New Vinyl Releases In Stores from Dec 23, 2008 through Jan 13, 2009

I'm finally back to work and catching you all up with the last few weeks worth of new vinyl releases, in case you missed any of these in your recent shopping spree.


Here's this week's releases on vinyl. In shops now, or by this coming Tuesday. For last week's releases, click here.

NEW LP's


10cc - The Original Soundtrack [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl) ( Island - 5312958 / 600753129586 ) $19.98


Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion [2 LP] (180 Gram with download insert) ( Domino Recording Co. - DMO 002191 / 801390021916 ) $23.98


Brother's Keeper - Continuum [LP] ( Trustkill - TK007V / 824953000715 ) $11.98


Brother's Keeper / Disembodied - Oxymoron [LP] ( Trustkill - TK023V / 824953002313 ) $9.98


Children Of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet? [LP] (Limited Numbered Picture Disc) ( Fontana International - FONINT2786 / 602498732786 ) $24.98


Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk [LP] (Limited Numbered Picture Disc) ( Fontana International - FONINT1358 / 602517881358 ) $24.98


Children Of Bodom - Follow The Reaper [LP] (Limited Numbered Picture Disc) ( Fontana International - FONIMT4752 / 602517814752 ) $24.98


Children Of Bodom - Hatebreeder [LP] (Limited Numbered Picture Disc) ( Fontana International - FONINT4745 / 602517814745 ) $24.98


Children Of Bodom - Something Wild [LP] (Limited Numbered Picture Disc) ( Fontana International - FONINT4738 / 602517814738 ) $24.98


Children Of Bodom - Tokyo Warhearts [LP] (Limited Numbered Picture Disc) ( Fontana International - FONINT4769 / 602517814769 ) $24.98


Chrome - Blood On The Moon [LP] ( Cleopatra - CLP-LP-3239 / 741157323917 ) $17.98


Cradle Of Filth - Cruelty And The Beast [2 LP] ( Koch Records - KOC-LP-4709 / 099923470915 ) $22.98


Cradle Of Filth - Dusk And Her Embrace [LP] ( Koch Records - KOC-LP-4710 / 099923471011 ) $18.98


Cradle Of Filth - Midian [2 LP] ( Koch Records - KOC-LP-4708 / 099923470816 ) $22.98


Cream - Wheels Of Fire [2 LP] (180 Gram Vinyl) ( Polydor - 8275781 / 042282757814 ) $24.98


Cult Of Luna - Eternal Kingdom [LP] (Picture Disc) ( Earache - 63591 / 745316359113 ) $15.98


Dead Can Dance - Spleen & Ideal (180 Gram Vinyl) ( Vinyl 180 - VYL 265007VA / 881626500729 ) $24.98


Death Angel - Killing Season [2LP] (Gatefold Sleeve Clear Red Vinyl includes full color poster with cover art) (Limited to 1000 copies) ( Nuclear Blast - 120821 / 727361208219 ) $15.98


Derek Trucks Band - Already Free [2 LP] ( Victor - 88697422321 / 886974223214 ) $21.98


DJ Mark Farina - Mushroom Jazz Vol. 6 [3LP] ( OM - OM-315VLP / 600353081512 ) $19.98


Duff McKagan's Loaded - Wasted Heart EP [LP] ( Century Media - 85301 / 727701853017 ) $14.98


Endeavor - Constructive... [LP] ( Trustkill - TK012V / 824953001217 ) $11.98


Eno / Moebius / Roedelius - After The Heat (180 Gram Vinyl) ( 4 Men With Beards - 163 / 646315116311 ) $18.98


EPMD - We Mean Business [2 LP] ( EP Records - EPR02 / 094922130242 ) $19.98


Exodus - Atrocity Exhibition Exhibit A [2LP] (Gatefold Sleeve Clear Vinyl includes full color poster with cover art) (Limited to 1000 copies) ( Nuclear Blast - 119381 / 727361193812 ) $15.98


Fall Out Boy - Folie a Deux [2 LP] (Colored Vinyl plus Poster) ( Island - B001219601 / 602517896291 ) $17.98


First Blood - Killafornia [LP] ( Trustkill - TK076V / 824953007615 ) $11.98


Gal Costa - Gal Costa [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl) ( 4 Men With Beards - FMN169 / 646315116915 ) $18.98


Husker Du - Zen Arcade [2LP] (re-press) ( SST - SST027LP / SST027LP ) $18.98


It Dies Today - The Caitiff Choir / Forever Scorned [2 LP] ( Trustkill - TK075V / 824953007516 ) $15.98


Jam - All Mod Cons [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl) ( Polydor - 8232821 / 042282328212 ) $19.98


Jeb Loy Nichols - Parish Bar (180 Gram Vinyl) ( Compass - CMP 974494 A / 766397449418 ) $16.98


Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl) ( Island - 8465741 / 042284657419 ) $19.98


Jorge Ben - Forca Bruta [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl) ( 4 Men With Beards - FMN168 / 646315116816 ) $18.98


Joy Division - In The Studio With Martin Hannett [2 LP] (Import) ( Ozit (UK) - OZIT8798LP / 811792010074 ) $42.98


Kreator - Hordes Of Chaos ( Steamhammer - SMH 239197 A / 693723919713 ) $24.98


Late Of The Pier - Fantasy Black Channel [LP] (Limited Edition) (w/ 2 US-Only Bonus Tracks) ( Astralwerks - 28033 / 5099922803313 ) $16.98


