WSJ.com – Silent Night for Music Sales
> But many retailers and label executives alike point to a more fundamental problem this year: A lack of hit acts. Don VanCleave, president of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores, says blame lies with “an absolute, gigantic cesspool of really bad bands.”
The top 10 albums of 2005 sold 40% fewer copies than the top 10 albums of 2004. I wonder why… 
One good reason is that with iTunes people are able to pick the one or two good tracks from an album, and skip the 8 filler tracks. Why spend loads of cash on tracks you don’t listen to?
