25 Most Valuable Records Sold on Discogs From 2020 – 2023

Record collectors are often fascinated with rare releases and the value that they hold. For some, no price is too high when it comes to owning a significant piece of music history. 

Items that fetch substantial sums are often acquired for the sake of preservation, rather than everyday play. The ability to be one of very few people who can help a musical artifact live on forever can provide a sense of pride for the world’s most serious collectors. At that point, collectors transform into curators, displaying these items and doing all they can to make sure every element of the record is properly cared for. 

Services like Vintage Media Grading have become a go-to service for collectors interested in preserving the world’s rarest records. High-end collectors can securely mail their most valuable records to Vintage Media Grading and have them authenticated, cleaned, and graded. Vintage Media Grading also offers a service where they ultrasonically seal records to keep collectors’ most prized possessions safe and sound for years to come. If a collector goes that route, they can choose to have a digital backup created for future listening. 

Although this type of collecting is reserved for a smaller group of music lovers with high levels of disposable income, the question is less about who these collectors are and more about what it is that they’re collecting. 

The records that people are most willing to pay sky-high prices for change over time, so instead of a list of the most expensive records ever sold on Discogs, the list below focuses on the priciest records purchased on Discogs so far this decade. This sales data has been pulled from completed transactions on Discogs between January 2020 and September 2023. 

Without further ado, here are 25 incredibly valuable records that collectors were willing to pay more than top dollar for.