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Are Digital Singles a One-Hit Wonder?

Consumers, propelled by the ease of buying digital songs piecemeal, have increasingly decided that the single unit of music is their unit of choice. But the music-buying audience is notoriously fickle: Just look at the momentary mania about ringtones.

Taylor Swift, Susan Boyle Are 2009's Top Sellers

Susan Boyle's debut album I Dreamed A Dream is now in its sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 to become 2009's No. 2 top-selling album, after Taylor Swift's Fearless. The Boyle-Swift horse race was a bittersweet victory for the music industry, which stayed in the doldrums in 2009.