If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. It’s a vinyl world — we’re just spinning in it. Over the last few years, artists from Taylor Swift to Beyoncé to Billie Eilish have released exclusive editions of their studio albums, giving music fans another reason to collect their favorites on vinyl.
Vinyl records have continued to explode in popularity, recently even outselling those little circular things called CDs. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (a.k.
a. the RIAA ), music fans scored over 41 million vinyl LPs in 2022 alone. The bottom line: Those stacks of wax aren’t going anywhere.
In May, Google revealed its list of the “most searched albums on vinyl of all time,” in the Google Trends newsletter, featuring stats dating back to 2004. From classic LPs from the Seventies to chart-topping releases beloved by Swifties, here’s Google’s list of the most popular vinyl records ever (and where you can buy them online). $28.
97 $32.99 12% off $24.99 The most-searched vinyl of all time, according to Google, is Taylor Swift’s Grammy-winning Folklore .
“On Folklore , she dreams up a host of characters to keep her company, and stepping into their lives brings out her deepest wit, compassion, and empathy. And it sounds like for Taylor Swift, her best is yet to come,” Rolling Stone wrote in the Folklore album review . $38.
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