El crecimiento de venta de música en formato físico -fundamentalmente en vinilos y cassettes, también box sets- sigue dando que hablar, y cada año el porcentaje sube. En cuanto a los CDs, es el único formato que no crece ostensiblemente pero que de todas maneras, ha detenido su retroceso, lo que cual también es alentador. Todo ésto -tengamos en cuenta- durante una pandemia con mucho de cuarentenas y retrasos en la cadena de distribución.
La venta de discos de vinilo con respecto al 2020 fue de un 11% más – 8% más en álbumes, siendo además el 14° año consecutivo creciendo con respecto al inmediato anterior y más de 5.000.000 vendidos-.
A continuación, ránkings finales de ventas físicas en el Reino Unido (suministrados por The Official Charts UK), porque como siempre decimos: #comprendiscos
Top 40 oficial best-selling álbumes de vinilo en 2021
| POS | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 1 | VOYAGE | ABBA |
| 2 | 30 | ADELE |
| 3 | RUMOURS | FLEETWOOD MAC |
| 4 | = | ED SHEERAN |
| 5 | BACK TO BLACK | AMY WINEHOUSE |
| 6 | NEVERMIND | NIRVANA |
| 7 | GREATEST HITS | QUEEN |
| 8 | CHEMTRAILS OVER THE COUNTRY CLUB | LANA DEL REY |
| 9 | BLUE WEEKEND | WOLF ALICE |
| 10 | FINE LINE | HARRY STYLES |
| 11 | SEVENTEEN GOING UNDER | SAM FENDER |
| 12 | THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | PINK FLOYD |
| 13 | KNEBWORTH 1996 | OASIS |
| 14 | TYPHOONS | ROYAL BLOOD |
| 15 | MUSIC OF THE SPHERES | COLDPLAY |
| 16 | MEDICINE AT MIDNIGHT | FOO FIGHTERS |
| 17 | AM | ARCTIC MONKEYS |
| 18 | BACK THE WAY WE CAME – VOL 1 | NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING |
| 19 | HAPPIER THAN EVER | BILLIE EILISH |
| 20 | RED (TAYLOR’S VERSION) | TAYLOR SWIFT |
| 21 | EVERMORE | TAYLOR SWIFT |
| 22 | SOUR | OLIVIA RODRIGO |
| 23 | ABBEY ROAD | BEATLES |
| 24 | CRAWLER | IDLES |
| 25 | THE STONE ROSES | STONE ROSES |
| 26 | COLLAPSED IN SUNBEAMS | ARLO PARKS |
| 27 | LET IT BE | BEATLES |
| 28 | LEGEND | BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS |
| 29 | FAT POP | PAUL WELLER |
| 30 | WHAT’S THE STORY MORNING GLORY | OASIS |
| 31 | SENJUTSU | IRON MAIDEN |
| 32 | CALIFORNIAN SOIL | LONDON GRAMMAR |
| 33 | WE’RE ALL ALONE IN THIS TOGETHER | DAVE |
| 34 | SOMETIMES I MIGHT BE INTROVERT | LITTLE SIMZ |
| 35 | BLUE BANISTERS | LANA DEL REY |
| 36 | KID A MNESIA | RADIOHEAD |
| 37 | WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM THAT’S WHAT I’M | ARCTIC MONKEYS |
| 38 | IT WON’T ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS | INHALER |
| 39 | FOLKLORE | TAYLOR SWIFT |
| 40 | W.L. | SNUTS |
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Top 40 oficial best-selling singles de vinilo en 2021
| POS | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 1 | GHOST TOWN | THE SPECIALS |
| 2 | WATERMELON SUGAR | HARRY STYLES |
| 3 | COSMIC DANCER | MORRISSEY & DAVID BOWIE |
| 4 | REAL GROOVE | KYLIE MINOGUE & DUA LIPA |
| 5 | ALL YOU’RE DREAMING OF | LIAM GALLAGHER |
| 6 | KYOTO | PHOEBE BRIDGERS |
| 7 | I STILL HAVE FAITH IN YOU | ABBA |
| 8 | NO TIME TO DIE | BILLIE EILISH |
| 9 | 3 LIONS | BADDIEL/SKINNER/LIGHTNING SEED |
