The average CD-buyer spent less than that? Given the amount of music I listen to, if I was to buy the singles or full albums I'd be paying significantly more.

The average CD-buyer spent less than that? Given the amount of music I listen to, if I was to buy the singles or full albums I'd be paying significantly more. If I was to buy on iTunes for $1.99 each song that I wanted to listen to now, I would've paid a lot more money than I do now through the subscription model. As I am not limited on price whenever I decide to listen to different music.