Celebrated And Revered ‘Beatles’ Dominate The ‘Top 200’ List Of iTunes
November 23rd, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
As of Thursday morning, ‘Here Comes The Sun’ is the uppermost ‘Beatles’ song, positioned at No. 19 on the iTunes list, with 55 ‘Beatles’ songs in the catalog of ‘Top 200’ songs, which is reflective of more than a quarter of the catalog being occupied by Beatlemania.
Apart from the evident popularity of the individual songs, the 13 studio albums of Beatles were discharged on last Tuesday in association with a two-volume Past Masters set and the Red and Blue compilations, with each of these albums receiving registration in the Top 200 albums. The lowest album in the catalog is at No.38 titled ‘Beatles For Sale’. iTunes has cataloged 3 ‘Beatles’ albums in the Top 10, with ‘Abbey Road’ at the 5th spot, Sgt. Pepper’s lonely Hearts Club Band’ four spots below at 9th and ‘The Blue Album’ occupying the 10th place.
The legendary Paul McCartney, previously a ‘Beatles’ member, has uttered that he is thrilled to bring the ‘Beatles’ music to iTunes to widen the reach of the Beatles and increase their attractiveness. He has vocalized that it was satisfying to witness the songs that they originally discharged on vinyl being adored similarly in the digital community.
Each song is worth $1.29, with solitary albums priced at $12.99, and double albums more expensive at $19.99. Apple’s boss, Steve Jobs, has articulated his gratefulness to the Beatles and EMI, because of which Apple is executing a dream that it has had since the initiation of iTunes 10 years ago. The union of iTunes and Beatles has engendered positive ramifications commercially so far.
One of the reasons behind the significance of the pact between iTunes and Beatles is that it enhances the reputation of the Beatles via the digital medium and continues their amazing legacy. Also, another rationale is that Apple Corps, the manager of the Beatles’ list, has abandoned its opposition to digital circulation. iTunes has reemphasized its potency in the musical market. iTunes has managed a massive victory.
Another raison d’être behind the deal is that the American digital music sales have demonstrated troublesome signals of sluggishness. The digital discharge of the Beatles’ catalog evidently won’t overturn that drift, but the expansion of the general digital marketplace will gain as lingering hold-outs like AC/DC, Kid Rock and Def Leppard permit their music for digital allotment.
–Sampurn Wire
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