Most Valuable Vinyl Records

Top 100 Most Valuable Vinyl Records

Vinyl collecting has surged in popularity, and with that resurgence has come renewed interest in the rarest and most valuable records ever pressed. This list highlights 100 of the most collectible vinyl albums and singles across all genres. Condition, pressing variations, label details, and rarity all dramatically affect value.

  1. The Beatles – “Please Please Me” (Black & Gold Label, UK First Press)
  2. The Beatles – “Introducing… The Beatles” (Ad Back / Blank Back)
  3. The Beatles – “Yesterday and Today” (Butcher Cover, First State)
  4. The Beatles – White Album (Low Serial Number, UK Top Loader)
  5. The Beatles – “Love Me Do” (Red Parlophone Demo)
  6. Elvis Presley – Sun Records Singles (Original Pressings)
  7. Bob Dylan – “Freewheelin’” (Withdrawn Tracks Version)
  8. Bob Dylan – “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” (Mono First Press)
  9. Led Zeppelin – “Led Zeppelin I” (Turquoise Lettering Cover)
  10. Led Zeppelin – “Led Zeppelin II” (RL Hot Mix)
  11. Pink Floyd – “Dark Side of the Moon” (Solid Blue Triangle)
  12. Pink Floyd – “Wish You Were Here” (Blue Shrink, Promo Postcard)
  13. Pink Floyd – “Piper at the Gates of Dawn” (Mono First Press)
  14. Prince – “The Black Album” (Withdrawn First Press)
  15. Nirvana – “Bleach” (Marbled Sub Pop First Press)
  16. Velvet Underground & Nico – Banana Cover (Unpeeled First Press)
  17. David Bowie – “Diamond Dogs” (Withdrawn Cover)
  18. David Bowie – “Ziggy Stardust” (UK First Press)
  19. Sex Pistols – “God Save the Queen” (A&M First Press)
  20. Sex Pistols – “Anarchy in the U.K.” (Withdrawn EMI 7″)
  21. Hank Williams – MGM 78s (Original Pressings)
  22. Patsy Cline – Four Star Singles
  23. Elvis Presley – “Good Rockin’ Tonight” (Sun Original)
  24. Johnny Cash – Sun Records Test Pressings
  25. Waylon Jennings – “JD’s” (Private Press)
  26. Black Sabbath – Self-Titled (Vertigo Swirl)
  27. Black Sabbath – “Master of Reality” (Embossed First Press)
  28. Metallica – “Kill ’Em All” (Megaforce First Press)
  29. Metallica – “Ride the Lightning” (Green Label Misprint)
  30. Iron Maiden – “The Soundhouse Tapes”
  31. Miles Davis – “Kind of Blue” (Six-Eye Mono)
  32. Miles Davis – “Someday My Prince Will Come” (Six-Eye Stereo)
  33. John Coltrane – “Blue Train” (Blue Note 1577 First Press)
  34. John Coltrane – “A Love Supreme” (Impulse Mono First Press)
  35. Sonny Rollins – “Saxophone Colossus” (Prestige First Press)
  36. Robert Johnson – “King of the Delta Blues Singers” (First Press)
  37. Muddy Waters – “Folk Singer” (Chess First Press)
  38. Howlin’ Wolf – “Moanin’ in the Moonlight”
  39. B.B. King – “Singin’ the Blues” (Crown First Press)
  40. Lightnin’ Hopkins – Prestige Originals
  41. Joy Division – “Unknown Pleasures” (Textured First Press)
  42. The Smiths – “The Queen Is Dead” (First Press)
  43. The Cure – Fiction First Press Titles
  44. Radiohead – “OK Computer” (UK First Press)
  45. The Clash – “London Calling” (UK First Press)
  46. Wu-Tang Clan – “36 Chambers” (Original Press)
  47. Notorious B.I.G. – “Ready to Die” (Original Press)
  48. Tupac – “Me Against the World” (Original Vinyl)
  49. Dr. Dre – “The Chronic” (Death Row First Press)
  50. NWA – “Straight Outta Compton” (First Press)
  51. Queen – “A Night at the Opera” (UK First Press)
  52. Queen – “Queen II” (White Vinyl Edition)
  53. Queen – “Sheer Heart Attack” (UK First Press)
  54. Rolling Stones – “Their Satanic Majesties” (3D Cover First Press)
  55. Rolling Stones – “Sticky Fingers” (Zipper First Press)
  56. Jimi Hendrix – “Are You Experienced” (UK Track First Press)
  57. Jimi Hendrix – “Axis: Bold as Love” (UK Mono)
  58. Jimi Hendrix – “Electric Ladyland” (UK Nude Cover)
  59. The Doors – Self-Titled (Mono First Press)
  60. The Doors – “Strange Days” (Mono First Press)
  61. The Beatles – “Revolver” (Mono UK First Press)
  62. The Beatles – “Rubber Soul” (Loud Cut Mono)
  63. The Beatles – “Sgt. Pepper’s” (UK First Press)
  64. The Beatles – “Help!” (Black Label First Press)
  65. The Beatles – “A Hard Day’s Night” (Mono First Press)
  66. Fleetwood Mac – “Rumours” (Test Pressing)
  67. Fleetwood Mac – “Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac” (Blue Horizon)
  68. Bob Marley – “Catch a Fire” (Zippo Cover)
  69. Bob Marley – “Soul Rebels” (Trojan First Press)
  70. Fela Kuti – Original Nigerian Pressings
  71. Taylor Swift – “Folklore” (Signed First Press)
  72. Taylor Swift – “Evermore” (Limited Color Press)
  73. Adele – “19” (UK XL First Press)
  74. Billie Eilish – “Don’t Smile at Me” (Red Vinyl First)
  75. Lana Del Rey – “Born to Die” (Original Press)
  76. The Ramones – “Ramones” (1976 First Press)
  77. Sex Pistols – “Never Mind the Bollocks” (Misprint First)
  78. The Stooges – “Fun House” (Elektra First Press)
  79. Hank Mobley – “Blue Note 1568” (Original)
  80. Sonny Clark – “Cool Struttin’” (Blue Note 1588 First Press)
  81. The Royal Ballet – “Gala Performances” (Decca SXL 2313)
  82. Reiner / Chicago – “Scheherazade” (RCA LSC-2446)
  83. Dorati – “The Firebird” (Mercury SR-90226)
  84. Glenn Gould – “Goldberg Variations” (Columbia 6-Eye)
  85. Townes Van Zandt – “Our Mother the Mountain” (Poppy)
  86. Nick Drake – “Pink Moon” (UK Island First Press)
  87. Can – “Tago Mago” (German First Press)
  88. Kraftwerk – “Autobahn” (German First Press)
  89. Northern Soul Private Pressings
  90. Prince – “Purple Rain” (Promo Purple Vinyl)
  91. U2 – “Boy” (Withdrawn Cover)
  92. The Smiths – “Hand in Glove” (Original Rough Trade 7″)
  93. The Stone Roses – Self-Titled (1989 First Press)
  94. Kate Bush – “The Kick Inside” (Rare “Eye” Cover)
  95. Test Pressings, Acetates & One-of-a-Kind Copies (Various Artists)
  96. Private-Press Psych Albums (Various Artists)
  97. Private-Press Folk Albums (Various Artists)
  98. 1970s Soul Private Label Releases
  99. Obscure Regional Garage Rock Pressings
  100. Ultra-Low-Run Metal Demo Vinyl (Various Bands)

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