Comments on: iTunes Beats Wal-Mart As No. 1 Music Retailer… So What? http://idolator.com/375834/itunes-beats-wal-mart-as-no-1-music-retailer-so-what Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:55:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: scott pgwp http://idolator.com/375834/itunes-beats-wal-mart-as-no-1-music-retailer-so-what/comment-page-1#comment-519982 scott pgwp Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:52:05 +0000 07b40b99339569588d116fb399284651#comment-519982 <P>I wouldn't be surprised if numbers came out showing that the trend covered the entire 1st quarter, not just January. a) for all the reasons you raise above (even in Feb. and March there weren't any really huge albums), and b) because of the American Idol exclusives - 10+ new tracks available for purchase every week, pimped hard on the show (including the Beatles catalog!). According to the speaker-of-gospel-truth Ryan Seacrest, the contestant songs are withheld from the charts so as not to influence voting, but if they were on Billboard they'd clog the top spots.</P> <P>Since he said that on national TV - meaning that his mother <I>must</I> have been watching - I'm inclined to believe him.</P> I wouldn’t be surprised if numbers came out showing that the trend covered the entire 1st quarter, not just January. a) for all the reasons you raise above (even in Feb. and March there weren’t any really huge albums), and b) because of the American Idol exclusives – 10+ new tracks available for purchase every week, pimped hard on the show (including the Beatles catalog!). According to the speaker-of-gospel-truth Ryan Seacrest, the contestant songs are withheld from the charts so as not to influence voting, but if they were on Billboard they’d clog the top spots.

Since he said that on national TV – meaning that his mother must have been watching – I’m inclined to believe him.

]]> By: Captain Wrong http://idolator.com/375834/itunes-beats-wal-mart-as-no-1-music-retailer-so-what/comment-page-1#comment-519992 Captain Wrong Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:07:57 +0000 07b40b99339569588d116fb399284651#comment-519992 <p>Yeah, but Wal-Mart has the special Jimmy Buffet CDs that are so environmentally friendly, you can plant those suckers and a big ol' beanstalk will pop out and lead you to Parrothead heaven. You can't do that with your iTunes download, now can ye?</p> Yeah, but Wal-Mart has the special Jimmy Buffet CDs that are so environmentally friendly, you can plant those suckers and a big ol’ beanstalk will pop out and lead you to Parrothead heaven. You can’t do that with your iTunes download, now can ye?

]]> By: Chris Molanphy http://idolator.com/375834/itunes-beats-wal-mart-as-no-1-music-retailer-so-what/comment-page-1#comment-520002 Chris Molanphy Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:45:48 +0000 07b40b99339569588d116fb399284651#comment-520002 <p>All good points. That said, even if The Wal makes a comeback in the spring (you're right, big new releases is what they need), their stated plan to reduce CD floor space unless the labels cut prices to as little as $5 a disc means this trend is probably accelerating.</p> All good points. That said, even if The Wal makes a comeback in the spring (you’re right, big new releases is what they need), their stated plan to reduce CD floor space unless the labels cut prices to as little as $5 a disc means this trend is probably accelerating.

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