Amazon Names Cities That Buy The Most Music [Pittsburgh?]

Amazon has released a “Cities that Rock” list, based on a per capita look at Amazon MP3, CD and vinyl record sales in the top 100 most heavily populated cities. Based on Amazon music sales data, the 20 cities that purchased the most music are:

1. Miami, Fla.	  	             11. Cambridge, Mass.
2. Pittsburgh, Penn.	     12. Columbia, S.C.
3. Orlando, Fla.	             13. Knoxville, Tenn.
4. Salt Lake City, Utah         14. Dayton, Ohio
5. St. Louis, Mo.	             15. Rochester, N.Y.
6. Cincinnati, Ohio	             16. Berkley, Calif.
7. Seattle, Wash.	             17. Vancouver, Wash.
8. Ann Arbor, Mich.	             18. Alexandria, Va.
9. Richmond, Va.	             19. Portland, Ore.
10. Atlanta, Ga.	             20. Bellevue, Wash.

Highlights from Amazon:

• Miami, Fla., a city officially nicknamed the Capital of Latin America, unsurprisingly took the top spot in the Latin music category. Miami-based customers also purchased more Dance, Heavy Metal and Children’s music than any other city
• The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame might be in Cleveland, but Amazon sales data suggests that the Rock capital is Pittsburgh, Penn.
• Hometown to both the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, Orlando, Fla. topped the list for pop music purchases
• The most Country-loving city is the Tennessee River town of Knoxville, Tenn.
• Hometown to artists like Alexis Jordan and Angie Stone, Columbia, SC topped not one, but three genre lists, including R&B, Rap and Christian
• While known more for its political activism than its musical tastes, Berkley, Calif. sees more Jazz album purchases than any other city on the list
• Cambridge, Mass. is the top city for Classical music purchases
• Amazon’s hometown of Seattle, Wash. took the number one spot for Indie music albums

Methodology:

Amazon’s U.S. Cities that Rock is based on a per capita assessment of all Amazon MP3, CD and vinyl record purchases between April 01, 2012 and March 31, 2013 by customers in the top 100 most heavily populated cities.