Apple says that music fans have purchased and downloaded over 10 billion songs from the iTunes Store (http://www.itunes.com), the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store. The 10 billionth song, “Guess Things Happen That Way” by Johnny Cash, was purchased by Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Georgia.

As the winner of the iTunes Countdown to 10 Billion Songs, Sulcer will receive an US$10,000 iTunes Gift Card. According to Apple, the iTunes Store has a catalog of over 12 million songs, over 55,000 TV episodes and over 8,500 movies including over 2,500 in high definition video.