According to sales data recently released by Nielsen SoundScan, The Beatles' 1969 classic Abbey Road is the top-selling vinyl album for a third consecutive year. Despite being 43 years old this year, the vinyl sold 41,000 copies in 2011.
The top 10 vinyl albums of 2011, according to Nielsen SoundScan, are as follows:
1. The Beatles - Abbey Road (41,000)
2. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues (29,700)
3. Bon Iver - Bon Iver (27,200)
4. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More (26,800)
5. Radiohead - The King of Limbs (20,800)
6. Adele - 21 (16,500)
7. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (16,200)
8. Wilco - The Whole Love (14,900)
9. The Black Keys - Brothers (14,200)
10. The Black Keys - El Camino (13,800)
