Tyler, The Creator named best-selling male artist on vinyl

Rapper and producer Tyler, The Creator is officially the best-selling male artist on vinyl in the US. He was also named the year’s best-selling rapper.

Tyler, The Creator has been named as the best-selling male artist on vinyl in the US for 2023.

He reportedly sold a total of 552,000 records, making him both the best-selling rapper and male artist in the US. He was also third best-selling artist overall. Other hip-hop figures in the top ten included Travis Scott at number four, Kendrick Lamar at number six, and Mac Miller at number ten

Taylor Swift took the top spot overall, of course, having sold a staggering 3.484 million albums. Lana Del Ray was a distant second, selling 646,000 records. Olivia Rodrigo was fifth, Metallica seventh, The Beatles eighth, and Fleetwood Mac were ninth.

A total of 49.61 million vinyl were sold in the US in 2023, a jump of 14.2% over 2022. Reportedly, one in every 25 vinyl albums sold last year were by Taylor Swift. Eye-watering numbers indeed.