The bar chart provides information about people of different age groups purchasing the genres of music in the USA in 2010.
Overall, although classical music was the least popular among the youngest generation, it was the most bought music by the oldest age group. Younger generation prefered pop music, but middle-aged adults purchased pop recordings occasionally.
Almost 5 millions of pop recordings were sold to the citizens aged 16-22, around 3 million was bought by age groups 23-31 and 58+ and middle-aged people only bought roughly 1,5 millions. To people in age between 16 to 31 around 2 millions of recordings of classical music were sold, under 3 million was bought by 32-57 age groups, however older citizens in their 60s purchased approximately 5 millions of them.
People aged 23-57 bought recordings of rock music the most, from three to four millions, however they were second popular among the youngest and oldest citizens. 2 million jazz discs were purchased by people aged 16-22 and around 3 millions of them were bought by any other age groups