I had a lot of tapes that I was going through that I wanted to change over to CDs. The reality is that I don't listen to all the songs, only a few on each, so it doesn't warrant me buying the whole CDs. Most of the bands are glam bands from the 80s and most aren't together any more so I don't feel guilty downloading the songs. But then there are my favs that I am going to get the CDs for. So my question after a long winded story is do the artists profit at all when a song is downloaded? I signed up for MSN Music so its not like I download the songs for free. I paid 99 cents for each song which was a lot cheaper than me buying the CDs for one or two songs each. Also, isn't there a Top 100 list or something for how many times a song is downloaded? If there is, wouldn't that account for something when discussing record sales? Just wondering.