The Inquisitr - Tech

The business models for music sales have continued to evolve over time, with the industry shifting in recent years to a model based mostly on subscription streaming services.

But one surprising thing about music is the continuing durability of vinyl records. They haven’t been the dominant format for music for nearly 30 years, but more people are buying vinyl every year.

Sales of vinyl records have not only risen every year for 13 years, but vinyl album sales jumped 14.6 million in 2018, to 16.8 million, Billboard reported this week, citing Nielsen Music figures. In fact, vinyl records made up more than 19 percent of physical album sales last year.

The numbers also show that people who enjoy old technology also prefer old music. The top-selling artist of vinyl records was The Beatles, a band that broke up in 1970, with the top ten list dominated

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