Music has been a welcome reprieve over the last few months as Coronavirus continues to spread and reshape our lives. Amazon’s ($AMZN) CD & Vinyl best-sellers for May suggest people were in the mood for classic rock, country, and the grace of god.

Artist - Album

Average Sales Rank

Days Ranked

James Taylor - American Standard

4

27

Lauren Daigle - Look Up Child

7

27

Jimmy Buffett - Life On The Flip Side

 10

27

Kenny Chesney - Here And Now

11

20

The Beatles - Abbey Road Anniversary LP

11

 27

Lucinda Williams - Good Souls Better Angels

11

 27

Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

12

 27

Prince - Purple Rain (Remastered)

13

 11

Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit - Reunion

 22 29

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II

 21 22

James Taylor's 17th studio album American Standard remains at the top of the charts, but Pearl Jam's new album Gigaton has been replaced by Christian contemporary artist Lauren Daigle's 2018 album Look Up Child. Next up, we have Jimmy Buffet's new album Life On The Flip Side and Kenny Chesney's new record Here And Now.

The Beatles Abbey Road anniversary LP ranked at 11 for 27 days last month, followed by country folk legend Lucinda Williams' latest, Good Souls Better Angels. In the final four, there's Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album Rumours ranking for the second month in a row, Prince's remastered Purple Rain vinyl, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit's stellar new Reunions, and Led Zeppelin II. The Guardians of the Galaxy vinyl soundtrack gets an honorable mention, ranking at 22 for 22 days. 

Enjoy some of our favorite new songs that didn't make Amazon's rankings below:

About the Data:

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