NEW YORK (AP) CNN--
The first time you entered a music store, chances are it was because there
was one song you had to have.
Maybe it was "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles, or Marvin Gaye's "I
Heard it Through the Grapevine." Perhaps you obsessed over "Night Fever" by
the Bee Gees, "Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran or 'N Sync's "Bye Bye
Bye."
These days, finding that song -- without buying many more you don't want --
is becoming increasingly difficult.
The music industry is killing off the single.
Once the backbone of the business, singles sales totaled 31 million last
year, down a whopping 41 percent from 2000, according to Soundscan. It's
believed to be the lowest sales figure since the late 1940s, when singles
were introduced on vinyl.
Singles aren't even made for many of the most popular songs because music
companies think they're so unprofitable. For more, follow this link.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/07/wkd.death.of.the.single.ap/index
.html
The first time you entered a music store, chances are it was because there
was one song you had to have.
Maybe it was "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles, or Marvin Gaye's "I
Heard it Through the Grapevine." Perhaps you obsessed over "Night Fever" by
the Bee Gees, "Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran or 'N Sync's "Bye Bye
Bye."
These days, finding that song -- without buying many more you don't want --
is becoming increasingly difficult.
The music industry is killing off the single.
Once the backbone of the business, singles sales totaled 31 million last
year, down a whopping 41 percent from 2000, according to Soundscan. It's
believed to be the lowest sales figure since the late 1940s, when singles
were introduced on vinyl.
Singles aren't even made for many of the most popular songs because music
companies think they're so unprofitable. For more, follow this link.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/07/wkd.death.of.the.single.ap/index
.html