Nirvana top Record Store Day in singles sales

26 April 2014 | 11:10 am | Alex Sievers

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This year’s Record Store Day had it's most successful vinyl sales ever, which rose 58 percent over last years RSD. Independent record stores saw a 91 percent increase in sales overall compared to the previous week. Nirvana’s 'Pennyroyal Tea' seven-inch took out the top on Billboard’s top vinyl singles chart for the week, while Childish Gambino’s 'Because The Internet' topped the vinyl LPs chart. Paramore, the Flaming Lips, Joy Division and Pantera records also managed to chart as well. 

This year’s Record Store Day had it's most successful vinyl sales ever, which rose 58 percent over last years RSD. Independent record stores saw a 91 percent increase in sales overall compared to the previous week. Nirvana’s 'Pennyroyal Tea' seven-inch took out the top on Billboard’s top vinyl singles chart for the week, while Childish Gambino’s 'Because The Internet' topped the vinyl LPs chart. Paramore, the Flaming Lips, Joy Division and Pantera records also managed to chart as well. 

You can see the top 10's for both singles and LP's charts below.

 

Billboard's Top Vinyl LPs For The Week Ending April 20th:

 

1. Childish Gambino, Because The Internet

2. Afghan Whigs, Do to the Beast

3. Notorious B.I.G., Life After Death

4. Bruce Springsteen, American Beauty

5. Jimi Hendrix, Live At Monterey

6. Grateful Dead, Live At Hampton Coliseum

7. Tame Impala, Live Versions

8. Joy Division, An Ideal For Living

9. Flaming Lips, 7 Skies H3

10. Ramones, Meltdown With the Ramones

 

Billboard's Top Vinyl Singles For The Week Ending April 20th:

 

1. Nirvana, "Pennyroyal Tea"

2. Flaming Lips and Devo, "Gates of Steel"

3. The Cure and Dinosaur Jr, "Just Like Heaven"

4. David Bowie, "1984"

5. Love and Rush, "7 and 7 Is" (released as unnamed "mystery artists")

6. Frank Zappa, "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow"

7. Pantera and Poison Idea, "The Badge"

8. Paramore, "Ain't It Fun"

9. Fleetwood Mac, "Dragonfly"

10. Garbage, "Girls Talk Shit"

 

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