I guess it depends on where you buy the album and in what format. Last time I bought a CD it was still over $10, so anything that can give you variety at under

I guess it depends on where you buy the album and in what format. Last time I bought a CD it was still over $10, so anything that can give you variety at under $30/yr should be cheaper. The other nice thing about a streaming service is that you may get exposed to something you didn't know you liked. I was about to quote the annual Pandora One price as being less than the cost of 3 CDs, but evidently I missed where the annual option was nixed due to several increases in SoundExchange royalty rates.