- Music
- 08 Jan 26
Inhaler's Open Wide among best-selling cassette albums in the UK last year
Open Wide features on the chart ahead of albums from Wolf Alice, Lady Gaga, Florence & The Machine, and more.
Inhaler's third LP, Open Wide, which last year was rated an 8/10 by Hot Press, has scored a spot in the top 20 of the Official Charts list of best-selling cassette albums of 2025 in the UK.
The album features at No.12 on the chart, just after Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl. However, that year they beat the American singer to the top spot on the Irish Albums Chart.
According to Official Charts, the sales of cassettes skyrocketed in 2025, reaching their highest level in the UK in over two decades.
In 2024, there was a small decline in sales, but the following year, this changed, with around 164,000 units being sold, which is a growth of 53% year-over-year.
Cassettes are yet to reach the same numbers as vinyls, as in just 2025, 7.5 million vinyl records were sold.
You can view the full list of the biggest-selling cassette records here.
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