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UK Vinyl Sales 2026: Why The Records Revival Has Quietly Become A Superstar Format

This analysis has been folded into our fuller, regularly updated coverage of the format: Vinyl Revival UK 2026: Why Gen Z Is Buying Records They Can’t Play. Everything covered here – the sales figures, the superstar concentration, the pressing-plant bottleneck and what it means for buyers – now lives in that guide, alongside the story of who’s actually driving the boom.

Oliver Nash

Oliver Nash is a music writer covering new UK releases, live shows and the changing business of music. A former band member who got tired of touring in a Transit van, he turned to writing about music instead. Oliver's pieces cover everything from indie and electronic to mainstream pop, and he takes a working musician's view of new releases - interested in how they're made, what they're trying to do, and whether they pull it off. He lives in Manchester.

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