iTunes Catalog Surpasses 1 Million Songs

By Nate Mook | Published August 10, 2004, 12:34 PM

The iTunes Music Store now offers more than 1 million songs to US customers, cementing its position as the largest online music service. Apple announced the milestone Tuesday, claiming it holds over 70 percent market share for legal music downloads. iTunes features songs from the five major record labels, along with 600 independent labels, and is available in the US, UK, France and Germany.

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