Metallica 72 Seasons Cassette

Metallica's 72 Seasons on cassette (via Reddit)

Nirvana & Metallica Among 2023’s Top-Selling Cassettes

February 19th, 2024

The Guardians of the Galaxy franchise and Taylor Swift accounted for 29% of all cassette sales, according to Luminate (via Billboard). 436,000 cassettes were sold in the U.S. in 2023 (vs. 439,700 this year before). Cassettes made up just 0.41% of the 105.32 million albums sold (cassettes, vinyl, CDs, digital downloads). 

TOP 10-SELLING CASSETTE ALBUMS OF 2023 IN THE U.S. 

  1. Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (18,000)

  2. Taylor Swift 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (17,500)

  3. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (16,000)

  4. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3: Awesome Mix Vol. 3 (13,000)

  5. Taylor Swift Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) (11,500)

  6. Nirvana Bleach (8,000)

  7. Metallica 72 Seasons (7,500)

  8. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Mix, Vol. 1 (6,000)

  9. Barbie: The Album (5,500)

  10. Phoebe Bridgers Punisher (5,500)