Editor’s note: This article originally ran as the Top 50 list for May. Thanks to our eagle-eyed Community members, we realized that data was off. A change in the way that we pull the data gave us the June info instead of May. We’ve since updated this article to reflect the correct month.
Discogs is back with another round of the Top 50 list. Every month, we take a closer look at the records that were purchased the most in our Marketplace.
A few brand-new releases popped up in this edition, including Jason Isbell’s well-received Reunions, the most recent full-length Kanye West (Jesus is King was released in 2019, but the blue vinyl LP didn’t drop until May 1), and a Vinyl Me, Please reissue of The Stooges debut album mixed by John Cale, the legendary producer and Velvet Underground member. You can also spot popular 2020 releases from The Strokes, Four Tet, Tom Misch and Yussef Dayes, Dua Lipa, and more.
As far as repeats go, Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, M.A.A.d City makes another appearance on the best-selling list, as does Peggy Gou’s Moment EP, Buena Vista Social Club’s self-titled, David Bowie, and many more. And once again, Tracy Chapman (who has been hanging out on these rankings for a while) lands at No. 14.
What are we listening to? That aforementioned release from Tom Misch and Yussef Dayes – and we know you are, too, since What Kinda Music ranked No. 2 on the most collected jazz records of 2020 so far. We don’t know what’s more likely to get stuck in your head: the melodies or the drum beats.
#50. Radiohead – Kid A
2xLP, Album, RE
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#49. Nick Drake – Pink Moon
LP, Album, RE, 180
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#47. Anderson .Paak – Malibu
2xLP, Album
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#46. Nu Guinea – Nuova Napoli
LP, Album, RP
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#45. Dr. Dre – The Chronic
2xLP, Album, RE, RM
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#44. Nujabes – Modal Soul
2xLP, Album
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#43. Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell
LP, Album
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#42. Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life
2xLP + 7″, EP + Album
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#41. David Bowie – Hunky Dory
LP, Album, RE, RM, 180
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#39. Cocteau Twins – Heaven Or Las Vegas
LP, Album, RE, RM, 180
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#38. Alice In Chains – Dirt
LP, Album, RE, RM, 180
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#37. Gene On Earth – The Juggler
12″, EP
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#36. Tame Impala – Currents
2xLP, Album, Gat
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#35. Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works 85-92
2xLP, Album, RE, RM
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#34. Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 3
2xLP, Album, Gol
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#33. Prince And The Revolution – Purple Rain
LP, Album, All
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#32. Massive Attack – Blue Lines
LP, Album, RE, 180
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#31. The Stooges – The Stooges (John Cale Mix)
LP, Album, Club, RE, RM, Red
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#30. The Chats – High Risk Behaviour
LP, Album, Ltd, Blu
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#29. Justice – †
2xLP, Album, Gat
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#28. Kokoroko – Kokoroko
12″, EP
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#27. William Onyeabor – Who Is William Onyeabor?
3xLP, Album, Comp
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#26. Buena Vista Social Club – Buena Vista Social Club
2xLP, Album, RE, 180
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#25. Four Tet – Sixteen Oceans
2xLP, Album
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#24. Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
LP, Album, RE, RM, 180
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#23. Kanye West – Jesus Is King
LP, Album, Blue
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#22. Alpha Wann – UMLA
2xLP, Album, Yel
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#21. Nirvana – Nevermind
LP, Album, RE, RM, 180
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#20. DJ Koze – Pick Up
12″, Single
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#19. Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
LP, Red + LP, Blu + Album, Ltd, 180
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#18. Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?
2xLP, Album, RE, RM
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#17. Portishead – Dummy
LP, Album, RE, 180
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#16. Art Guy – Where You Gonna Go
7″, Single, Mono, Ltd
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#15. Khruangbin – Con Todo El Mundo
LP, Album
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#14. Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman
LP, Album, Mat
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#13. Boards Of Canada – Music Has The Right To Children
2xLP, Album, RE, RP
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#11. Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
P, Album, Ltd, Pin
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#10. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.
2xLP, Album
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#9. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
2xLP, Album, 180
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#8. Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon
LP, Album, RE, RM, Gat
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#7. Peggy Gou – Moment EP
12″, EP
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#6. Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.d City
2xLP, Album, Dlx, Gat
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#5. Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes – What Kinda Music
2xLP, Album, Dlx, 180
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#4. Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit – Reunions
LP, Album, Dre
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#3. Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
LP, Album, Ltd, RE, RP, Red
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#2. David Bowie – The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo, 180 Gram
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Great to see you sorted it all out! Thanks for putting all the effort in these investigations and sharing the findings.
Hey folks! We appreciate you sharing your observations. Thanks to your feedback, we went back to triple-check the list and we realized that there was a change in the way that we pull the top-selling info from the Database. Basically, it gave us the June data instead of May. We’ve since updated this article to reflect the correct month.
A quick note on the data: This list will include items from the month that the sale was conclucded, not when the item was ordered. For example, if something was ordered at the end of July, the sale may not finalize until the beginning of August; in this case, the sale would count for August numbers.
Furthermore, on the Discogs app, buyers cannot see that sellers allow offers. They can only see this if logged into the Discogs website on a desktop computer. I could list other longterm bugs, never addressed. Just get excuses when raised.
I suspect the statistics are spurious. For example, a Discogs member of staff explained the highest price a record sold for is not necessarily the highest price that record sold for. It is the highest price of the last 10 sales. This spurious figure is incredibly misleading for buyers and sellers. Most of the time (assuming a reasonable turnover) the records will appear to be significantly less valuable than they. It favours buyers. This should have been fixed, removed or relabelled long ago. This a has been like this for several years with no moves to correct it. It’s is a disgraceful swindle that ought to be addressed.
The “most collected jazz records” hypertext link in the last paragraph at the beginning of this post doesn’t link to anything having to do with “jazz”.
I also want to know how these lists are compiled.
It’s a bit strange that
#49 Nick Drake – Pink Moon sold 11 copies,
#38 Alice In Chains – Dirt sold 12 copies,
#34 Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 3 sold 10 copies.
I thought these charts were based on sales.
He’s right Puffino that record sold copies only in june probably Nicole Raney you think we don’t check but we are clever, we the discogs bloggers….eh eh
This list has to be the “best selling” in June, and not May.
Again!
Best selling from MAY 2020.
But #34 did not sel at all, none, nothing. According to your own sales stats. https://www.discogs.com/sell/history/9653096
Please, explain. How do you compile these lists??
It’s a bit of a laugh this way.