Record Store Day scale

Record Store Day on Saturday, April 18 drew long queues and in‑store events across multiple countries. (recordstoreday.com) Record Store Day organizers said participating shops hosted live performances, signings and DJ sets, and Record Store Day UK listed more than 300 participating stores for the April 18 event. (recordstoreday.co.uk) Distributor Alliance Entertainment said it supplies more than 340,000 unique SKUs to over 35,000 retail and e‑commerce storefronts this year. (finance.yahoo.com) Alliance reported shipping more than 700,000 units to over 1,500 independent U.S. music retailers for Record Store Day 2026, an increase of nearly 8% versus the event in 2025. (finance.yahoo.com) Local scenes showed the in‑person demand: a report from Almería, Spain said the first Record Store Day customer arrived at 8:30 a.m. on April 18 and queues reached roughly 15 people at some shops. (lavozdealmeria.com) Record Store Day began in 2008 and is typically held on one Saturday in April and again on Black Friday each November to celebrate independently owned record shops. (en.wikipedia.org) This year’s slate included high‑profile exclusives and ambassadors — Bruno Mars was named the 2026 ambassador, Record Store Day honored Robert Plant as a Record Store Legend, and outlets reported top sellers such as Taylor Swift and Pink Floyd. (goldminemag.com) Organizers and distributors said more than one million units were pressed for the April 18 releases, the largest production slate in Record Store Day’s history. (finance.yahoo.com)