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Originally Posted by mr dave
gotta disagree with this. if anything the 'single' is getting stronger and more significant thanks to digital distribution where listeners pick and choose their songs. the individual songs don't need to be a commercial single but it's still single songs that make the sale now. i think the album format peaked in the 80s when AOR stood atop the mainstream heap.
it's not to say albums aren't significant anymore, but just like vinyl records, it's becoming a niche market.
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I totally agree with this. But on the other end of the spectrum I've also wondered if the decline of the album will lead to compositions that break the constraints of the CD and vinyl formats by being much, much longer.