The bar chart illustrates the number of listeners of different ages in the USA in 2010, by different music types.
Generally, while rock was preferred by all age groups, jazz preferred less. Pop music was popular for young people. Number of classical listeners tended to rise by age group.
The 16-22 age group, pop music was most popular with sales of around 5 million. Rock music was the second most popular type with sales of between 3 and 4 million. Jazz and classical music sold albums about 2 million. The 23-31 age group, sales of rock albums exceeded 4 million. Sales of pop decreased to around 4.5 million. Jazz and classical music rise slowly. the 32-45 age group, pop listeners drop sharply to 1.5 million. rock, jazz and classical music sales were around 3 million. pop, jazz, and classical nearly stabled from 46-57 group, while number of rock listeners increased to 4.5 million. the 58+ age group, classical music sales increased from 2.5 million to 4.5 million, while other age groups were around 3 million album sales.