French duo's latest continues to break records: it tops Amazon's all-time vinyl list, beating Fleetwood Mac and David Bowie
Daft Punk, fresh from breaking all sorts of records with their Get Lucky single, seem to be almost single-handedly reviving the vinyl music industry. Amazon has announced that the French duo's album Random Access Memories has become their best-selling vinyl LP of all time.
It's not exactly surprising that Random Access Memories has become a vinyl hit since its release in May: the group's cybernetic disco and sun-kissed easy listening begs for a spinning turntable, hiss and crackle, and maybe even a tube amplifier. Although the album has dropped to No 39 on the official album charts, Amazon.co.uk revealed this week that Daft Punk's latest full-length is the site's top vinyl seller so far this year, outpacing records such as Black Sabbath's 13, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, and David Bowie's Mercury-nominated comeback, The Next Day.
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But Random Access Memories' vinyl sales figures are much, much more impressive than the mid-year list could suggest. In fact, the DJs' latest LP isn't just the best-selling vinyl record of summer 2013: nobody has sold more vinyl copies since Amazon launched in 1995. Daft Punk top Amazon.co.uk's all-time vinyl bestseller list, followed by Adele, for 21, Amy Winehouse, for Back to Black, and David Bowie, who has two records in the all-time top 10. The biggest surprise on Amazon's list is probably Texas songwriter Micah P Hinson, who has never officially charted in the UK, but whose 2004 debut has apparently sold almost as many vinyl copies as Radiohead's OK Computer.
In the UK, Random Access Memories sold 165,091 copies overall during its first week out. They had similar success with the blockbuster song Get Lucky, which remains at No 38 on the singles chart.
Daft Punk's followup single, Lose Yourself to Dance, has not had the same success, peaking at No 107. But the French duo still hopes to give it another chance: they have released a glossy new video featuring Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers and robots in silver sequinned suits.
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