Two legacy artists topped the sales charts for Record Store Day 2017 according to BuzzAngle. The Grateful Dead’s “Vancouver 7/29/66” was the top selling album of the day, while The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever” was the top selling single.
Year-over-year (single-day RSD 2017 vs single-day RSD 2016) % Change:
| Category | % Change |
| Total Album Sales | +6% |
| Vinyl Album Sales | +14% |
| Vinyl Single Sales | -3% |
Analysis: Vinyl Album Sales on Record Store Day (4/22/17) at Independent Music Stores were up 14% compared to Record Store Day 2016 (4/16/16).* Just more than 3 out of every 4 albums purchased on Record Store Day were vinyl albums; 78% this year, up from 73% in 2016. Total album sales (combining CD & Vinyl) on Record Store Day (4/22/17) at Independent Music Stores were up 6% compared to Record Store Day 2016 (4/16/16).* Vinyl Single Sales on Record Store Day (4/22/17) at Independent Music Stores were down 3% compared to Record Store Day 2016 (4/16/16).* Vinyl Album Sales on Record Store Day (4/22/17) at Independent Music Stores were up 2,606% compared to the previous Saturday (4/15/17).* Overall Album Sales on Record Store Day (4/22/17) at Independent Music Stores were up 1,274% compared to the previous Saturday (4/15/17).
BuzzAngle Music Top 50 Albums Chart
Independent Record Stores, Saturday April 22, 2017
| Rank | Title | Artist | Label |
| 1 | P.N.E. Garden Auditorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 7/29/66 | Grateful Dead | Glorious Dead Recordings |
| 2 | Cracked Actor | David Bowie | Parlophone |
| 3 | Live At The Matrix ’67 | The Doors | Elektra |
| 4 | Live From Welcome To 1979 | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Southeastern Records |
| 5 | Greatest Hits Acoustic | The Cure | Elektra |
| 6 | Greatest Hits | The Cure | Elektra |
| 7 | Badfish | Sublime | Interscope |
| 8 | Rarities | Stevie Nicks | Atlantic Records |
| 9 | Lime and Limpid | The Claypool Lennon Delirium | ATO Records |
| 10 | Born Again | The Notorious B.I.G. | RCA Records |
| 11 | Decade | Neil Young | Reprise Records |
| 12 | Bowpromo | David Bowie | Parlophone |
| 13 | Space Jam: Music From and Inspired By The Motion Picture | Various Artists | Atlantic Records |
| 14 | Good Apollo I’m Burning Star IV, Vol. 1: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness | Coheed and Cambria | Columbia Records |
| 15 | Live At Carnegie Hall | Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | Epic Records |
| 16 | Death Song | The Black Angels | Partisan Records |
| 17 | Stinson Beach Sessions | The Head And The Heart | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Electric Lady Sessions | Drive-By Truckers | ATO Records |
| 19 | Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 16, 1969 | Santana | Columbia Records |
| 20 | Live at Red Rocks 8.15.9 | Dave Matthews Band | RCA Records |
| 21 | Blade Runner | Vangelis | Atlantic Records |
| 22 | Mirage Alternative | Fleetwood Mac | Rhino Records |
| 23 | Live At The Agora,1978 | The Cars | Elektra |
| 24 | 11/17/70 | Elton John | Island |
| 25 | Nilsson Schmilsson | Harry Nilsson | RCA Records |
| 26 | Really Rock ‘Em Right: Sun Records Curated By Record Store Day Volume 4 | Various Artists | ORG MUSIC |
| 27 | Hammersmith Odeon, London ’75 | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | Columbia Records |
| 28 | Live at Austin City Limits | Townes Van Zandt | Fat Possum |
| 29 | Hot Thoughts | Spoon | Matador |
| 30 | Under Feet Like Ours | Tegan And Sara | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | Spotify Sessions | Sia | RCA Records |
| 32 | Dance Mix | Madonna | Rhino Records |
| 33 | Been Caught Stealing | Jane’s Addiction | Rhino Records |
| 34 | The Rising Tide | Sunny Day Real Estate | Bicycle Music |
| 35 | Seeds I: Angela And Long Way From Home | The Lumineers | Dualtone Music Group |
| 36 | The Offspring | The Offspring | Nitro |
| 37 | Live at George’s Club 20 | Jimi Hendrix | Legacy Recordings |
| 38 | Groove Is In The Heart / What Is Love? | Deee-Lite | Elektra |
| 39 | Caught In The Act Live | Eric Church | EMI Nashville |
| 40 | Coral Fang | The Distillers | Sire Records Group |
| 41 | The Johnny Cash Children’s Album | Johnny Cash | Columbia Nashville |
| 42 | Live In Perth | Ben Folds with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra | Epic Records |
