As you can see, a digital music market has exploded in the past five years, with consumers having access to more than 6 million tracks from more than 500 legal online services. Also, a single artist today can release an album in multiple formats, including video downloads, ringtones or mobile full tracks. For example, sales of Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveSounds comprised 115 products that sold a total of 19 million units, of which only 20 percent were in CD format.
Digital Music—Then and Now
2003 2007 Number of legal services Less than 50 More than 500 Licensed tracks for sale 1 million 6 million-plus Value of digital music sales ~$20 million