Paid download (also known as a digital download or a digital single) is an official and legal music single available for purchase through an online store. Popular examples of online music stores that sell digital singles and albums include the iTunes Store and Napster. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc Napster Inc ( formerly Roxio, Inc is an online music service offering a variety of purchase and subscription models Not only is digital downloading for music there are also audio books and travel guides which can be found at sight such as Lodingo and Audible. Downloads are often encoded with Digital Rights Management that restricts making extra copies of the music or play purchased songs on certain digital audio players. Digital rights management ( DRM) is a generic term that refers to Access control technologies used by hardware manufacturers publishers and Copyright holders
Paid digital download may face competition from the development of techniques enabling the digital extraction of songs played on the radio which, although offering lower quality sound, is also legal. The term Ripping (slang term for digital audio extraction can also apply to Radio.
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Current status
United States
Legal music downloads were first compiled by Billboard in 2003, but they didn't gain mainstream acceptance in the United States until around February 2005, when digital sales for singles started to be included in the Billboard Hot 100 and other Billboard charts. The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine In the year before, the Hot 100 chart was similar to the Hot 100 Airplay chart, because only minor CD-single sales affected the chart. The Hot 100 Airplay is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. The inclusion of digital singles has immensely helped many songs chart and peak higher, including Jessica Simpson's cover of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" which became her second-highest peaking Hot 100 single thanks to digital sales. Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10 1980 is an American pop Singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s " These Boots Are Made for Walkin' " is a pop song composed by Lee Hazlewood and first recorded by Nancy Sinatra. Another example is Britney Spears' "Do Somethin'" which wasn't released as a radio single, but charted in 2005 due to top-fifty (number forty-nine) digital sales. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer " Do Somethin' " is a single by Britney Spears, the third and final single taken from her 2004 (see 2004 in music) Greatest Hits My Prerogative
RIAA certification and American records
Single certifications were introduced in February 2005. Songs that sell a certain number of copies are often certified by the RIAA with the permission of the artist and the record company.
In November 2005, the record for the bestselling digital single in the United States was held by Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl", which has sold over one million downloads, making it the first song to achieve diamond download status. Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt " Hollaback Girl " is a pop song written by singer Gwen Stefani and Pharrell for Stefani's debut solo album Love Since then, "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter has overcome it in terms of sales to become the bestselling digital single. " Bad Day " is a pop song written by Canadian singer Daniel Powter. Daniel Richard Powter (born February 25 1971) is a Canadian Recording artist. The highest week sales was held by "Gold Digger" by Kanye West. " Gold Digger " is a song recorded by American rapper Kanye West featuring guest vocals by Jamie Foxx. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. It is now held by "Low" by rapper Flo-Rida when the single sold 470,000 downloads one week in January 2008, certifing the single double platinum in just one week. " Low " is the first single from Flo Rida 's Debut album, Mail on Sunday nominated for 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. Tramar Dillard, better known by his stage name Flo Rida is an American rapper The single beat the previous record holder, Fergie's 2006 single "Fergalicious". Stacy Ann Ferguson (born March 27 1975 better known by her Stage name Fergie, is an American pop / R&B Singer-songwriter " Fergalicious " is the second single from pop / R&B singer Fergie 's debut solo Album, The Dutchess The underground dance music scene has not been left out either with the digital download network Beatport. com hitting its one million download mark in 2005. In addition aritsts like Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson have singles selling over 2 million downloads with "Before He Cheats" with 2,438,897 downloads and "Breakaway" with 2,098,056. " Before He Cheats " is a song written by Chris Tompkins and Josh Kear and the third wide-release single from Carrie Underwood 's debut album " Breakaway " is a 2004 song co-written by Avril Lavigne, Bridget Benenate and Matthew Gerrard and produced by John Shanks.
United Kingdom
The UK Official Download Chart was launched on 1 September 2004, and included any Permanent Digital Download track, under 10 minutes long, being sold for a minimum price of 40p (0. The UK Official Download Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the Music industry. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 4 GBP). The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency In January 2005, downloaded tracks outsold physical singles for the first time in UK music history, prompting The Official UK Charts Company to begin to incorporate downloads for the first time into the UK Singles Chart on 17 April 2005, at which time the separate download chart was discontinued. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Official UK Charts Company ( OCC) previously called the Chart Information Network ( CIN) compiles various "official" UK record charts The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Initially this was on condition that the song must have a physical media release at the same time; this rule was fully lifted on 1 January 2007 meaning all download sales are now eligible in the chart. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
On 16 December 2006, the winner of The X Factor, Leona Lewis had her single "A Moment Like This" released for download. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For versions in other countries see The X Factor (TV series. The X Factor is a British Television Leona Louise Lewis (b 3 April 1985 is an English pop and R&B singer-songwriter and the winner of the third series of the United Kingdom television " A Moment Like This " is a song by American singer Kelly Clarkson, released from her multi-platinum debut album Thankful. 50,000 tracks were downloaded in under 30 minutes, believed to be a record. [1] In October 2007, digital downloads in the UK reached an all-time high of 1. 7 million downloads in a week. [2]
Japan
Japan has the highest amount of digital downloads sold in the world. The highest selling digital single in Japan, and the world, is "Flavor Of Life" by Utada Hikaru with 7. " Flavor Of Life " is Hikaru Utada 's 18th Japanese single (25th single overall also known by her fans as, is a Singer-songwriter, Arranger and Record producer in Japan. 7 million legal downloads [3]. The runner-up is "Keep Tryin'" also by Utada Hikaru with 2. " Keep Tryin' " is Utada Hikaru 's 16th Japanese single and 22nd single overall released on February 22, 2006. also known by her fans as, is a Singer-songwriter, Arranger and Record producer in Japan. 5 million paid downloads. The third is "Koi no Tsubomi" by Kumi Koda with 2. " Koi no Tsubomi " (Love Bud is Kumi Koda's 31st solo under the Rhythm Zone label This is a Japanese name; the family name is Koda is a Japanese pop singer from Kyoto who debuted in 2000 with Take 3 million paid downloads.
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References
- ^ Blackburn, Jen. An online music store is an Online business which sells audio files usually music on a per-song and/or subscription basis The following table lists Online music stores that carry a very wide selection of songs by many Record labels and artists The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard. The Hot Digital Tracks is a song popularity chart that ranks the best selling digital tracks in the United States according to Billboard magazine. "Leona breaks world record", The Sun, 17 December 2006. The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2006-12-17. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila
- ^ "Leona helps smash download record", BBC News, 31 October 2007. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-10-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse
- ^ "Multi-product approach makes 'Flavor Of Life' by Japan's Utada Hikaru a contender for best-selling digital single in the world", EMI Group, 28 July 2007.
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