Normally the Eagles topping the Billboard charts wouldn't be news.... in the 70s. But this is notable because Billboard magazine picked this week to adjust how they calculate the Billboard Top 200 Albums.
Until this week, CDs that were limited in distribution to one retailer were not included in the rankings of the Album Chart. Billboard made their change to reflect changes in music retail.
It's disappointing. Billboard should be against the labels going to one retailer, not encouraging it. With only Wal-Mart reporting sales numbers, there are no checks and balances, and Billboard is entirely reliant on a non-music industry retail chain for reporting important music sales figures.
If the music industry wants consumers to purchase music... why is it becoming so tough?
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."
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About This Blog
Every week I try to buy CDs. Every week I struggle to find the CDs I'm looking for. Every week I come home to hear dire predictions for the future of the music industry.
Is it really the consumer's fault? Or has the music business completely lost their way in their basic task -- getting music to the music fans?
Is it really the consumer's fault? Or has the music business completely lost their way in their basic task -- getting music to the music fans?
Cockburn Tracker
Cockburn Tracker
(what is a Cockburn Tracker anyway?)Trying To Buy
- World Of Wonders
- The Trouble With Normal
- Further Adventures Of (looking for remastered version)
- Circles In The Stream (looking for remastered version)
- Sunwheel Dance
Already Own
- Inner City Front - purchased January 18, 2008
- Joy Will Find A Way - purchased January 13, 2008
- Salt, Sun and Time - purchased January 13, 2008
- Night Vision - purchased January 13, 2008
- Big Circumstance - purchased beginning of October
- In The Falling Dark - purchased end of September
- High Winds White Sky - purchased end of September
- Live - purchased mid-August
- Stealing Fire - purchased mid-August
- Humans - purchased mid-August
- Dancing In The Dragon's Jaws - purchased mid-August
- Life Short Call Now
- Speechless
- You've Never Seen Everything
- Breakfast in New Orleans Dinner in Timbuktu
- The Charity Of Night
- Dart To The Heart
- Christmas
- Nothing But A Burning Light
- Bruce Cockburn
About Me
- Michelle
- I love music. I've worked in music journalism, retail, operations, distribution and e-commerce, with a touch of buying thrown in for amusement. Then I bolted for another career and became just a regular music consumer. What a shock that was.