The final figures for Record Store Day 2017 have been tallied – and the event broke a lot of records.
Despite its somewhat divisive status in the independent community, there's little doubting the impact Record Store Day has.
This year's instalment offered a bumper crop, with more than 547,000 albums sold on vinyl in just one week.
Sales at independent record shops jumped some 197% on the previous week, the biggest jump since the event began a decade ago.
Record Store Day 2017 grew 1.4% year on year, with independent record shops now representing some 31% of all physical album sales.
All figures gathered by Nielsen Music – check out the full breakdown HERE.
