The bar chart depicts the various kinds of music that were bought in the United States in 2010, according to age groups, depending on music genres such as Rock, Pop, Jazz, and Classical. Music genres differed according to different kinds of age groups, such as between 16 to 22, 23 to 31, 32 to 45, 46 to 57, and over 58. Overall, adolescents preferred to listen to pop music, middle-aged people preferred to listen to Rock music, and only elderly people loved to listen to Classical music.
To begin with, in 2010, adolescents between 16 to 22 years old preferred to buy Pop music at around 4.9 million. In addition, preferences seem to be the same for middle-aged people between 23 to 31, 32 to 45, and 46 to 57. For Rock music, people between 23 to 31 years old bought around 4.1 million, between 32 to 45 years old bought around 3.1 million, and between 46 to 57 years old bought 3.9 million. What’s more, elderly people bought Classical music around 4.4 million.
Moreover, classical music preference seemed to be the least for young people and middle-aged between 23 to years old, which recorded around 1.9 million and 2.1 million respectively. For Pop music, people between 32 to 57 years old only bought 1.5 million. Another fact is that, Jazz music seemed to be the least preference for 58+ people, recorded around 2.9 million.