| Format | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinyl | 100% | 98% | 87% | 75% | 35% | 25% | 48% | 73% |
| CD | · | · | · | 9% | 51% | 58% | 33% | 16% |
| Cassette | · | · | 10% | 14% | 11% | 1% | · | 1% |
| CDr | · | · | · | · | · | 5% | 5% | 2% |
| File | · | · | · | · | · | 1% | 6% | 4% |
| Title | Artist | Year | Pressings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quadrophenia | The Who | 1973 | 256 |
| Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy | The Who | 1971 | 191 |
| Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake | Small Faces | 1968 | 189 |
| My Generation | The Who | 1965 | 168 |
| The Who Sell Out | The Who | 1967 | 167 |
| Kinks | The Kinks | 1964 | 149 |
| Something Else By The Kinks | The Kinks | 1967 | 127 |
| A Quick One | The Who | 1966 | 124 |
| Kinda Kinks | The Kinks | 1965 | 122 |
| The Kink Kontroversy | The Kinks | 1965 | 108 |
| The Kids Are Alright | The Who | 1979 | 103 |
| In The City | The Jam | 1977 | 101 |
| Quadrophenia (Music From The Soundtrack Of The Who Film) | Various | 1979 | 100 |
| Who's Better, Who's Best | The Who | 1988 | 94 |
| Setting Sons | The Jam | 1979 | 88 |
| Live At Kelvin Hall | The Kinks | 1967 | 86 |
| This Is The Modern World | The Jam | 1977 | 84 |
| Our Favourite Shop | The Style Council | 1985 | 84 |
| All Mod Cons | The Jam | 1978 | 82 |
| Sound Affects | The Jam | 1980 | 78 |
| Images 1966 - 1967 | David Bowie | 1973 | 76 |
| The Best Of Rod Stewart | Rod Stewart | 1976 | 75 |
| The Gift | The Jam | 1982 | 74 |
| David Bowie | David Bowie | 1967 | 69 |
| Small Faces | Small Faces | 1967 | 64 |
Built from the Discogs monthly data dumps (CC0), snapshot 2026-09-01. Counts are of catalogued works and pressings, not of listening.