| 10 | COSMIC FRINGES | PAUL WELLER |
| 11 | BLUE MONDAY | NEW ORDER |
| 12 | MOTHER | DAVID BOWIE |
| 13 | DARK DAYS | YARD ACT |
| 14 | FIRE | U2 |
| 15 | CHRISTMAS LIGHTS | COLDPLAY |
| 16 | BRITISH BOMBS | DECLAN MCKENNA |
| 17 | I SEE YOUR GHOST | LATHUMS |
| 18 | THE PRETTIEST STAR | DAVID BOWIE |
| 19 | ERRORS IN THE HISTORY OF GOD | BIFFY CLYRO |
| 20 | GLORIA | U2 |
| 21 | AT THE HOME ORGAN – DEMOS 1980-1982 | JERRY DAMMERS |
| 22 | TYPHOONS | ROYAL BLOOD |
| 23 | MODEL VILLAGE | IDLES |
| 24 | LOVE ME LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW | FREDDIE MERCURY |
| 25 | THE A TEAM | ED SHEERAN |
| 26 | GASOLINE | HAIM FT TAYLOR SWIFT |
| 27 | 1 WAY | DMA’S |
| 28 | WEEKENDER | FLOWERED UP |
| 29 | RADIO FREE EUROPE | REM |
| 30 | BACK TO THE LIGHT | BRIAN MAY |
| 31 | LIMBO | ROYAL BLOOD |
| 32 | THROUGH THE MISTS OF TIME | AC/DC |
| 33 | SIMMER | HAYLEY WILLIAMS |
| 34 | 2010 | SQUID |
| 35 | I MORON | LOVELY EGGS FT IGGY POP |
| 36 | ALIVE | PEARL JAM |
| 37 | TEXAS SUN | KHRUANGBIN & LEON BRIDGES |
| 38 | SPIRIT POWER AND SOUL | JOHNNY MARR |
| 39 | WANNABE | SPICE GIRLS |
| 40 | SEVEN NATION ARMY | WHITE STRIPES |
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La venta de cassettes es la más alta desde 2003, con un crecimiento con respecto al 2020 del 19%. Se vendieron más de 185.000 álbumes en formato cassettes, un medio que hasta hace poco tiempo estaba difunto.
Top 40 best-selling cassettes en 2021
| POS | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 1 | SOUR | OLIVIA RODRIGO |
| 2 | WE’RE ALL ALONE IN THIS TOGETHER | DAVE |
| 3 | CHEMTRAILS OVER THE COUNTRY CLUB | LANA DEL REY |
| 4 | GREATEST HITS | QUEEN |
| 5 | MUSIC OF THE SPHERES | COLDPLAY |
| 6 | BLUE WEEKEND | WOLF ALICE |
| 7 | HAPPIER THAN EVER | BILLIE EILISH |
| 8 | THE LOCKDOWN SESSIONS | ELTON JOHN |
| 9 | DANCING WITH THE DEVIL – THE ART OF | DEMI LOVATO |
| 10 | = | ED SHEERAN |
| 11 | VOYAGE | ABBA |
| 12 | BETWEEN US | LITTLE MIX |
| 13 | W.L. | SNUTS |
| 14 | IT WON’T ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS | INHALER |
| 15 | SEVENTEEN GOING UNDER | SAM FENDER |
| 16 | BLUE BANISTERS | LANA DEL REY |
| 17 | LIFE’S A BEACH | EASY LIFE |
| 18 | MOST WANTED – THE GREATEST HITS | WANTED |
| 19 | WEIRD | YUNGBLUD |
| 20 | TALES FROM THE SCRIPT – GREATEST HITS | THE SCRIPT |
| 21 | PROTEST SONGS 1924-2012 | SPECIALS |
| 22 | ALL OVER THE PLACE | KSI |
| 23 | POST HUMAN – SURVIVAL HORROR | BRING ME THE HORIZON |
| 24 | SCALED AND ICY | TWENTY ONE PILOTS |
| 25 | WILD DREAMS | WESTLIFE |
| 26 | THE DREAM OF CHRISTMAS | GARY BARLOW |
| 27 | THE ULTRA VIVID LAMENT | MANIC STREET PREACHERS |
| 28 | SPICE | SPICE GIRLS |
| 29 | WHO AM I | PALE WAVES |
| 30 | HOW BEAUTIFUL LIFE CAN BE | LATHUMS |
| 31 | TYPHOONS | ROYAL BLOOD |
| 32 | OUTSIDER | ROGER TAYLOR |
| 33 | CALIFORNIAN SOIL | LONDON GRAMMAR |
| 34 | 30 | ADELE |
| 35 | WE ARE MORE THAN ONE | MICHAEL BALL |
| 36 | THE GREATEST HITS – PT 1 | KURUPT FM |
| 37 | 2 | JLS |
| 38 | SUCKAPUNCH | YOU ME AT SIX |
| 39 | BACK IN LOVE CITY | VACCINES |
| 40 | PRESSURE MACHINE | THE KILLERS |
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