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# Rock & Pop Still Dominate U.S. Digital Music Sales [CHART]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/rock-pop-still-dominate-us-digital-music-sales-chart/
- Published: 2013-01-11T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-01-11T13:00:00.000Z
- Description: According to Nielsen SoundScan, digital track sales were up 5% in 2012. 1,336 million digital songs were downloaded in the United States, and as this Statista chart shows, rock still. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/01/rock-pop-still-dominate-us-digital-music-sales-chart.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

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According to Nielsen SoundScan, digital track sales were up 5% in  
2012\. 1,336 million digital songs were downloaded in the United States, and as this [Statista](http://www.statista.com/markets/6/sports-recreation/chart/819/digital-music-sales-in-the-u.s.-by-genre/%20?ref=hypebot.com) chart shows, rock still remains the #1 genre. Related articles

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