The bar chart illustrates the types of music bought in the USA in 2010, by age group and shows which types of music had the most sales.
Overall, recordings by age range and music genre are shown in four stages, starting from 16-year-olds to individuals over 58 years old in the USA in 2010. Totally, mostly elderly people bought classical music, and significantly, teenagers were interested in pop music.
According to the bar chart, teenagers aged 16–22 purchased two different types of music frequently: rock and pop. However, adults aged 23–31 predominantly bought pop compared with teenagers. The proportions in the bar chart were, in first place, rock; then pop; then jazz.
Classical music increased in popularity among older people, while other groups of people did not commonly choose classical music in 2010. Pop music’s popularity fluctuated among those aged 32–45. Jazz remained in third place and was stable, maintaining the same level of sales in the USA in 2010. People aged 32–45 did not buy each of these types of music as frequently.