Vinyl releases from Noah Kahan, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, MF Doom and The Beatles were among the top-sellers from Record Store Day (RSD) Black Friday 2024 in the U.S., according to data tracking firm Luminate.
The indie record store celebration, which took place on the day after Thanksgiving (Nov. 29) is a partner holiday to the main Record Store Day blowout that traditionally happens annually in April. Both occasions spur the release of many unique and limited-edition music releases, largely vinyl pressings, that are only available at participating independent record stores. More than 150 titles were slated to be released for RSD Black Friday 2024 festivities.
Kahan has the top-selling RSD Black Friday 2024 title, with his tiger eye brown-colored vinyl of Town Hall (Stick Season Collaborations). (See the full list of the top 25-selling RSD Black Friday 2024 albums, below.) The rest of the top five is filled out by Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft (Isolated Vocals), Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS (spilled) (on red and purple-colored double vinyl), MF Doom’s Operation: Doomsday 25 th Anniversary (on metallic silver with purple, and metallic silver with green-colored double-vinyl) and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music From the Movie and More… (on clear with yellow and pink splatter-colored vinyl).
The top-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-selling singles.) Other big-selling singles included titles from Pearl Jam and Stevie Nicks.
Top-Selling Record Store Day Black Friday 2024 Exclusive Albums at Independent Record Stores in the U.S.
Rank, Artist, Title
1. Noah Kahan, Town Hall (Stick Season Collaborations) (tiger eye brown-colored vinyl)
2. Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft (Isolated Vocals) (vinyl)
3. Olivia Rodrigo, GUTS (spilled) (red and purple-colored double vinyl)
4. MF Doom, Operation: Doomsday 25th Anniversary (metallic silver with purple, and metallic silver with green-colored double-vinyl)
5. Soundtrack, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music From the Movie and More… (clear with yellow and pink splatter-colored vinyl)
6. U2, How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb (black and red-colored vinyl)
7. Kacey Musgraves, Deeper Into the Well (green-colored vinyl)
8. Van Halen, Live In Dallas 1981 (red-colored double vinyl)
9. Ramones, Greatest Hits (red-colored 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 splattered-colored triple vinyl)
13 (TIE). Rage Against the Machine, Democratic National Convention 2000 (window pane clear-colored 180-gram vinyl)
13 (TIE). Various Artists, Jazz Dispensary: The Golden Hour (golden wave swirl-colored vinyl)
15. The Rolling Stones, Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out (candy 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: August 29th, 1987 (orange sunshine-colored vinyl)
18. Modest Mouse, Baron Von Bullshit Rides Again (vinyl)
19. Joni Mitchell, Hejira Demos (180-gram black vinyl)
20. Helmet, Betty (baby blue-colored double vinyl)
21. Teddy Swims, I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1.5) (baby blue-colored vinyl)
22 (TIE). Yes, Fragile Outtakes (vinyl)
22 (TIE). The Byrds / Buffalo Springfield, Live at the Monterey International Pop Festival (opaque orchid and opaque sky blue-colored double vinyl)
22 (TIE). Morphine, B-Sides and Otherwise (lemonade yellow and black marble-colored vinyl)
22 (TIE). Stone Temple Pilots, Purple Rarities (purple-colored vinyl)
22 (TIE). Tegan and Sara, So Jealous (milky-clear translucent-colored double vinyl)
22 (TIE). Thievery Corporation, The Richest Man in Babylon (red and white-colored double vinyl)
Source: Luminate, for the week ending Dec. 5, 2024
Top-Selling Record Store Day Black Friday 2024 Exclusive Singles at Independent Record Stores in U.S.
Rank, 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 (white-colored 7-inch vinyl)
4. Bluey, Rug Island / Bluey Theme Tune (picture-disc 7-inch vinyl)
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-disc 12-inch vinyl)
9. Sam Cooke, A Change Is Gonna Come / Shake (white iridescent-colored 7-inch vinyl)
10. Jungle, Back On 74 (12-inch vinyl)
Source: Luminate, for the week ending Dec. 5, 2024
