Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’ Is The Best Selling Dance Music Vinyl Of The Decade
Words by Riley Fitzgerald
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According to website Official UK Charts, Daft Punk‘s Random Access Memories is the best selling dance music vinyl of the decade.
This shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, when the album was first released in 2013 it broke a number of sales records to become the fastest-selling record that year.
By 2014 it had moved over 3.2 million copies worldwide.
In addition to crowning it the number one dance album, Official Charts also places the French duo’s 4th album the 62nd best vinyl seller across all genres.
Billboard‘s recently released End of Decade Chart yielded a similar result, with the album ranked in as the 99th best-selling long-player in the US.
(It is unclear whether fans can expect a 5th Daft Punk album in 2020, however, a recent leak claims that the duo have been recording in LA.)
At the top of Official Charts rankings is Fleetwood Mac‘s Rumours, which has sold over 130,000 vinyl copies in the UK since the decade began.
The full list below.
| 1 | RUMOURS | FLEETWOOD MAC |
| 2 | BACK TO BLACK | AMY WINEHOUSE |
| 3 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | PINK FLOYD |
| 4 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY – AWESOME MIX 1 | ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK |
| 5 | THE STONE ROSES | STONE ROSES |
| 6 | AM | ARCTIC MONKEYS |
| 7 | WHAT’S THE STORY MORNING GLORY | OASIS |
| 8 | SGT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND | BEATLES |
| 9 | NEVERMIND | NIRVANA |
| 10 | LEGEND | BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS |
| 11 | GREATEST HITS | QUEEN |
| 12 | ABBEY ROAD | BEATLES |
| 13 | DEFINITELY MAYBE | OASIS |
| 14 | DIVIDE | ED SHEERAN |
| 15 | BLACKSTAR | DAVID BOWIE |
| 16 | UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK | NIRVANA |
| 17 | LEGACY | DAVID BOWIE |
| 18 | WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM THAT’S WHAT I’M | ARCTIC MONKEYS |
| 19 | FOUR SYMBOLS | LED ZEPPELIN |
| 20 | PURPLE RAIN – OST | PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION |
| 21 | PULP FICTION | ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK |
| 22 | AS YOU WERE | LIAM GALLAGHER |
| 23 | THE QUEEN IS DEAD | SMITHS |
| 24 | 25 | ADELE |
| 25 | HATFUL OF HOLLOW | SMITHS |
| 26 | THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST | DAVID BOWIE |
| 27 | WISH YOU WERE HERE | PINK FLOYD |
| 28 | THE GREATEST SHOWMAN | MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING |
| 29 | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | GUNS N’ ROSES |
| 30 | UNKNOWN PLEASURES | JOY DIVISION |
| 31 | TRANQUILITY BASE HOTEL & CASINO | ARCTIC MONKEYS |
| 32 | GREATEST HITS | FLEETWOOD MAC |
| 33 | ROYAL BLOOD | ROYAL BLOOD |
| 34 | HOTEL CALIFORNIA | EAGLES |
| 35 | HUMAN | RAG’N’BONE MAN |
| 36 | THE WALL | PINK FLOYD |
| 37 | GREATEST HITS | FOO FIGHTERS |
| 38 | X | ED SHEERAN |
| 39 | OK COMPUTER | RADIOHEAD |
| 40 | A MOON SHAPED POOL | RADIOHEAD |
| 41 | ALL OVER THE WORLD – THE VERY BEST OF | ELO |
| 42 | LED ZEPPELIN | LED ZEPPELIN |
| 43 | HUNKY DORY | DAVID BOWIE |
| 44 | THE BEATLES | BEATLES |
| 45 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY – AWESOME MIX 2 | ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK |
| 46 | LED ZEPPELIN 2 | LED ZEPPELIN |
| 47 | WHO BUILT THE MOON | NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING |
| 48 | LONDON CALLING | CLASH |
| 49 | HOT FUSS | KILLERS |
| 50 | BACK IN BLACK | AC/DC |
| 51 | STAYING AT TAMARA’S | GEORGE EZRA |
| 52 | I LIKE IT WHEN YOU SLEEP FOR YOU ARE SO | 1975 |
| 53 | THE DOORS | DOORS |
| 54 | REVOLVER | BEATLES |
| 55 | THE BALCONY | CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN |
| 56 | GOLD – GREATEST HITS | ABBA |
| 57 | AMERICAN IDIOT | GREEN DAY |
| 58 | STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON | NWA |
| 59 | GREATEST HITS II | QUEEN |
| 60 | THE 1975 | 1975 |
| 61 | THE WAR OF THE WORLDS | JEFF WAYNE |
| 62 | RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES | DAFT PUNK |
| 63 | NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS | SEX PISTOLS |
| 64 | BORN TO DIE | LANA DEL REY |
| 65 | A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS | COLDPLAY |
| 66 | FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE | ARCTIC MONKEYS |
| 67 | 21 | ADELE |
| 68 | CURRENTS | TAME IMPALA |
| 69 | THE RIDE | CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN |
| 70 | WHY ME WHY NOT | LIAM GALLAGHER |
| 71 | CALIFORNICATION | RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
| 72 | THE KING OF LIMBS | RADIOHEAD |
| 73 | PET SOUNDS | BEACH BOYS |
| 74 | THRILLER | MICHAEL JACKSON |
| 75 | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP WHERE DO WE GO | BILLIE EILISH |
| 76 | LET IT BLEED | ROLLING STONES |
| 77 | IN UTERO | NIRVANA |
| 78 | PARALLEL LINES | BLONDIE |
| 79 | GRACE | JEFF BUCKLEY |
| 80 | EXILE ON MAIN ST | ROLLING STONES |
| 81 | + | ED SHEERAN |
| 82 | CHANGESONEBOWIE | DAVID BOWIE |
| 83 | THE VERY BEST OF | STONE ROSES |
| 84 | URBAN HYMNS | VERVE |
| 85 | THE THRILL OF IT ALL | SAM SMITH |
| 86 | LUNGS | FLORENCE & THE MACHINE |
| 87 | U218 SINGLES | U2 |
| 88 | NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS | VARIOUS ARTISTS |
| 89 | BABY DRIVER | ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK |
| 90 | ALADDIN SANE | DAVID BOWIE |
| 91 | THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO | VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO |
| 92 | IN RAINBOWS | RADIOHEAD |
| 93 | NOTHING HAS CHANGED – THE VERY BEST OF | DAVID BOWIE |
| 94 | LED ZEPPELIN 3 | LED ZEPPELIN |
| 95 | BAT OUT OF HELL | MEAT LOAF |
| 96 | DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT | LEWIS CAPALDI |
| 97 | ENTER THE WU-TANG (36 CHAMBERS) | WU-TANG CLAN |
| 98 | OUT OF THE BLUE | ELO |
| 99 | SIGH NO MORE | MUMFORD & SONS |
| 100 | HYBRID THEORY | LINKIN PARK |
