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Vinyl record sales keep spinning and spinning – with no end in sight

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Clinical Associate Professor, Boston University
Vinyl record sales keep spinning and spinning – with no end in sightThere are far easier ways to consume music than buying records, which takes time, money and effort.Alejandra Villa Loraca/Newsday via Getty Images

Over the past decade, vinyl records have made a major comeback. People purchased US$1.2 billion of records in 2022, a 20% jump from the previous year.

Not only did sales rise, but they also surpassed CD...

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