Taylor Swift has the biggest-selling new vinyl release of the last decade

Taylor Swift had the biggest-selling new vinyl release of the last decade in the UK, new figures reveal.

Ahead of this month’s Record Store Day, the Official Charts Company have shared new data on UK sales of new vinyl releases across the last decade.

It was revealed at the start of 2025 that music sales in the UK have reached their highest peak ever, with sales of physical music rising 6 per cent to £330 million.

Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department was revealed as the biggest-selling album of last year, with sales figures of 783,000, which included 112,000 vinyl copies. Her 2022 album Midnights has now been revealed as the highest-selling new vinyl release of the last decade, with 129,000 sales.

The Tortured Poets Department came in at Number Two, with her (Taylor’s Version) of 2014 album 1989, released originally in 2014, in fourth place.

Others in the Top Ten include Harry Styles, David Bowie, Ed Sheeran and Billie Eilish. See the full list below.

1 – ‘Midnights’ – Taylor Swift 
2 – ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ – Taylor Swift
3 – ‘Harry’s House’ – Harry Styles
4 – ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ – Taylor Swift
5 – ‘Legacy’ – David Bowie
6 – ‘Fine Line’ – Harry Styles
7 – ‘Divide’ – Ed Sheeran
8 – ‘Blackstar’ – David Bowie
9- ‘When We Fall Asleep Where Do We Go’ – Billie Eilish
10 – ‘Currents’ – Tame Impala 

Last year’s music sales were described as a “stunning” comeback for the music industry. Sales previously peaked back in 2001 when artists such as Kylie Minogue, Dido and Shaggy helped consumer spend reach a peak of £2.2 billion.

Now, the industry has managed to turn things around and surpass that previous peak. Last year saw spending rise by 7 per cent on 2023 to drive UK recorded music revenues to an all-time record of almost £2.4 billion.