Largest Music Industries in the World

The four largest music Industries are in USA, Japan, Germany & UK, with the others lagging far behind. It is noteworthy that the two most populous countries China & India are nowhere in the list.

It is also a vicious (virtuous?) circle that where people buy more hi-fi, they also buy more LPs or CDs to play on them. This is because a true music lover will not be satisfied with the quality of music available free on-line. Also by buying records, one repays at least partly the musicians who make the music in the first place, which is good ethics.

At least as far as music is concerned, "The Best things in Life are free" quote (attributed to the Couturiere Coco Chanel) does not hold good!