A total of 733,000 records were sold during the week of the event
Record Store Day is a tradition that has been taking place since 2007 when various independent vinyl record stores come together to release exclusive titles on a specific date.
This year, the event took place on April 21st and sold 733,000 records throughout the week. Releases included singles and unreleased albums such as Bruce Springsteen 's Greatest Hits , David Bowie 's Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78) , and Neil Young 's Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live , which topped the best-seller lists.
The best-selling single went to Led Zeppelin with the double seven-inch LP of “Friends”/“Rock and Roll” – which also marked the band's first Record Store Day release – surpassing David Bowie's “Let's Dance” in a 12-inch version. You can check out the full list of best-selling records at the event below.
Data released by Nielsen also shows that during the week of the event, 190% more records were sold compared to the previous week, which sold 253,000 records.
The best-selling albums of Record Store Day 2018:
1. Bruce Springsteen, Greatest Hits
2. David Bowie, Welcome to the Blackout (Live London '78)
3. Neil Young, Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live
4. Rage Against the Machine, Live at the Democratic National Convention 2000
5. Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead, Dylan & The Dead
6. Pink Floyd, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Mono)
7. Prince, 1999
8. The Cure, Mixed Up
9. Grateful Dead, Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 2/27/69
10. Phish, Billy Breathes
11. Nas, Illmatic: Live From the Kennedy Center
12. The Doors, The Matrix Part II
13. Ramones, Sundragon Sessions
14. Madonna, Madonna (The First Album)
15. The Cure, Torn Down (Mixed Up Extra)
16. The National, Boxer Live in Brussels
17. The Rolling Stones, Their Satanic Majesties Request
18. Jerry Garcia, Run for the Roses
19. Soundgarden, A-Sides
20. Tom Waits, Bastards
21. Tom Waits, Brawlers
22. David Bowie, Bowie Now
23. Car Seat Headrest, Twin Fantasy (Mirror to Mirror)
24. Sublime, 89 Vision (EP)
25. Madonna, You Can Dance
The best-selling singles of Record Store Day 2018:
1. Led Zeppelin, Friends/Rock and Roll
2. David Bowie, Let's Dance (Full Length Demo)
3. Sufjan Stevens, Mystery of Love
4. The Notorious BIG, Juicy
5. U2, Lights of Home
6. Jimi Hendrix, Mannish Boy/Trash Men
7. Fleet Foxes, Crack Up (Choral Version)/In the Morning (Live in Switzerland)
8 (Tie). Cheech & Chong, Up In Smoke (40th Anniversary)
8 (Tie). Run the Jewels, Stay Gold Collector's Edition
10. Descendents, Who We Are
11. The Police, Roxanne
12. Phoenix, Monologue
13. Brian Eno With Kevin Shields, The Weight of History + Only Once Away My Son
14. The Flaming Lips, The Story of Yum Yum and Dragon
15. Florence & The Machine, Sky Full of Song/New York Poem (For Polly)
16. Steven Wilson, How Big the Space
17. Def Leppard, Live at Abbey Road
18. Mac DeMarco/Shamir, Beat Happening Covers
19. The Regrettes/The Distillers, Side by Side
20. Czarface, Man's Worst Enemy
21. Dr. Dre, Dre Day
22. Quicksand, Triptych Continuum
23. Air, Sexy Boy
24. Elvis Costello, Someone Else's Heart
25. Courtney Barnett, City Looks Pretty/Sunday Roast