The bar chart illustrates the rates of recordings bought in USA by five different age groups and their types in 2010, measured in millions.
Overall, the figures for pop and classical music show the highest sales among individuals aged 16 to 22 and over 58, respectively. While rock and jazz remained at almost the same rate in all age groups.
First and foremost, younger individuals showed a higher tendency to buy rock and pop music, around three and four million, respectively. The age groups of 23–31 and 37–45 demonstrated nearly the same three million in sales as the group of people aged over 58.
The sales of pop music between the ages of 32 and 57 were 1.5 million, with higher sales for rock, which were over three million. The younger people in the age groups of 16–22 and 23–31 had the lowest impact on the sales of classical music of all age groups, with approximately two million.
