More than 2 million vinyl records were sold in the US in 2009

Make no mistake, vinyl is still niche, though it has now grown beyond its initial small footprint of deejays, die-hard collectors and other aficionados. According to the latest data from Nielsen Soundscan, wax has already set a sales record in 2009 - at least for the 90s and 2000s. Specifically, US-based sales recently crossed into the two millions, beating a 2008-year total of 1.9 million.
Part of that is coming from the retro-cool of it all, though other factors - including spacious artwork, lyrics, and lots of tangible satisfaction - are also playing a role. Actually, that is great for niche retailers, and instructive for artists. Outside of that, the payoff remains limited - in perspective, year-to-date album sales are now past 320 million, also according to Soundscan.
Source: Nielsen Soundscan, reported by DigitalMusicNews, 3rd December 2009