Apple's iTunes replaces Wal-Mart as No. 1 U.S. music seller
{{date|April 9, 2008}}

Five years after its launch, [[w:Apple Computer|Apple Computer]]'s [[w:iTunes|iTunes]] downloadable music service in February passed [[w:Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart]] to become the No. 1 music seller in the [[United States]], according to figures released April 3 by [[w:NPD Group|NPD Group]], a market research firm.

The firm said more than 4 billion songs had been downloaded from the iTunes store since its launch in 2003 and that as of February, the iTunes store accounts for 70% of all digital music sales. NPD said according to those figures, Apple's iTunes store passes U.S. electronics retailer [[w:Best Buy|Best Buy]] for the No. 2 U.S. music retailer in 2007.

According to an April 2nd report in ''[[w:Ars Technica|Ars Technica]]'', an internal memo at Apple showed the company passed Wal-Mart as the top U.S. music seller Wal-Mart at the beginning of the year. Their projections showed that as of January 2008, Apple's iTunes held 19 percent of the U.S. music market with Wal-Mart at 15 percent, followed by Best Buy at 13 percent. Rounding out the top five were [[w:Amazon.com|Amazon.com]] and [[w:Target Corporation|Target]] at 6 percent each.

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/04/04/tech-itunes-numberone.html
|title=Apple Surpasses Wal-Mart as Leading Music Seller
|author=Associated Press
|pub=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
|date=April 4 2008}}
*{{source|url=http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080402-apple-passes-wal-mart-now-1-music-retailer-in-us.html 
|title=Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in US 
|author=Eric Bangeman
|pub=Ars Technica 
|date=April 2, 2008}} 
*{{source|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN0132743320071203?pageNumber=3&virtualBrandChannel=0
|title=Digital Developments Could Be Tipping Point for Mp3
|author=|pub=Reuters|date=December 3, 2007}}

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Five years after its launch, Apple Computer's iTunes downloadable music service in February passed Wal-Mart to become the No. 1 music seller in the United States, according to figures released April 3 by NPD Group, a market research firm.

The firm said more than 4 billion songs had been downloaded from the iTunes store since its launch in 2003 and that as of February, the iTunes store accounts for 70% of all digital music sales. NPD said according to those figures, Apple's iTunes store passes U.S. electronics retailer Best Buy for the No. 2 U.S. music retailer in 2007.

According to an April 2nd report in Ars Technica, an internal memo at Apple showed the company passed Wal-Mart as the top U.S. music seller Wal-Mart at the beginning of the year. Their projections showed that as of January 2008, Apple's iTunes held 19 percent of the U.S. music market with Wal-Mart at 15 percent, followed by Best Buy at 13 percent. Rounding out the top five were Amazon.com and Target at 6 percent each.
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