Apple’s 160GB iPod classic was the fifth best selling media player in the U.S. for all of 2010. So the reports of its imminent demise — something that has been rumored for a long time — may be pre-mature.
The NPD Group (http://www.npd.com) tells “AppleInsider” (http://www.appleinsider.com) that in overall portable media player sales rankings in the U.S. in 2010, the black iPod classic came in fifth place among all media player sale. (The silver iPod classic was not among the top 10 devices.)
NPD’s retail tracking includes sales in retail stores, as well as via online outlets. The top-selling media player in the U.S. in 2010, as tracked by NPD, was the third-generation 8GB iPod touch, notes “AppleInsider.” Apple’s higher-capacity iPod touch models came in third and fourth place, with the fourth-generation 32GB model taking third, and third-generation 32GB product in fourth.
