"Best of" albums
This article appeared in the Associated Press a few days ago:
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/wire/sns-ap-music-greatest-hits,0,5706787.story
It doesn't surprise me at all that "Best Of" collections are available for so many artists. You can usually see how well such CDs sell when you look at Billboard magazine's Top Pop Catalog Albums Chart:
http://www.billboard.com/bb/charts/popcat.jsp
It is a matter of free market demand, and I'm all for CD buyers having these types of choices and conveniences. The only thing that worries me is that catalog titles in general have reportedly not been selling well in recent years. If consumers continue to mainly buy compilations and avoid buying the artists' proper albums, it could lead to more albums going out of print.
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/wire/sns-ap-music-greatest-hits,0,5706787.story
It doesn't surprise me at all that "Best Of" collections are available for so many artists. You can usually see how well such CDs sell when you look at Billboard magazine's Top Pop Catalog Albums Chart:
http://www.billboard.com/bb/charts/popcat.jsp
It is a matter of free market demand, and I'm all for CD buyers having these types of choices and conveniences. The only thing that worries me is that catalog titles in general have reportedly not been selling well in recent years. If consumers continue to mainly buy compilations and avoid buying the artists' proper albums, it could lead to more albums going out of print.
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