| Format | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinyl | 100% | 92% | 66% | 16% | 22% | 27% | 24% |
| File | · | · | · | · | 8% | 30% | 56% |
| CD | · | · | 10% | 54% | 57% | 24% | 8% |
| Cassette | · | 6% | 23% | 29% | · | 7% | 5% |
| CDr | · | · | · | · | 5% | 6% | 5% |
| Title | Artist | Year | Pressings |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Queen Is Dead | The Smiths | 1986 | 246 |
| Strangeways, Here We Come | The Smiths | 1987 | 169 |
| Reckoning | R.E.M. | 1984 | 135 |
| Lifes Rich Pageant | R.E.M. | 1986 | 129 |
| London 0 Hull 4 | The Housemartins | 1986 | 105 |
| Eponymous | R.E.M. | 1988 | 97 |
| This Charming Man | The Smiths | 1983 | 88 |
| Starfish | The Church | 1988 | 87 |
| High Land, Hard Rain | Aztec Camera | 1983 | 73 |
| Bandwagonesque | Teenage Fanclub | 1991 | 66 |
| ...Best II | The Smiths | 1992 | 63 |
| Eden | Everything But The Girl | 1984 | 62 |
| Bellybutton | Jellyfish (2) | 1990 | 58 |
| The La's | The La's | 1990 | 58 |
| Repeat When Necessary | Dave Edmunds | 1979 | 52 |
| Knife | Aztec Camera | 1984 | 52 |
| Ask | The Smiths | 1986 | 47 |
| What Difference Does It Make? | The Smiths | 1984 | 45 |
| Crazy Rhythms | The Feelies | 1980 | 44 |
| Lovely | The Primitives | 1988 | 43 |
| Heyday | The Church | 1985 | 42 |
| Grand Prix | Teenage Fanclub | 1995 | 41 |
| 100% Fun | Matthew Sweet | 1995 | 36 |
| The Good Earth | The Feelies | 1986 | 34 |
| Panic | The Smiths | 1986 | 31 |
Built from the Discogs monthly data dumps (CC0), snapshot 2026-09-01. Counts are of catalogued works and pressings, not of listening.