Top 10 Digital Music Genres 2012 in the U.S.
According to a recent announcement from Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen BDS, sales of 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 favorite genres amongst Americans turn out to be Rock, Pop and R&B/ Hip Hop, accounting for 877 million tracks sold altogether.
Music album sales in the United States from 2008 to 2014, by genre (in millions)
Year-over-year change of music album sales in the United States from 2009 to 2014, by genre
Digital music track sales in the United States from 2008 to 2023 (in million units)
Overall music sales in the United States from 2008 to 2013 (in million units)
Number of digital music single downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2024 (in millions)
Leading music genres according to consumers in the United States as of May 2018
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