David Bowie's final album Blackstar is leading as the biggest selling vinyl album of the year.

The album was released on January 8, which was Bowie's 68th birthday. Bowie died two days after the album's release.

According to data published by The Vinyl Factory, the second biggest selling album is Adele's 25, which has sold 36,000 copies compared to Bowie's Blackstar selling 57,000 copies to date.

Adele's album was also released just a few months earlier in November of 2015.

Bowie, who began his career in the late 1960s, flourished in the 1970s with the glam scene and has had a string of top selling albums and number one hits.

His ability to change his persona and musical style throughout time has kept him relevant and the music-buying public interested.