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# Coming Soon: iTunes App Downloads To Pass Music
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/coming-soon-itunes-app-downloads-will-pass-music/
- Published: 2010-09-08T09:45:31.000Z
- Updated: 2010-09-08T09:45:31.000Z
- Description: Perhaps I'm putting to much on these stats, but what does it say about the hopes for the music industry selling more downloads via its #1 retailer when months from. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/09/coming-soon-itunes-app-downloads-will-pass-music.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

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Perhaps I'm putting to much on these stats, but what does it say about the hopes for the music industry selling more downloads via its #1 retailer when months from now the number of apps downloaded on iTunes will surpass music downloads? At the very least, it's a reminder that the inustry needs to more aggressivly embrace alternatives from Google Music to subscritption services like MOG, Spotify and Rdio. But does it say more?

**Chart: iTunes Music vs. App Downloads** 

[![image from www.asymco.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20134871c7f0b970c-400wi "image from www.asymco.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20134871c7f0b970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)   
via [Asymco](http://www.asymco.com/2010/09/08/itunes-app-total-downloads-to-overtake-songs-this-year/?ref=hypebot.com)