Lee Scratch Perry - Repentance [2 LP] (170 Gram Vinyl) ( Narnack Records - NCK7045V / 825807704513 ) $18.98


Los Campesinos! - We Are Beautiful We Are Doomed [LP] (Limited Edition) ( Arts & Crafts - 3700 / 827590370012 ) $16.98


M83 - Before The Dawn Heals Us [2LP] (180 Gram Vinyl contains CD) ( Mute - 969281 / 724596928110 ) $19.98


M83 - Dead Cities Red Seas & Lost Ghosts [2LP] (180 Gram Vinyl contains CD) ( Mute - 969251 / 724596925119 ) $19.98


M83 - Digital Shades Vol. 1 [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl contains CD) ( Mute - 693981 / 724596939819 ) $16.98


M83 - Saturdays = Youth [2LP] (180 Gram Vinyl contains CD) ( Mute - 693841 / 724596938416 ) $19.98


Marissa Nadler - Ballads Of Living And Dying ( Kemado Records - MEX005 / 184923100051 ) $16.98


Moody (Moodymann) - Det.riot '67 [LP] (includes poster) (VERY LIMITED) ( KDJ Records - KDJR37 / KDJ37 ) $11.99


Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante (180 Gram Vinyl) ( Plain - 137 / 646315513714 ) $18.98


Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul [BOX Set] (4 LP's - 180 Gram / 2 CD's / DVD / Book / Import) ( Warner Brothers - A-49827 / 093624982739 ) $124.98


Pandit Prannath - Cosmic Sounds Of India ( Change - CNG3 / 725543590312 ) $17.98


Paul McCartney (The Fireman) - Electric Arguments [2 LP] ( ATO Records - 88088216401 / 880882164010 ) $29.98


Pete Rock - Surviving Elements [2 LP] ( BBG - 39040 / 730003904011 ) $21.98


Poison The Well - Tear From The Red / The Opposite Of December [2 LP] ( Trustkill - TK110V / 824953011018 ) $15.98


Poison The Well - You Come Before... [LP] ( Trustkill - TK045V / 824953004515 ) $11.98


Pretty Boy Floyd - Glam As Fuck [LP] ( Cleopatra - CLP-LP-2067 / 741157206715 ) $17.98


Racetraitor / Burn It Down - Make Them Talk [LP] ( Trustkill - TK018V / 824953001811 ) $9.98


Rats - The Rats [LP] ( Mississippi Records - MPI28 / 725543592811 ) $17.98


Ray LaMontagne - Gossip In The Grain [2LP] (w/full cd insert) ( RCA - 88697326701 / 886973267011 ) $21.98


Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand [2 LP] (180 Gram) ( Rounder - 1166190751 / 011661907515 ) $19.98


Rokia Traore' - Tchamantche [2LP] ( Nonesuch - A-517818 / 075597983265 ) $29.98


Satyricon - The Age Of Nero [LP] ( Koch Records - KOC-LP-4718 / 099923471813 ) $18.98


Saxon - Into The Labyrinth ( Steamhammer - SMH 239171 A / 693723917115 ) $24.98


Shai Hulud / Another Victim - A Whole New Level Of [LP] ( Trustkill - TK016V / 824953001613 ) $9.98


Shiny Toy Guns - Stripped / Nothing Compares 2 U [LP] ( Cleopatra - CLP-LP-1967 / 741157196719 ) $11.98


Spiritual Singers - Spiritual Singers ( Mississippi Records - MPI32 / 725543593214 ) $16.98


Tallest Man On Earth - Shallow Grave + S/T EP ( Kemado Records - MEX006 / 184923100068 ) $16.98


Terror - One w/The Underdogs [LP] ( Trustkill - TK053V / 824953005314 ) $11.98


Thin Lizzy - Black Rose: A Rock Legend [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl) ( Mercury - 5313416 / 600753134160 ) $19.98


This Is Hell - Misfortunes [LP] ( Trustkill - TK108V / 824953010813 ) $11.98


This Is Hell - Sundowning [LP] ( Trustkill - TK077V / 824953007714 ) $11.98


Throwdown - Vendetta / Haymaker [2 LP] ( Trustkill - TK112V / 824953011216 ) $15.98


Throwdown - Venom & Tears [LP] ( Trustkill - TK094V / 824953009411 ) $11.98


Tiago La - Tiago La Is Losing The Plot [LP] ( Lex Records - LEX056LP / 878390001040 ) $9.98


Van Morrison  - Astral Weeks [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl Analog Mastering with insert)   ( Warner Bros / Rhino - RRW 1768  / 081227990718 ) $24.98


Van Morrison  - His Band And The Street Choir [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl Analog Mastering with insert)   ( Warner Bros / Rhino - RRW 1884  / 081227990695 ) $24.98


Van Morrison  - Moondance [LP] (180 Gram Vinyl Analog Mastering with insert)   ( Warner Bros / Rhino - RRW 1835  / 081227990701 ) $24.98


Various Artists - Eccentric Soul: The Young Disc [2 LP] ( Numero - NUM 641023 A / 825764102315 ) $21.98


Various Artists - I Woke Up One Morning In May ( Mississippi Records - MPI33 / 725543593313 ) $16.98


