As Record Store Day 2013 approaches, it has been revealed that sales of vinyl in the UK have risen an impressive 78% this year.

This exciting news comes just ahead of RSD, which takes place around the world tomorrow (April 20), and Mumford & Sons' 'Babel' was named the biggest-selling vinyl album of 2012/13.

Data was compiled by the Official Charts Company and it was shown that independent record stores accounted for 3% of all albums sold physically in the past 12 months while they also contributed to 38% of all vinyl sales in the UK.

The Top 10 best-selling vinyl also includes Jake Bugg's self-titled debut offering, David Bowie's new release and Emeli Sande's 'Our Version Of Events'. The full list can be seen below:

'Babel' – Mumford & Sons
'Our Version Of Events' – Emeli Sande
'Blunderbuss' – Jack White
'Coexist' – The xx
'The Next Day' – David Bowie
'Boys & Girls' – Alabama Shakes
'An Awesome Wave' – Alt-J
'Jake Bugg' – Jake Bugg
'Push The Sky Away' – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
'Standing At The Sky's Edge' – Richard Hawley