Photo: Avril Lavigne
September 8, 2003: Apple reveals that it has sold its 10 millionth iTunes song download. The tune in question? Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated.”
Come to think of it, “You fall and you crawl and you break and you take what you get and you turn it into [success]” describes Apple pretty well in the late ’90s and early 2000s.
iTunes: A big hit that got even bigger
iTunes’ 10 millionth song was actually downloaded at 11:34 p.m. Pacific on September 3. However, it took Apple a few days to release the news.
With the iTunes Music Store operating for little more than four months, it already had proven a massive success.
“Legally selling ten million songs online in just four months is a historic milestone for the music industry, musicians and music lovers everywhere,” Steve Jobs said in a statement. “Apple offers the only complete solution for digital music with iTunes and the amazing iPod, which now holds 10,000 songs in your pocket.”
More iTunes milestones ahead
There’s no doubt that 10 million downloads sounds impressive. However, what seems more amazing, when viewed historically, is just how comparatively paltry that number is.
The following July, Apple revealed that the iTunes Music Store had sold its 100 millionth song — Zero 7’s “Somersault (Dangermouse remix).”
Meanwhile, in February 2010, iTunes sold its 10 billionth song: Johnny Cash’s “Guess Things Happen That Way.” Today, Apple sits north of 40 billion songs sold, despite the iTunes Store giving way to streaming via Apple Music.
What was your first iTunes download?
Do you remember the early days of iTunes? What was the first song you downloaded from Apple’s groundbreaking online music store? Leave your comments and recollections below.
Today in Apple history: iTunes Store hits 10 million music downloads
Source: Pinays Guide
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