Walls Of Jericho - The American Dream [LP] ( Trustkill - TK118V / 824953011810 ) $11.98


Walls Of Jericho - With Devils Amongst Us All / All Hail The Dead [2 LP] ( Trustkill - TK111V / 824953011117 ) $15.98


White Lion - When The Children Cry - Demos '83-'89 [LP] ( Cleopatra - CLP-LP-1964 / 741157196412 ) $17.98


Why Are We Building Such A Big Ship? - No Blood No Blooms [LP] ( Domino Sound - DMN22 / 725543602213 ) $15.98


Winterpills - Central Chambers [LP] ( Signature Sounds - SIG-LP-2017 / 701237201726 ) $15.98




NEW 12" SINGLES


Akon - I Can't Wait 12'' ( Universal Motown - B001255011 / 602517965447 ) $5.98


Gorilla Zoe - Lost 12'' ( Bad Boy - 0-517560 / 075678968525 ) $5.99


Luca Bacchetti - No Time To Get Back EP ( Ovum - OVM-193 / OVM-193 ) $7.98


Martin Buttrich & Jona - Stoned Autopilot (Carl Craig Mix) b/w Oblique (Previously Unreleased) ( Planet E - PLE65299-1 / 754091529918 ) $7.98


Pleasure P - Boyfriend #2 12'' ( Atlantic/Bluestar Ent. - MS-517661 / 075678968457 ) $5.98


Plies - Put It On Ya (feat. Chris J) b/w Want It Need It (feat. Ashanti) 12'' ( Slip n Slide/Atlantic - MS-517671 / 075678968402 ) $5.98


Q-Tip - Getting' Up 12'' ( Universal Motown - B001250811 / 602517949614 ) $5.98


Shontelle - T-Shirt 12'' ( SRC Records - B0012552-11 / 602517966185 ) $5.98


T-Pain - Chopped N Skrewed (feat. Ludacris) 12'' ( Jive - 88697433961 / 886974339618 ) $6.98




NEW 7" SINGLES


Eighteen Visions - Vanity ( Trustkill - TK038V / 824953003815 ) $2.99


Harvest - Transitions ( Trustkill - TK015V / 824953001514 ) $2.99


King Khan & BBQ Show - Animal Party [7''] ( Fat Possum - FP11227 / 767981112275 ) $9.98


Poison The Well - Tear From The Red ( Trustkill - TK037V / 824953003716 ) $2.99


Raconteurs - Old Enough b/w Top Yourself (Bluegrass Version) (7'' Vinyl) ( Warner Brothers - S-517202 / 054391990655 ) $4.98


Stardeath and White Dwarves - I Can't Get Away [7'' Vinyl] ( Warner Brothers - S-517511 / 054391990457 ) $4.98



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R.I.P. Sandeé, freestyle legend

Sandra Tola Harvey (née Casañas, died December 15, 2008), professionally known as Sandeé, was an American freestyle music vocalist and an original member of the trio Exposé from 1984 to 1986, along with Alejandra "Alé" Lorenzo and Laurie Miller.

As a solo artist, Sandeé released the singles "You're the One" and "Notice Me" (produced by C + C Music Factory), and an album, Only Time Will Tell, featuring the single "Love Desire". "You're the One" peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Single Sales in 1987 and "Notice Me" peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1989. She performed at many freestyle events and dance clubs up until her death on December 15, 2008.

Despite rumors about her death, the cause of death has yet to be determined until the autopsy report has come in.


The Original Exposé



Sandeé - "Love Desire" - Her Debut Video from the "Only Time Will Tell" Lp


Born Sandra Mercedes Zeno on the lower east side of Manhattan, Sandra left New York at the age of 9 when her family moved to Florida where she later attended McArthur High School. Determined to make it on her own, she left home, got married, and had a son by the age of 17. She worked as a clerical assistant at a pediatrians office, which gave her "good medical care" for her son , she laugh's.

Then something happened that changed her life......

"I hadn't been thinking about the music business, you know?" said Sandra. "Then one night I was hanging out with some friends at a club called "Lime Light" in Hollywood Florida, and we were playing "Truth Or Dare". So of course me, I have to choose the Dare, then one of my friends dared me to go up and sing with the house band which was from Canada, I decided to take them up on it and I asked them If they knew "Last Dance" by Donna Summer? They said yes & I got up on the stage and the crowd went wild."

It must have been a part of God's plan, because a friend of producer (Lewis Martineé) was in the audience, he approached Sandra about a girl group that they were putting together and he wanted her to audition. Sandra decided to give it a shot and was chosen to be one of three girls that formed the famous group "X-posed", which was later changed to "Exposé" by Arista when they were picked up. "It was less risqué, They felt it was too provacative, and if we added the accent, It somehow became more Classy"

"We were on a promotional tour when we got this call from "Dave Jurman", "You've just landed a record deal with Arista, he said". I remember Alé, Laurie and I were screaming and jumping around in the lobby of this radio station in Los Angeles, California. "We finally got what we worked so hard for" said Tola. Exposé then opened up for "Miami Sound Machine" on the 1984-85 "Primative Love Tour". "I remember doing this gig in Venezuela, we were on the side of this cliff and the Oceanic View was our backdrop, It was amazing. We also performed "Conga" with the Miami Sound Machine, It was something I'll never forget! In fact there is footage of us doing that show".

