Best Music Download Sites - Our Selections

Picking the Winners

After reviewing the reviewers and testing the music download sites ourselves, here are our winning picks based on the type of listener and the type of mp3 player that you own.

Best pay-per download site for iPod owners

iTunes

Best music download subscription for… unlimited exploration (on your computer)

Best all around service - Napster

Best deal - Yahoo! Music Unlimited

Best music download subscription for… discovering new music (on your computer)

MTV Urge (best editor-selected playlists) - now part of Rhapsody

Yahoo! Music Unlimited (best recommendations features)

Best music download subscription for… unlimited exploration (on your WMA portable player)

Napster to Go

Yahoo! Music Unlimited To Go

Best music download site for… indie-music lovers

eMusic

Best music download site… if you can’t decide between an iPod or another MP3 player

Rhapsody(Rhapsody is the only service whose downloads are compatible on both iPods and WMA players)

Best music site for… cheapskates

Yourmusic.com ($6 CDs! Free shipping!)

BMG - 12 CDs for 1

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