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Top 20 Most Valuable 7” Singles
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Top 20 Most Valuable 7” Singles

Following my January post about my most valuable LPs, here’s a list of the Top 20 Most Valuable 7” Singles from my record collection. The order is based on Discogs’ “Median” valuation as of June 2026.


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The Smiths - Singles
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The Smiths - Singles

A few words on The Smiths’ singles taking in: Woolworths in Enniskillen, Prince’s ‘Girls & Boys’, Owen Paul’s ‘My Favourite Waste of Time’, Nina Simone, New Order, misheard lyrics, cover stars, B-Sides, Vinyl Matrix Etchings, 7” singles from 1986 and more. By 1986 I was spending all my pocket money on singles and in the first six months of that year I had bought four. Falco’s ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ had been a huge hit all over Europe in late-85 and hit the top spot In both Ireland and the UK in March.

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