Band 7+: The bar chart below shows the types of music bought in the USA in 2010, by age group. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given bar chart compares and contrasts data on the sales of recordings by different age groups and music genres in the USA in a particular year.

Overall, pop music was listened to most, while classical music was not as popular as jazz, among 16- to 22-year-old people. However, among older people, classical music was bought at the highest rate.

For 16- to 22-year-old individuals, jazz and classical music were not very interesting, accounting for 2 million and just below 2 million, respectively. The sales of pop music were second, making it about one million less than the volume of rock recordings. Furthermore, 23- to 31-year-old listeners bought rock recordings heavily, whereas classical music was bought at a small rate (a little bit more than 2 million).

For the 32- to 45- and 46- to 57-year-old age groups, pop recordings were sold at similar rates, at roughly 3 million and 4 million, respectively. Among oldest ages, classical music was the most popular genre, with 4.5 million sales in 2010.