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Top 10 Digital Music Genres 2012 in the U.S.
 

Top 10 Digital Music Genres 2012 in the U.S.

by Mathias Brandt, 10.01.2013

The chart shows digital music sales in the U.S. by genre.

According to a recent announcement from Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen BDS, digital tracks were up five percent in 2012. All in all, 1,336 million digital songs have been sold for download in the United States. The favourite genres amongst Americans are Rock, Pop and R&B/ Hip Hop counting for 877 million sold tracks altogether.

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