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Napster didn’t kill CD sales. iTunes/iPods did
by scarface74 4y ago
Napster didn’t kill CD sales. iTunes/iPods did
- sandworm101 4y agoDelivery of music over the internet killed cd sales. Napster proved that people wanted online music. That enabled everything else. It forced the industry to adapt or die.
- scarface74 4y agoNapster peaked in 2000. Here is a chart of CD sales https://www.statista.com/chart/amp/12950/cd-sales-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/chart/amp/12950/cd-sales-in-the-us/ You do not see any sharp drop off because of Napster.
- sandworm101 4y agoNo, but you do see the rise of online distribution, which killed cd sales.
- oneeyedpigeon 4y agoArguably, it was streaming that really killed CD sales.
- scarface74 4y agoiTunes was the number one music seller between 2003-2008. Way before streaming became a thing.
- oneeyedpigeon 4y agoThat doesn't go against what I said, though, that it was streaming that really killed CD sales.