emusic Fights For Second
Monday, March 31st, 2008So iTunes is the digital downloads industry. That much is certain.
There has been much speculation recently about who holds the No.2 spot.
USA Today’s announcement that “Amazon is No. 2 in digital music sales since opening nearly six months ago.”
emusic CEO David Pakman immediately shot back claiming emusic was “selling more than 7,000,000 songs a month” and that with respect to Amazon mp3, emusic was “still on top, and will continue to be so”.
Now, SpiralFrog has staked its claim to the No. 3 spot on the basis of its 850,000 registered users. Other players like Rhapsody, Napster, Yahoo Music and Amie St have not yet weighed into the debate.
With Amazon mp3 refusing to release figures and no independent arbiter, there is little certainty beyond the fact that iTunes dominates.
For artists, the message is clear - so long as you are on iTunes, emusic and Amazon mp3, you can be confident you covering the most important digital ground.
