Apr 04, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, USA - Apple Inc.'s iTunes online music store vaulted past Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in February to become the top overall music retailer in the U.S., a market research firm said Thursday. The firm tabulated units sold, counting every 12 digital downloads as one CD.

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Apr 04, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, USA - Apple Inc.'s iTunes online music store vaulted past Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in February to become the top overall music retailer in the U.S., a market research firm said Thursday. The firm tabulated units sold, counting every 12 digital downloads as one CD. It did not count sales revenue, nor mobile music sales. Itunes has sold more than 4 billion tracks since its launch in 2003. The music store sold around 25 million tracks in 2003. Three years later, it surpassed the 1 billion mark, and by July, it had sold more than 3 billion tracks. PICTURED: iTunes on-line music store includes a list of albums by American Idol top 12 artists as well as music videos available for download. (Credit Image: © Coby Burns/ZUMA Press)