Sandra got the opportunity to sing on two of Exposé's hit singles "Point of No Return" (which reached the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Dance Chart in 1985 and was later named "Dance Record of the Year") and also "Exposed to Love" (which also charted well). That led to headline engagements and an extensive tour though-out Canada and the United States. Touring with such great acts as Erotic Exotic (Exposé's live backup band for all you fan's), Stacey Q, The Flirts, and Trans X.

After recording her vocals for the Exposure Lp, and some turmoil within Management, Sandra had her heart set on a solo career. Contrary to belief, Sandra left Exposé to release her own music. "It was fun while it lasted, but to an extent. Everything was controlled.... makeup, costumes. It was more like Military School", said Tola. "It limited my talent, and I got scolded if I let myself go on stage. Exposé members were to only greet the audience and sing the songs, It was like the Supremes.... or the Pointer Sister's. Its different if you own your own name".

She owns her name today, that name being "Sandeé" (Pro-nounced SAN-DAY) "Being a Solo Artist, It's the same amount of work, but it's less stressful! (you can hear her background vocals all over the Exposure Lp)

Sandeé's first outing was with Producer "Avy Gonzales" whom penned the Hot Track "You're the One (My Heart Beats For)" with his own East/West Records and Co-Distrubuted by Atlantic Records in 1987. It hit No. 17 on the National Dance Music Charts. Tola appeared on TBS's "U.S.A Dance Party" (A Soul Train-style based television program) and performed the track with great response from the audience.

She then went on with that same formula and tossed us the "Awesome" drum-driven and synth-licked track entitled "Alway's Beside Me". "I had alot of fun doing this track, Avy was a dream and The Adlibs are too die for!!!. "Alway's Beside Me" went on to top the charts for more than 10 weeks and established her as one of the premiere solo artists on the dance-pop scene.

Her Third single "Notice Me", which was released on Fever Records was written and produced by C&C Music Factory's "Robert Clivilles & David Cole". It entered the charts at No.32 and sold over 100,000 copies in New York City alone. The house version of "Notice Me" also went on to explode in the club scene. Sandeé once again did a promo tour and stopped by TBS's "U.S.A Dance Party", this time "Tearing the Roof Off" performing the hit song "Notice Me".

Sandeé was on a successful tour with Menudo, Sweet Sensation, The Cover Girls, Denise Lopez, Stevie B. and Pajama Party in 1988-89. Not long after the release of "Notice Me", Sandeé signed a record deal with Columbia Records, and went to New York to record her first full-length Lp.

With recording complete, The fourth single from Sandeé and the Debut off her "Only Time Will Tell" Lp was titled "Love Desire". A Hot & Sultry track which went on to top the pop and R&B charts along with her Video. This then led to a national tour opening up for Jeffery Osboune and Surface, and later for Tony, Toni, Tone!

Unlike many artist's with dance hits, Sandeé used a live band and refuse's to lip-sync when in concert. She also does not like being labeled as a freestyle/dance artist. "Im also crossing over into pop, and I do R&B as well.....I also sing Spanish."

After much touring and a hectic lifestyle, Sandeé decided to take some time off to reflect on her life and focus on what was most important to her and that was her family....

Well, several years have gone by and Sandeé is now back, Stronger than ever and with a story to tell. "You never know what obstacles you may have to face in life," she says. "But as long as you overcome them and learn from them, they are well worth it." ** Affirmation: Tough times never last, tough people do.

SOURCE: JAX ENTERTAINMENT

VERY colorful headphones ... Aerial7 Street series

Get a load of these uber-colorful headphones from Aerial7!

Inspired by urban fashion, the Street series Tank line includes the Azzurro, Graffiti (shown above, left) and Shade models, with color combinations ranging from pinks, blues and grey/black.

Each of these cans features high-quality sound with strong bass coming from the thick cushions sustained on your ears by the wide adjustable headband.

The Tank series of on-ear headphones is designed to connect to your media player, cellphone and other music gadgets and are characterized by the swivel ear cup with spring return, rubberized finish, soft feel, and the pliable headband.

It comes with a thick coiled cable for standard music players and a thin straight cable with microphone for cell phones, allowing you to listen to the music on the go as well as make phone calls.

The driver diameter is of 57 mm, while other specifications include 64 Ohm impedance, 5~20KHz frequency range, and 108+/-3dB sensitivity.

Included adapters are:
3.5mm ~ 6.3mm (1/4") adapter
3.5mm iPhone ~ 2.5mm universal mobile phone adapter.

They can be purchased at a price of $79.99 from the official website.

Or, there is the slimmer DJ-friendly Matador series which includes the colorful Joker (shown above, right) and the black and gray Midnight pair.

The driver diameter is of 44 mm, while other specifications include 32 Ohm impedance, 5~20KHz frequency range, and 108+/-3dB sensitivity.

Included adapters are:
3.5mm iPhone ~ 3.5mm standard
3.5mm ~ 6.3mm (1/4") adapter
3.5mm iPhone ~ 2.5mm universal mobile phone adapter.

These can be purchased at a price of $49.99 from the official website.

[Gizmodo and TechMeOn]

For more colorful headphones (which are quite popular, check out Skullcandy.

Above is the Skullcandy Hesh DJ Headphones, which includes this description:

With 50mm drivers, this joint roars like a sea monster whupping Batman's ass. Torture if inflicted upon you by someone else with bad taste in music.

