Posted on Thursday, February 25 2010 @ 16:44 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Apple announced its iTunes service has surpassed 10 billion song downloads. The 10 billionth song was "Guess Things Happen That Way" by Johnny Cash, purchased by Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Georgia. Sulcer will receive a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card from Apple.
Apple® today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded over 10 billion songs from the iTunes® Store (www.itunes.com), the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store. The 10 billionth song, “Guess Things Happen That Way” by Johnny Cash, was purchased by Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Georgia. As the winner of the iTunes Countdown to 10 Billion Songs, Louie will receive a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card. iTunes is the number one music retailer in the world and features the world’s largest music catalog with over 12 million songs.
“We’re grateful to all of our customers for helping us reach this amazing milestone,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services. “We’re proud that iTunes has become the number one music retailer in the world, and selling 10 billion songs is truly staggering.”
