How much does a vinyl LP (180 g pressing) weigh?
Vinyl LP (180 g pressing) weighs about 180 g (6.3 oz).
🥚 That's about the weight of 3 eggs — or 8 AA batteries 🔋, or 2 bananas 🍌.
At 180 g, it ranks #3 of 10 in Music (lightest to heaviest) — heavier than Tuning fork (50 g) and lighter than DJ headphones (300 g).
This is a specific, standardized product, so the weight above is an exact figure — not an average across variants.
A '180 gram' record is named after its own weight — heavier vinyl is stiffer and warps less.
Category: Music
| Grams | 180 g |
|---|---|
| Kilograms | 0.18 kg |
| Ounces | 6.3 oz |
| Pounds | 0.4 lb |
Source: Audiophile pressing standard: 180 g, against 120-140 g for a regular LP.