The line graph illustrates the consumption of a variety of music platforms between 1994 and 2006. Overall, It is clear that CDs and Cassettes’ popularity declined over 12 years, while digital music became the most preferred music format.
In 1994, CDs were the most popular platform with nearly 440 million sales, obtaining the top position in music sales compared to other formats. The period of 6 years witnessed a sharp increase to a peak of 800 million, around doubled from the starting point, but later it saw a plunge to approximately 250 million sales at the end of the surveyed period. A similar trend can be seen in the consumption of Cassettes, with 400 million in the first examined year, before it declined significantly to only 50 million in 2000. In the six following years, It is evident that people seemed to neglect cassettes, which had nearly 0 million sales.
In the beginning period, digital music consumption was overwhelmed by CDs and Cassette platforms, with only 0 million in 1994, followed by a stabilization over a 6-year period. However, its popularity experienced a surge to nearly 800 million sales, surpassing CDs to draw the most users in 2006.