According to the NPD Group, the iTunes Music Store has come into its own and has bested the likes of Tower, Sam Goody and Borders for the 3rd quarter of 2005. This puts Apple's iTunes into the Top 10 list of leading U.S. Music Retailers coming in at number 7. It should be noted that the numbers were based per unit - so 12 song downloads = 1 CD. I think that's still fair enough.Combine this with the fact that Apple has shipped over 30 million iPods since October 2001, and it shows that the digital music industry has gained some serious ground as of late, and even better, is starting to kick some butt!