Famous Vegetarians

In addition to myself being a vegetarian, here's a list of known famous vegetarians.

Abdul Kalam Dr., President of India and Space Scientist - info
Abraham Lincoln, former President of the United States - info
AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON/Hare Krishna - info
Adam Ant, musician - info
Adam Carson, drummer of AFI - info
Adam Russell, bassist of Story of the Year, vegan - info
Adriana Karembeu, model - info
Adriano Celentano, singer - info
Ahmet Zappa, musician and actor - info
Alan Donohue, singer of British rock band The Rakes, vegan - info
Alan Ford, actor, British - info
Alan Park, comedian, Canadian TV Personality - info
Alanis Morissette, singer - info
Albert Einstein, renowned scientist - info
Albert Schweitzer, theologian, philosopher, and physician - info
Alexandra Paul, actress and environmental activist - info
Alice Walker, poet and writer - info
Alicia Silverstone, actress, vegan - info
Alison Lohman, actress - info
Allen Ginsberg, poet - info
Ally Sheedy, actress - info
Alyssa Milano, actress, vegan - info
Amber Benson, actress - info
Amber Valetta, model and actress - info
Amitabh Bachchan, Indian celebrity superstar - info
Amy Ray, musician from Indigo Girls - info
Andre Tonelli, musician and instrumental guitarist, vegan - info
Andre 3000 Benjamin, musician from OutKast, vegan - info
Andrew G, actor, vegan - info
Andrew (Whitey) White, musician and guitarist of Kaiser Chiefs - info
Andy Dick, comedian and actor - info
Andy Hurley, musician and drummer of Fall Out Boy, vegan - info
Andy Serkis, actor - info
Angela Bassett, actress - info
Angie Everhart, model and actress - info
Anna Paquin, actress and Oscar winner of The Piano - info
Annalise Braakensiek, model - info
Anne Hathaway, actress - info
Anoushka Shankar, musician and sitar virtuoso, vegan - info
Antoni Gaudí, architect - info
Anthony Grayling, writer and columnist - info
Anthony Kiedis, singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, vegan - info
Anthony Perkins, actor - info
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, actor (fictional) of Simpsons, vegan - info
Ariana Huffington, writer and polictical activist - info
Aristotle, Greek philosopher - info
Ashley Judd, actress - info
Avril Lavigne, singer and musician - info
Axella Johannesson, folk musician - info
Barbara Bouchet, actress - info
Barry White, musician, vegan - info
Beatrice Wood, artist - info
Belinda Carlisle, singer of the Go-Go's - info
Benjamin Spock, M.D., pediatrician, vegan - info
Benjamin Zephaniah, performance poet and author, vegan - info
Benji Madden, musician and guitarist of Good Charlotte - info
Berkeley Breathed, cartoonist - info
Bernadette Peters, actress - info
Bif Naked, punk rocker, vegan - info
Bill Pearl, bodybuilder - info
Bill Walton, NBA All-Star basketball player - info
Billie Jean King, tennis player - info
Billie Joe Armstrong, musician and singer of Greenday - info
Billy Idol, musician - info
Billy Martin, rock musician of Good Charlotte - info
Billy West, voice actor, vegan - info
Bob Barker, US TV show host - info
Bobby Rock, musician and drummer - info
Bobcat Goldthwait, comedian actor - info
Bonnie Raitt, musician and singer - info
Boy George, singer - info
Brad Pitt, actor - info
Brandon Barnes, musician of Rise Against - info
Brandon Boyd, musician of rock band Incubus - info
Brandy, R&B artist and singer - info
Brendon Urie, lead singer of Panic! at the Disco - info
Brian Bell, musician of Weezer, vegan - info
Brian Fair, singer of Shadows Fall - info
Brian Greene, theoretical physicist, vegan - info
Brian May, musician ex-Queen - info
Brigitte Bardot, French actress - info
Brooke Shields, actress - info
Bryan Adams, singer and songwriter, vegan - info
Bryce Dallas Howard, actress - info
Buddha, Indian Saint and Spiritual Master - info
Candice Bergen, actress - info
Captain Sensible, musician of The Damned - info
Carmen Miranda, Brazilian bombshell - info
Carole Bouquet, French actress - info
Carrie Underwood, country singer - info
Carrie Anne Moss, actress in Matrix trilogy, vegan - info
Casey Affleck, actor, vegan - info
Casey Kasem, US radio host, vegan - info
Catherine Spaak, actress - info
Cathy Guisewaite, writer of the comic CATHY - info
Cedric Bixler-Zavala, singer of The Mars Volta, vegan - info
Cesar Chavez, United Farm Workers union organizer - info
Chantal Coutier, makeup artist - info
Charles Darwin, renowned scientist - info
Charlie Heather, musician and drummer of Levellers - info
Charlie Watts, musician and drummer of Rolling Stones - info
Charlotte Bronte, novelist - info
Charlotte Laws, author, actress - info
Charlotte Ross, actress - info
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill Clinton and Hilary Clinton - info
Chia Collins, founder and COO of Lightlife Foods vegetarian products - info
Chris Evans, actor from Cellular and Fantastic Four - info
Chris Evert, American tennis legend - info
Chris Head, musician and guitarist of Anti-Flag - info
