The AP has reported that 2007 saw another large decline in albums sales, further illustrating that CDs are no longer the top choice for music distribution.
For the year, 500.5 million "physical copies" were sold including CDs, cassettes and LPs, a 15 percent drop from the unit total of 2006.
There is however, a catch to that number. The industry counts every single digital track sold ... [ read the full article ]
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If the album sucks except for a couple tracks then why do I want to pay for the whole album when I have the choice to purchase the single tracks that I like. Gone are the days where the consumer is forced to buy a garbage cd from a crappy artist or one hit wonder. Get over it.!
Mainstream music basically sucks ass these days, so I'm not surprised. And like Sazaziel pointed out eariler, people can now buy only few tracks they want, instead of being forced to buy the whole cd.
