Retro resurgence sparks revamped vinyl countdown

It’s the vinyl countdown — soaring sales of traditional singles and albums will now be tracked in their own separate chart.

An official vinyl chart has been launched that will track the popularity of the best-selling singles and albums every week.

Vinyl — which at one point looked close to extinction, in the face of CDs and streaming — has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years and last year saw vinyl LP sales reach a 20-year high in the UK at 1.29m.