Chris Martin, lead singer and musician of Coldplay - info
Chris No2, musician and bassist of Anti-Flag - info
Chris Pontius, actor on MTV - info
Chris Walla, guitarist of Death Cab for Cutie - info
Chrissie Hynde, rock singer, vegan - info
Christian Bale, actor - info
Christie Brinkley, model - info
Christina Applegate, actress - info
Christopher Amott, musician of Arch Enemy - info
Christopher Hills Dr., doctor who popularized microalgaes - info
Christy Turlington, supermodel - info
Cicely Tyson, actress - info
Cillian Murphy, Irish actor - info
Cindy Jackson, cosmetic surgery pioneer and author - info
Claudia Cardinale, Italian film star - info
Claudia Schiffer, supermodel - info
Clint Walker, actor - info
Coretta Scott King, activist and wife of Martin Luther King Jr., vegan - info
Corey Feldman, actor - info
Crispian Mills, rock musician - info
Dalip Singh Rana, aka "Great Khali", professional Indian wrestler - info
Daman Albarn, singer for Blur - info
Dan Piraro, cartoonist, vegan - info
Dana Daurey, actress - info
Daniel Johns, musician of Silverchair, vegan - info
Daniel Kessler, musician and guitarist of Interpol - info
Danny Garcia, professional skateboarder - info
Danny Nova, singer and songwriter, vegan - info
Darren Boyd, actor, vegan - info
Dario Argento, writer, vegan - info
Daryl Hannah, actress and environmental activist, vegan - info
Dave Gorman, Comedian - info
Davey Havok, singer of AFI, vegan - info
Dean Ornish MD, doctor and author of The Life Choice Diet - info
Deepak Chopra, author and doctor - info
Dennis Kucinich, politician, vegan - info
Dennis Weaver, TV actor - info
Diane Keaton, actress - info
Diane Warren, songwriter - info
Dick Gregory, comedian and civil rights activist - info
Dick Lucas, musician of Subhumans - info
Diogenes, Greek philosopher - info
Dirk Bach, German actor and comedian - info
Dizzie Gillespie, famed jazz musician - info
Doctah B Sirius, music producer and natural health researcher - info
Doris Day, actress - info
Dustin Hoffman, actor - info
Dyan Canyon, actress - info
Ed Asner, actor and rights activist - info
Ed Templeton, professional skateboarder - info
Eddie Jackson, musician of Queensryche - info
Eddie Lama, film maker - info
Eddie Vedder, singer and songwriter of Pearl Jam - info
Edward Furlong, actor - info
Edwin Moses, athlete - info
Elijah Wood, actor, vegan - info
Elizabeth Berkley, actress - info
Ellen Degeneres, TV personality, vegan - info
Elvira Mistress of the Dark, actress - info
Emily Deschanel, actress, vegan - info
Emilie Autumn, musician, vegan - info
Emily Dickinson, writer and poet - info
Emmylou Harris, singer - info
Epicurus, Greek philosopher - info
Eric Johnson, guitarist - info
Eric Roberts, actor, vegan - info
Eric Stoltz, actor - info
Erykah Badu, R&B singer, vegan - info
Fat Mike, musician from NOFX - info
Fiona Apple, singer and songwriter, vegan - info
Forest Whitaker, actor - info
Forrest Kline, vocalist and guitarist for Hellogoodbye, vegan - info
Francis Lalanne, French singer - info
Frank Iero, musician of My Chemical Romance - info
Frank Marino, entertainer and drag queen - info
Franz Kafka, Jewish writer - info
Fred Mascherino, musician of Taking Back Sunday, vegan - info
Fred Schneider, musician of B-52's - info
Gabe Saporta, singer and lyricist of Cobra Starship, vegan - info
Gabrielle Miller, actress, vegan - info
Gandhi, Hindu spiritual leader - info
Gavin Rossdale, singer of BUSH - info
Geoff Rickly, singer of Thursday - info
Geoff Rowley, professional skateboarder, vegan - info
Geoffe Tate, singer of Queensryche - info
George Harrison, musician of the Beatles - info
George Bernard Shaw, writer - info
Gianni Morandi, Italian musician - info
Gillian Anderson, actress - info
Gina Lee Nolin, actress - info
Ginnifer Goodwin, actress, vegan - info
Gloria Swanson, actress - info
Grace Slick, singer and songwriter, vegan - info
Grant Morrison, Scottish comic book writer - info
Greg Cipes, actor and musician, vegan - info
Greg German, actor - info
Gregory Smith, Child Prodigy - info
Gustave Flaubert, French novelist - info
H.G. Wells, English writer - info
Harriet Beecher Stowe, writer - info
Hayden Panettiere, actress - info
Hayley Mills, actress - info
Heather Mills, model, celebrity, and activist, vegan - info
Heather McAdams, author, cartoonist - info
Heather Small, singer, vegan - info
Helen and Scott Nearing, authors of The Good Life - info
Henry David Thoreau, poet and writer - info
Howard Lyman, former cattle rancher turned activist and author , vegan - info
Hunter Burgan, musician and bassist of AFI, vegan - info
Ian MacKaye, musician, vegan - info
Ian McKellan, British actor from Lord of the Rings - info
Immanuel Kant, philosopher - info
India Arie, singer and songwriter - info
Ingrid Newkirk, animal rights activist, vegan - info
Ira Glass, NPR's This American Life - info
Isa Chandra Moskowitz, punk rocker and vegan cookbook author , vegan - info
Isaac Bashevis Singer, Nobel Prize winner - info
Issa, musician from Good Clean Fun - info
Jack Johnson, singer - info
