Vinyl releases from the likes of Taylor Swift, Pink Floyd and Bruno Mars were among the top-sellers from Record Store Day (RSD) 2026 in the United States, according to Luminate.
The yearly independent record store day celebration was held on April 18 and boasted a bevy of albums and singles (mostly vinyl titles) issued for RSD, and exclusively sold through indie record stores.
More than 350 album and single products were issued for RSD 2026, and the top-selling album was the four-LP clear vinyl release of Pink Floyd’s Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975. The project was also issued as a 2-CD set, and the CD edition was the No. 24 best-selling RSD 2026 album title.
Another two-fer on the list is the soundtrack to KPop Demon Hunters, which ranks at both Nos. 2 and 6, with two different iterations of the album on vinyl: a HUNTR/X edition and a Saja Boys edition, respectively.
Record Store Day 2026 Ambassador Bruno Mars had the No. 2-selling RSD 2026 album with Collaborations. The 11-track double vinyl compilation includes such teamings as the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits “Nothin’ On You” (B.o.B featuring Mars) “Uptown Funk” (Mark Ronson featuring Mars) and “Die With a Smile” (Lady Gaga and Mars).
“Independent record stores are so important because you get the chance to immerse and surround yourself with music and that’s why I’m so excited to be this year’s Record Store Day Ambassador,” Mars said in a statement upon the Ambassador announcement. “I love collecting vinyl because nothing is better than sitting on your couch, putting on a record and just listening to music like that. It feels like a lost art. To actually sit down, put a record on, and consume it is a very Romantic idea. Go out and support your local independent record store on Record Store Day this year.”
Mars follows such recent RSD Ambassadors as Post Malone (2025), Paramore (2024), Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires (2023), Swift (2022), Fred Armisen (2021), Brandi Carlile (2020) and Pearl Jam (2019).
Swift had the top-selling RSD 2026 single, with “Elizabeth Taylor.” The 7-inch was issued on “Cry My Eyes Violet Glitter Vinyl” and included two tracks: “Elizabeth Taylor” and “Elizabeth Taylor” (So Glamorous Cabaret Version).
Top-Selling Record Store Day 2026 Exclusive Albums at Independent Record Stores in the U.S.
Rank, Artist, Title
1. Pink Floyd, Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975 (clear-colored four vinyl set)
2. Bruno Mars, Collaborations (vinyl)
3. Soundtrack, KPop Demon Hunters (HUNTR/X edition special effect vinyl)
4. Jeff Buckley, Live a L’Olympia (double vinyl)
5. Laufey, A Matter of Time: Live at Madison Square Garden (big apple red-colored double vinyl)
6. Soundtrack, KPop Demon Hunters (Saja Boys edition special effect vinyl)
7. Fall Out Boy, So Much For (2our) Dust: Live From Madison Square Garden (triple vinyl)
8. Hilary Duff, (MINE) (silver-colored vinyl)
9. Paramore, All We Know Is Falling (double vinyl)
10. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Live at Paradise Rock Club, 1978 (180-gram pink and green translucent splatter-colored vinyl)
11. The Cure, Greatest Hits (silver-colored bio double vinyl)
12. Billy Strings, Tiny Desk (vinyl)
13. Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande & Various Artists, Wicked: One Wonderful Night (Live) (splatter-color double vinyl)
14. The Cure, Acoustic Hits (silver-colored bio double vinyl)
15. Brandi Carlile, Live at Easy Street Records, Vol. II (vinyl)
16. Talking Heads, The CBS/Columbia Demos (double vinyl)
17. Megadeth, Hidden Treasures (color vinyl)
18. Ween, Europe “90” (triple vinyl)
19. Grateful Dead, Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, June 11, 1976 (180-gram five vinyl set)
20. Ethel Cain, Inbred (vinyl)
21. Madonna, The Confessions Tour (starburst pink/purple splatter-colored double vinyl)
22. Ramones, Summer In the City: Live In San Francisco, 1979 (140-gram neon pink-colored double vinyl)
23. John Prine, BBC Sessions (140-gram black vinyl)
24. Pink Floyd, Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975 (2-CD)
25. TV Girl, Night In Question: French Exit Outtakes (vinyl)
Source: Luminate, for the week ending April 23, 2026
Top-Selling Record Store Day 2026 Exclusive Singles at Independent Record Stores in U.S.
Rank, Artist, Title
1. Taylor Swift, Elizabeth Taylor (Cry My Eyes Violet Glitter-colored 7-inch vinyl)
2. Olivia Dean, Live at the BBC (You’ve Got a Friend / Cool About It) (7-inch vinyl)
3. KATSEYE, Touch (logo-etched, pink-and-red-colored reversible 12-inch vinyl)
4. Charli xcx, Party 4 U (ultra clear-colored 7-inch vinyl)
5. Tyler Childers, Live From Dinosaur World (Bitin’ List / Dirty Ought Trill) (7-inch vinyl)
6. John Coltrane, The Tiberi Tapes: A Preview of the Mythic Recordings (Giant Steps / Satellite) (12-inch vinyl)
7. Sonic Youth, Diamond Seas (Diamond Season 1995 / Diamond Season 1996) (white-colored 12-inch vinyl)
8. Gigi Perez, Live From VEVO DSCVR (Fable / Sugar Water) (7-inch vinyl)
9. Sleep Token, Caramel (Caramel / Emergence) (liquid-filled 12-inch vinyl)
10. David Bowie, Hallo Spaceboy (fluorescent pink-colored 12-inch vinyl)
Source: Luminate, for the week ending April 23, 2026
