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January Statistics - What's Hot, What's Not

February 1, 2008

Want to know what music people are looking for? MyScoreStore provides you monthly updates on what is hot and what is not. Of course on MyScoreStore you should publish any music you choose. However, if you are interested in fulfilling the latest customer demands, please take note of the following information.

The top genres in January were:

1. Pop (33% of searches)

2. Classical music (18% of searches)

3. Soundtracks (10% of searches)

4. Rock (9% of searches)

5. Tuition (8% of searches)

Top instruments in January were:

1. Singing (33% of searches)

2. Piano (28% of searches)

3. Guitar (7% of searches)

4. Drums & percussion (7% of searches)

Please bear in mind that these numbers do not represent total market numbers, only the tastes of visitors to MyScoreStore in January 2008. For more in-depth research on the market as a whole, please consider the following reports: RIAA 'Consumer Profile' and NAMM 'Music USA'.

This report is the first of its kind at MyScoreStore, since we launched at the beginning of this year. We will continue to produce these monthly summaries in order to inform those with a commercial interest about the kinds of music that are in demand. We welcome suggestions about other statistics that might be helpful if included in these monthly reports. Please contact us for more details or information at info@myscorestore.com.

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