Jade Puget, guitarist of AFI - info
James Cromwell, actor and animal rights advocate, vegan - info
Jamie Kennedy, comedian and actor - info
Jamie Lee Curtis, actress - info
Jane Goodall, primatologist, educator, and animal rights advocate - info
Jane Wiedlin, musician of the Go-Go's - info
Jared Leto, actor and singer of 30 Seconds to Mars - info
Jason Mraz, singer, vegan - info
Jay Kordich, aka the Juiceman raw foodist - info
JD Fortune, singer of INXS - info
JD Salinger, American novelist - info
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, philosopher - info
Jeff Beck, guitarist - info
Jenna Jameson, porn actress - info
Jenny Lewis, singer and composer for Rilo Kiley - info
Jenny Seagrove, actress - info
Jeph Howard, musician and bassist for The Used - info
Jeremy Cunningham, musician and bassist of Levellers - info
Jesus Christ, Christian saint and mystic - info
Jiddu Krishnamurti, spiritual teacher Eastern Indian - info
Joan Armatrading, singer - info
Joan Baez, American folk singer - info
Joan Jett, punk rock musician and singer - info
Joanne Rose, actor, vegan - info
Joaquin Phoenix, actor, vegan - info
Joe Principe, musician of Rise Against - info
Joel, musician of Good Charlotte - info
John Abraham, actor Bollywood - info
John Cleese, British actor and comedian of Monty Python - info
John Maxwell Coetzee, author/novelist - info
John Feldmann, musician of Goldfinger, vegan - info
John Lennon, Beatles singer and songwriter - info
John McDougall Dr., physician and author - info
John Melton, writer and politician - info
John Norris, MTV personality - info
John Peel, British DJ, vegan - info
John Robbins, activist and author, vegan - info
John Robb, musican and actor, vegan - info
John Tesh, TV personality/host - info
John Salley, NBA Champion - info
Johnny Cash, country musician - info
Johnny Marr, guitarist - info
Jon Anderson, musician of Yes - info
Jon Sevink, musician fiddle player of Levellers - info
Jonathan Richman, musician and singer, vegan - info
Jonathan Taylor Thomas, actor - info
Jorja Fox, actress - info
Josh Hartnett, actor - info
Joss Stone, British musician - info
Jovanotti (Lorenzo Cherubini), Italian singer/rapper - info
Julianna Margulies, actress - info
Julie Christie, English actress - info
Justin Sane, singer of Anti-Flag - info
Kal Penn, actor - info
K D Lang, singer, vegan - info
Kate Bush, singer and songwriter - info
Kate Winslet, actress - info
Kathy Johnson, gymnast - info
Keenan Ivory Wayans, actor and comedian - info
Kelly Osbourne, daughter of Ozzy Osbourne - info
Kenneth KB Charman, musician of Nonpoint - info
Kevin Nealon, comedian and actor, vegan - info
Killer Kowalski, professional wrestler - info
Kim Basinger, actress - info
Kirk Hammett, musician and guitarist of Metallica - info
Krist Novoselic, musician, bassist for Nirvana - info
Kirsten Johnson, actress - info
Kristen Bell, actress - info
KRS-One, musician Boogey Down Productions rapper - info
Kurt Halsey, artist, vegan - info
Kyle Vincent, singer and songwriter, vegan - info
Lady Bunny, entertainer and drag queen - info
Larry Hagman, actor - info
Larry Mullen Jr, musician of U2 - info
LaToya Jackson, sister of Michael Jackson - info
Laura Nashman, musician - info
Lauren Bush, niece of George W. Bush - info
Leilani Munter, female race car driver - info
Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer and philosopher - info
Leonard Cohen, singer and songwriter - info
Leonardo Da Vinci, Italian painter and inventor, vegan - info
Leona Lewis, British Popstar, vegan- info
Linda Blair, actress, vegan - info
Linda Carter, actress known as Wonder Woman - info
Linda McCartney, cookbook author and wife of Paul McCartney - info
Lindsay Wagner, actress - info
Lisa Bonet, actress - info
Lisa Edelstein, actress - info
Lisa Kudrow, actress - info
Lisa Simpson, fictional cartoon character - info
Lord Byron, writer - info
Lori Petty, actress, vegan - info
Louisa May Alcott, American writer - info
Louise Burns, musician of Lillix - info
Luke Cummo, contender in UFC Ultimate Fighter, vegan - info
Lynda Stoner, actress, animal rights activist, vegan - info
Ma'ari Abul Ala'a al, Arabian poet - info
Mac Danzig, athlete, vegan - info
Marc Lavoine, French singer - info
Marcus Patrick, actor - info
Marcus Schankenberg, supermodel - info
Margi Coleman, singer and producer - info
Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Italian actress - info
Mariana Tosca, actress and activist, vegan - info
Marilu Henner, actress and author - info
Mark Millar, Scottish comic book writer - info
Mark Twain, renowned American writer - info
Martha Plimpton, actress - info
Martin Shaw, actor, vegan - info
Martina Navratilova, tennis player and legend, vegan - info
Marty Feldman, actor and comedian - info
Marv Levy, football coach - info
Mary Shelley, novelist - info
Mary Tyler Moore, actress - info
Masami Akita, musician, vegan - info
Matthew Scully, conservative political speechwriter and author - info
Maurice Maeterlinck, writer - info
