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Discogs has unveiled its 2025 year in review, revealing what vinyl collectors prized most over the past 12 months — and Billboard has the first look at the data.

Taylor Swift dominated Discogs’ global stats again this year thanks to her blockbuster The Life of a Showgirl album, which was named the platform’s most collected album of the year; while her Record Store Day exclusive Fortnight 7-inch was named its most collected 7-inch of the year. However, The Beatles took the title of most collected artist of the year globally (though she finished at No. 1 on the North America-specific chart). Most collected reissue honors went to Frank Ocean‘s Channel Orange, both globally and in North America, and Columbia finished 2025 as the year’s most collected label.

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The data is broken out into nine different regions, offering a snapshot of vinyl collectors’ tastes around the world. In Eastern Europe and Russia, Pink Floyd was the most collected artist of 2025, followed by Depeche Mode and then The Beatles (Swift doesn’t even appear in the top 10 there). In Ireland and the U.K., Oasis‘ (What’s the Story) Morning Glory was the most collected reissue. In Latin America, the most collected album was Pink Floyd at Pompeii, followed by Dois’ Legião Urbana. In the Nordic countries, the most collected albums of the year were Overdriver by The Hellacopters (No. 1) and Skeletá by Ghost (No. 2) on the most collected albums tally.

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According to Discogs, the year-end lists are powered by collection statistics, discography data and marketplace insights. “It captures the full scope of what collectors sought, shared, and preserved throughout the year, highlighting both global patterns and the distinct musical identities of local collecting communities across multiple regions,” a press release states.

You can check out all the year-end data here.

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