Most-Downloaded Christmas Songs
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Photo: Getty Images Radio stations are playing Christmas songs seemingly nonstop, but which ones are consumers actually buying? Since digital downloading has become one of the more popular ways to buy an individual song, we took a look at sales compiled by media measurement company BigChampagne from Apple’s iTunes store. The digital store accounts for 69 percent of the downloaded music market, according to market research group NPD Group. The top ten-list turned out to be a mix of classics and fresh remakes from current artists. Check out the top -ten songs for the week ending Dec. 2, 2009. (Apple does not release volume data.) Source: BigChampagnePosted Dec. 11, 2009 |
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Photo: Getty Images Artist: Bruce Springsteen Label: Columbia Records Released: 1985 |
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Photo: Michael Putland | Hulton Archive | Getty Images Artist: Wham! Label: Columbia Records Released: 1984 |
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Photo: David Redfern | Redferns | Getty Images Artist: Brenda Lee Label: MCA Nashville Released: 1958 |
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Photo: GAB Archive | Redferns | Getty Images Artist: Bobby Helms Label: K-Tel Released: 1957 |
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Photo: Matt Garber Artist: Trans-Siberian Orchestra Label: Atlantic Recording Corporation Released: 1998 |
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Photo: Michael Putland | Hulton Archive | Getty Images Artist: Michael Buble Label: Reprise Records Released: 2007 |
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Photo: Getty Images Artist: Taylor Swift Label: Big Machine Records Released: 2007 |
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Photo: Matt Garber Artist: Trans-Siberian Orchestra Label: Atlantic Recording Corporation Released: 1996 |
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Photo: Getty Images Artist: Mariah Carey Label: Sony BMG Entertainment Released: 1994 |
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Photo: Twentieth Century Fox Television Artist: Glee Cast Label: Twentieth Century Fox Television Released: 2009 |
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