10 Record Store Day exclusive singles:

1. U2 - "Red Hill Mining Town (2017 Mix)"

2. Beatles - "Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever"

3. Pink Floyd - "Interstellar Overdrive"

4. Pearl Jam - "State of Love and Trust"

5. The Smiths - "The Boy with the Thorn in his Side"

6. John Williams - "Main Title - Star Wars: A New Hope"

7. Jimmy Page & Black Crowes - "Misty Mountain Hop (Live at Jones Beach)"

8. Prince - "Little Red Corvette"/"1999"

9. Patti Smith - "Hey Joe"

10. Prince - "Partyman"

As you can see, it's still classic rock that is dominating vinyl sales.

H/T: Billboard