Vinyl releases from Noah Kahan, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, MF Doom and The Beatles were among the top sellers of Record Store Day (RSD) Black Friday 2024 in the US, according to data tracking firm Luminate.
The indie record store celebration, held the day after Thanksgiving (November 29) is a partner celebration of the main Record Store Day boom that traditionally occurs each year in April. Both events fuel the release of many unique and limited edition music releases, mostly vinyl pressings, available only at participating independent record stores. More than 150 titles were scheduled for release for the RSD Black Friday 2024 festivities.
Kahan Takes the Top Selling RSD Black Friday 2024 Title With His Tiger's Eye Brown Vinyl City Hall (Stick Season Partnerships). (See the full list of the top 25 best-selling RSD Black Friday 2024 albums, below.) Rounding out the rest of the top five are Billie Eilish Hit Me Hard and Soft (Solo Vocals)Olivia Rodrigo's INTESTINES (spill) (on red and purple double vinyl), MF Doom's Operation: Doomsday 25 th Anniversary (on metallic silver with purple and metallic silver with green double vinyl) and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music from the Movie and More… (on clear with yellow and pink splatter vinyl).
The best-selling RSD Black Friday 2024 single was The Beatles' “I Want To Hold Your Hand” / “I Saw Her Standing There” (on 7-inch vinyl). (Scroll down for the top 10 best-selling singles.) Other top-selling singles included titles by Pearl Jam and Stevie Nicks.
Top Selling Record Store Day Black Friday 2024 Exclusive Albums at Independent Record Stores in the US
Rank, Artist, Titlem
1. Noah Kahan, City Hall (Stick Season Partnerships) (brown tiger eye vinyl)
2. Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft (Solo Vocals) (vinyl)
3. Olivia Rodrigo, INTESTINES (spill) (red and purple double vinyl)
4. MF Doom, Function: Doomsday 25th Anniversary (metallic silver with purple and metallic silver with green double vinyl)
5. Soundtrack, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music from the Movie and More… (transparent with yellow and pink vinyl)
6. U2, How to put an atomic bomb back together (black and red vinyl)
7. Kacey Musgraves, Deeper into the well (green vinyl)
8. Van Halen, Live In Dallas 1981 (double vinyl in red)
9. Ramones, Greatest Hits (red vinyl)
10. Grateful Dead, Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT 5/5/77 (four vinyl LP set)
11. The doors, Live in Detroit (four vinyl LP set)
12. The Allman Brothers Band, Manley Field House, Syracuse NY, April 7, 1972 (orange, blue and triple splash vinyl)
13 (Tie). Rage Against The Machine, 2000 Democratic National Convention (window glass clear vinyl 180 grams)
13 (Tie). various artists, Jazz Dispensary: The Golden Hour (golden wave vinyl in swirl)
15. The Rolling Stones, Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out (cane swirl colored vinyl)
16. Jimi Hendrix, Songs for Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts (blue and violet swirl colored vinyl)
17. Jerry Garcia, Electric On the Eel: 29 August 1987 (sunshine orange vinyl)
18. Modest mouse, Baron Von Bullshit Rides Again (vinyl)
19. Joni Mitchell, Hejira Demos (180 gram black vinyl)
20. Helmet, Betty (double vinyl in blue)
21. Teddy Swims, I've tried everything but the cure (Part 1.5) (vinyl in blue)
22 (TIES). Yes, Fragile exits (vinyl)
22 (TIES). The Byrds / Buffalo Springfield, Live at the Monterey International Pop Festival (opaque orchid and opaque sky blue double vinyl)
22 (TIES). Morphine, B-Sides and Otherwise (lemonade yellow and black vinyl on marble)
22 (TIES). Pilots of the Stone Temple, Purple rarely (purple vinyl)
22 (TIES). Tegan and Sara, So jealous (double vinyl in translucent color)
22 (TIES). Thievery Corporation, The richest man in Babylon (red and white double vinyl)
Source: Luminate, for the week ending December 5, 2024
Top Selling Record Store Day Black Friday 2024 Exclusive Singles at Independent Record Stores in the US
Rating, Artist, Title
1. The Beatles, I Want To Hold Your Hand / I Saw Her Standing There (7 inch vinyl)
2. Pearl Jam, Waiting for Stevie (Live) / Wreckage (Live) (12-inch 45 RPM vinyl)
3. Stevie Nicks, The Lighthouse (7″ white vinyl)
4. Bluey, Rug Island / Bluey Theme Tune (picture-vinyl 7 inch)
5. The Beatles, All My Loving (3 inch vinyl)
6. Echo & The Bunnymen, The Killing Moon (12 inch vinyl)
7. Jane's Addiction, Imminent Redemption (12-inch vinyl)
8. Steve Martin, King Tut (picture-12 inch vinyl)
9. Sam Cooke, A Change Is Gonna Come / Shake (7″ White Iridescent Vinyl)
10. Jungle, Back On 74 (12 inch vinyl)
Source: Luminate, for the week ending December 5, 2024
