iTunes Store sells 10 billionth download

The 10 billion milestone was reached around 5pm in the US on the 24th February (the same day as Steve Jobs's 55th birthday) when iTunes customer Louie Sulcer downloaded "Guess Things Happen That Way" by Johnny Cash. As a result Louie has won a $10,000 iTunes gift card in Apple's Countdown to 10 Billion Songs promotion.

iTunes now accounts for 70% of global online digital music sales, making it the world's largest legal music retailer. According to analyst estimates from Piper Jaffray the iTunes Store generated revenues of $520m (£340m) in the last financial quarter.

Apple has also published a top twenty list of the iTunes all-time top songs:

1. "I Gotta Feeling" (Black Eyed Peas)
2. Poker Face "Lady GaGa"
3. "Boom Boom Pow" (Black Eyed Peas)
4. "I'm Yours" (Jason Mraz)
5. "Viva la Vida" (Coldplay)
6. "Just Dance" (Lady GaGa & Colby O'Donis)
7. "Low (feat. T-Pain)" (Flo Rida)
8. "Love Story" (Taylor Swift)
9. "Bleeding Love" (Leona Lewis)
10. "Tik Tok" (Ke$ha)
11. "Disturbia" (Rihanna)
12. "So What" (P!nk)
13. "I Kissed a Girl" (Katy Perry)
14. "Single Ladies" (Beyoncé)
15. "Hot N Cold" (Katy Perry)
16. "Stronger" (Kanye West)
17. "Live Your Life" (T.I.)
18. "Hey There Delilah" (Plain White T’s)
19. "Right Round" (Flo Rida)
20. "Party In the U.S.A." (Miley Cyrus)

http://www.apple.com/itunes/10-billion-song-countdown

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