The bar chart illustrates the sales of music recordings in the USA in 2010, measured in millions, across five age groups and four music varieties.
Overall, pop and rock music had the highest sales among the youngest age groups, while classical music was mostly bought by the older group. Jazz had relatively balanced sales across all age groups.
Pop music had the highest sales among people aged 16-22 at almost 5 million, followed by rock at less than 4 million, while jazz and classical accounted for less than 2 million. Similarly, rock and pop were the most commonly purchased kinds among people aged 23-31. At about 4.2 million and 3.5 million, respectively.
Meanwhile, the middle groups (32-45 and 46-57) reported the highest sales for pop music at about 3.2 million and 3.8 million, respectively. The sales of pop and jazz across these age groups were relatively stable, at less than 3 million, while classical music had the smallest amount at about 1.5 million. In contrast, people aged 58 and older had the highest sales for classical music, at more than 4 million, while all other genres stood at about three million.