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Digital Audio Insider is David Harrell's blog about the economics of music and other digital content. I write from
the perspective of a musican who has self-released four albums with the indie rock band the Layaways.
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Like the Beatles in '64
by David Harrell
In the first week of April 1964, the Beatles held the top five spots on Billboard's singles chart, with an additional seven songs in the top 100.
A week after the introduction of the Rolling Stones' ABKCO catalog to eMusic, its weekly download chart is similarly Stones-heavy. As of this morning, 17 Stones albums are in the top 40, including six in the top 10.
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