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Hollywood RecordsQueen continues to reap rewards from the band’s 2018 biopic Bohemian Rhapsody: The film’s soundtrack has topped Nielsen Music’s just-released list of the Top Selling Vinyl Albums for the first half of 2019.
As Billboard reports, the Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack sold 61,000 copies in the U.S. to reach #1 on the tally. As if that weren’t enough, Queen’s Greatest Hits compilation took second place on the list, with 49,000 LPs sold.
Popular vinyl albums by a variety of other classic rock and veteran pop stars also made it into the top 10 of the mid-year list.
The Beatles‘ Abbey Road was #5 with 33,000 in vinyl sales, Pink Floyd‘s The Dark Side of the Moon was #6 with 32,000 sold, Bob Marley & The Wailers‘ Legend compilation was #7 with 30,000 sold, and Fleetwood Mac‘s Rumours and Michael Jackson‘s Thriller were listed at #8 and #9, respectively, with 29,000 in sales.
Queen, The Beatles and Pink Floyd finished first, second and third in overall vinyl albums sold during the first six months of 2019, with 154,000, 128,000 and 84,000 LPs sold, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack also finished in the top 10 of two other Nielsen Music mid-year lists. It was #8 on the Top 10 Albums tally with 705,000 overall equivalent album units, which includes traditional album sales, downloads and streaming. The record also was #6 on the list of Top 10 Selling Albums with 253,000 copies in total.
The #1 album in overall equivalent album units was pop star’s Ariana Grande‘s Thank U, Next with 1.55 million units. The best-selling album, excluding streaming, was Lady Gaga‘s soundtrack for A Star Is Born, which sold 404,000 copies.
Here are some of Nielsen Music’s Mid-Year 2019 Charts, courtesy of Billboard:
2019’s Mid-Year Top 10 Selling Vinyl Albums
1. Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody (Soundtrack) (61,000)
2. Queen, Greatest Hits (49,000)
3. Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (47,000)
4. Various Artists, Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (Soundtrack) (33,000)
5. The Beatles, Abbey Road (33,000)
6. Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon (32,000)
7. Bob Marley & The Wailers, Legend (30,000)
8. Fleetwood Mac, Rumours (29,000)
9. Michael Jackson, Thriller (29,000)
10. Billie Eilish, Don’t Smile at Me (28,000)
2019’s Mid-Year Top 10 Albums (Based on Overall Equivalent Album Units)
1. Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next (1,552,800)
2. Billie Eilish, When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (1,304,000)
3. Khalid, Free Spirit (929,000)
4. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) (889,000)
5. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, Hoodie SZN (810,000)
6. Post Malone, beerbongs & bentleys (756,000)
7. Drake, Scorpion (718,000)
8. Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody (Soundtrack) (705,000)
9. Juice WRLD, Death Race for Love (675,000)
10. Jonas Brothers, Happiness Begins (663,000)
2019’s Mid-Year Top 10 Selling Albums
1. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) (404,000)
2. Jonas Brothers, Happiness Begins (374,000)
3. Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (343,000)
4. BTS, Map of the Soul: Persona (343,000)
5. Backstreet Boys, DNA (299,000)
6. Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody (Soundtrack) (253,000)
7. Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next (228,000)
8. Various Artists, The Greatest Showman (Soundtrack) (181,000)
9. P!nk, Hurts 2B Human (158,000)
10. Lauren Daigle, Look Up Child (154,000)
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