A fascinating new animation showing the bestselling popular music artists and albums of the last half century has gone viral.
According to online creator Data is Beautiful, the animation incorporates 50 years of record industry sales data from the Recording Industry Association of America, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and record companies, and offers a moving view of music history.
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