| 43 | Dogfish Head – Music To Drink Beer To: Volume 3 | Various Artists | Columbia Records |
| 44 | The Centennial Collection | Robert Johnson | Columbia Records |
| 45 | Marcy Playground | Marcy Playground | Slow Down Sounds |
| 46 | Perfect Night Live In London | Lou Reed | Reprise Records |
| 47 | Little Mess EP | Grouplove | Atlantic Records |
| 48 | First Weapon Drawn: A Narrated Adventure | Czarface | Silver Age |
| 49 | All Day & All Of The Night | The Kinks | BMG |
| 50 | The Acid Test | Ken Kesey | Jackpot Records |
BuzzAngle Music Top 50 Singles Chart:
Independent Record Stores, Saturday April 22, 2017
| Rank | Title | Artist | Label |
| 1 | Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane | The Beatles | Capitol Records |
| 2 | Star Wars: A New Hope | John Williams | Walt Disney Records |
| 3 | Red Hill Mining Town | U2 | Island |
| 4 | State of Love and Trust / Breath | Pearl Jam | Epic Records |
| 5 | Interstellar Overdrive | Pink Floyd | Legacy Recordings |
| 6 | Little Red Corvette / 1999 | Prince | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Boy With The Thorn In His Side | The Smiths | Rhino Records |
| 8 | What The Hell Have I b/w Get Born Again | Alice In Chains | Columbia Records |
| 9 | Cygnus X-1 | Rush | Mercury |
| 10 | Def Leppard EP | Def Leppard | Mercury |
| 11 | Thinking Of A Place | The War on Drugs | Atlantic Records |
| 12 | Live at Jones Beach | Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes | The Orchard |
| 13 | Stabitha Christie | Against Me! | Total Treble |
| 14 | All Together Now | André 3000 | RCA Records |
| 15 | Rollo / Portland Improvisation | Frank Zappa | Zappa |
| 16 | Batdance | Prince | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Into The Cave We Wander | Gerard Way | Reprise Records |
| 18 | No Plan – EP | David Bowie | Columbia Records |
| 19 | Hey Joe / Piss Factory | Patti Smith | Rhino Records |
| 20 | Partyman | Prince | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | This Must Be The Place | Talking Heads & Wildling | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Go Robot / Dreams Of A Samurai (Live) | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | A Rose For Emily | The Zombies | Varese Sarabande |
| 24 | Africa | Toto | Columbia Records |
| 25 | I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man | Prince | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Heaven Bound / Key To The Kingdom | Sharon Jones with the E.L. Fields Gospel Wonders | Daptone Records |
| 27 | Le Soleil Est Pres de Moi | Air | Parlophone |
| 28 | Sign O The Times | Prince | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | Back In Your Head | Tegan And Sara & The Regrettes | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | How Far I’ll Go (From Moana) | Various Artists | Walt Disney Records |
| 31 | Pop Life | Prince | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | Got Love If You Want It | The Kinks | BMG |
| 33 | Sea Change | Thrice | Vagrant Records |
| 34 | Ain’t It Funny | Danny Brown | Warp Records |
| 35 | Sick With Love b/w She Got It Together | Buddy Guy | RCA Records |
| 36 | Archives Series Volume No 3 | Iron & Wine | Black Cricket Recordings Col |
| 37 | I Wish U Heaven | Prince | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | Puppy Love | Dolly Parton | Yep Roc Records |
| 39 | Unreleased Demos 2017 | Sublime with Rome | 5 Music |
| 40 | Where My Train Pulls / All The Pretty Girls | Gary Clark Jr./Kaleo | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | Happy Street (Feat. Bill Murray) | Paul Shaffer And The World’s Most Dangerous Band | Rhino Records |
| 42 | Great Adventures Of Children’s Book | Slick Rick | Get On Down |
| 43 | Riot In The Streets / Better Man Than Me | Pokey LaFarge | Rounder |
| 44 | Brain Salad Surgery | Emerson Lake & Palmer | BMG |
| 45 | Slow Heart | Balance and Composure | Vagrant Records |
| 46 | Instrumentalist | The Dillinger Escape Plan | Cooking Vinyl |
| 47 | Live | Steve Earle & The Dukes | Warner Bros. |
| 48 | Better Off Dead | The Wipers | Jackpot Records |
| 49 | I Want You Back Again | The Zombies | The End Records |
| 50 | Terlingua / Off My Mynd | Old 97’s | ATO Records |
To view the full set of charts: www.buzzanglemusic.com/charts.