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January 16, 2014 07:28 am GMT
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Rock Albums Topped U.S. Music Sales in 2013
Rock is far and away the most popular music genre among Americans purchasing music albums. More than one-third (34.8%) of all albums bought in 2013 in the U.S. were categorized as rock.
R&B, alternative and country were the next most popular genres, respectively. Latin, classical and jazz represented the smallest number of sales.
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Statista's chart, which uses data from Nielsen and Billboard's 2013 Music Report, breaks down the genres of music albums purchased in the past year. Check it out, below.
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