The UK albums market enjoyed  a welcome boost over the weekend with vinyl LP sales rising 50% over the prior Saturday during National Album Day thanks to a series of re-issues to tie in with this year’s 1990s theme.

To mark the occasion in Edinburgh and Liverpool, two special murals featuring re-imagined debut album artwork have been commissioned and created by local artists at renowned independent record stores: Avalanche Records in Edinburgh and 81 Renshaw in Liverpool. In Edinburgh, renowned artist Gerry Gapinski who is based in the old town and specialises in original art prints, paid tribute to The Fratellis’ debut album from 2006, Costello Music, with his mural using spray paint and hand-cut stencils. The piece is presented outside Avalanche Records in Waverley Mall.

National Album Day celebrates the art of the album and returns for its 5^th edition on Saturday 15^th October, when it will explore debut albums. The day is presented in association with Bowers & Wilkins and BBC Sounds.

As in previous years, hundreds of events will take place across the UK in the build up to and on the day of National Album Day itself, including with album platforms and with independent and specialist record stores. 

To celebrate National Album Day, over 100 hmv stores across the UK will be hosting ‘Live and Local’ shows by unsigned talent.

Check out the shows on our events page here or head to your local hmv to find out more about the shows in your area!

National Album Day will return on Saturday 15th October and this year will take as its theme Debut Albums, following themes set in previous years including Women in Music and the 80s.

National Album Day will return on Saturday 15th October and this year will take as its theme Debut Albums, following themes set in previous years including Women in Music and the 80s.

Australian pop icon Kylie Minogue has been announced as a 2021 National Album Day ambassador!

National Album Day returns for its fourth edition on Saturday 16^th October, and this year will spotlight women artists and their huge contribution to music and culture through the art of the album.

National Album Day will return for its fourth edition on Saturday, 16^th October and this year will take as its theme Celebrating Women in Music, shining a light on the huge contribution made by women and female-identifying artists to our music and culture through the art form of the album.

The third edition of National Album Day, held last Saturday, 10^th October, has been hailed the most successful yet by industry figures and by its joint organisers, the BPI and The Entertainment Retailers Association, with the impact reflected in the Official Vinyl Charts, the Official Album Charts and sales overall as well as across media and socials.

As previously announced last month, National Album Day will return for its third edition on Saturday 10 October - and today reveals a second wave of artist ambassadors who will be championing their love for the album between now and the day itself.

BACK TO THE EIGHTIES!

National Album Day to celebrate the UK’s favourite music decade on Saturday 10th October, 2020

Oasis have teamed up with National Album Day to celebrate that their era-defining first two albums, ‘Definitely Maybe’ and ‘What’s The Story (Morning Glory)?’ are the top two most streamed albums of the 1990s with ‘What’s The Story (Morning Glory)?’ at number one and ‘Definitely Maybe’ at two.