Melanie Griffith, actress - info
Melissa Etheridge, musician, singer and songwriter - info
Meredith Baxter, singer - info
Michael Amott, musician and guitarist of Arch Enemys - info
Michael Bolton, singer and songwriter - info
Michael Eisner, entertainment businessman and former Disney CEO - info
Michael Franks, jazz musician - info
Michael Franti, singer of Spearhead, vegan - info
Michael Jackson, singer and The King of Pop - info
Michael Guy Chislett, musician, of The Academy Is... - info
Michael "Mickey" Madden, bassist for Maroon 5, vegan - info
Michel Sardou, French singer - info
Mike Farrell, actor - info
Mike Gordon, musician and bass player of Phish - info
Milo Ventimiglia, actor - info
Mireille Darc, French singer and actress - info
Missy Higgins, Australian singer and songwriter - info
Moby, musician and co-author, vegan - info
Montserrat Caballe, Spainsh opera singer - info
Morrissey, singer, vegan - info
Mr.(Fred) Rogers, TV personality/host and educator - info
Mr. Spock, fictional TV character of Star Trek - info
Naomi Watts, actress - info
Nastassja Kinski, actress - info
Natalie Merchant, songwriter and singer of 10000 Maniacs - info
Natalie Portman, actress - info
Nathalie Baye, French actress - info
Nellie McKay, actress, singer and songwriter, vegan - info
Nelly, rap musician - info
Nick Rhodes, musician of Duran Duran - info
Nico, model, actress - info
Nicole Lapin, Journalist, CNN Anchor, vegan - info
Nikola Tesla, physicist and inventor - info
Nina Hagen, German punk rock singer - info
Noah Wyle and his wife Tracy, actor - info
Nolwenn Leroy, French singer - info
Norman Walker, doctor and longest lived raw foodist - info
Ocean, Indie musician and singer, vegan - info
Oleg Cassini, designer - info
Oliver Stone, American film director - info
Olivia Newton John, Australian singer and songwriter - info
Omar Epps, actor - info
Omar Hakim, singer, writer. and drummer - info
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, musician of The Mars Volta, vegan - info
Orlando Bloom, actor - info
Orlando Jones, actor - info
Ornella Muti, Italian actress - info
Pamela Anderson, actress - info
Pamelyn Ferdin, actress and voice in Charlotte's Web, vegan - info
Paramahansa Yogananda, spiritual teacher and yogi from East India - info
Pat Neshek, professional baseball player, vegan - info
Pat Thetic, musician and drummer of Anti-Flag, vegan - info
Patrick Bauchau, actor - info
Patrick Flanagan, childhood genius and scientist - info
Patrick McDonnell, cartoonist and creator of Mutts - info
Paul McCartney, musician, singer and songwriter, Beatles guitarist - info
Pauly Shore, comedian and actor - info
Percy Bysshe Shelley, writer - info
Persia White, singer and actress, vegan - info
Peter Gabriel, singer and songwriter - info
Peter Max, artist - info
Peter Sellers, actor and comedian - info
Petra Nemcova, model - info
Philip Collen, musician, guitarist of Def Leppard - info
Phil Lesh, musician and bass player of The Grateful Dead - info
Phil Ramone, record producer - info
Phylicia Rashad, actress - info
Pierce Brosnan, actor - info
Pink, American pop singer - info
PJ Harvey, musician, singer and songwriter - info
Plato, Greek philosopher and student of Socrates - info
Plutarch, Greek philosopher - info
Poly Styrene(Marion Elliot), musician of punk rock band X-ray Spex - info
Porphyry, Greek philosopher - info
Prince, musician, singer and songwriter - info
Prince Fielder, professional baseball player - info
Propagandhi Band, political punk rock band Ö all members, vegan - info
Pythagoras of Samos, Greek mathematician of Pythagorean Theorem - info
Quinn Allman, musician ot The Used, vegan - info
Rabindranath Tagore, Eastern Indian philosopher - info
Radha Mitchell, actress - info
Raffi, musician childrens tunes - info
Rainer Maria Rilke, writer - info
Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and poet - info
Ramana Maharshi, Indian Saint and Spirtual Master - info
Richard Gere, actor - info
Richard Thompson, musician and songwriter - info
Richie Havens, musician - info
Rick Allen, musician, drummer of Def Leppard - info
Ricki Lake, TV personality and actress - info
Ricky Williams, professional football player - info
Rider Strong, actor - info
Rikki Rocket, musician and drummer of Poison, vegan - info
Ringo Starr, musician and drummer of Beatles - info
Rita Moreno, actress - info
River Phoenix, actor, vegan - info
Rivers Cuomo, singer of Weezer - info
Rob Zombie, musician and film director - info
Robert Redford, actor and film producer - info
Robin Gibb, musician of Bee Gees, vegan - info
Rosa Parks, civil rights activist - info
Ru Paul, entertainer, drag queen, and activist - info
Ruben Studdard, American Idol singer - info
Russel Simmons, music producer and co-founder Def Records - info
Russell Brand, actor - info
RZA, musician and producer of The Wu-Tang Clan - info
Sade Adu, singer - info
Sadie Frost, ex-wife of Jude Law (formerly vegetarian) - info
Saint Angela Merici Saint - info
Saint David, Christian Welsh Saint, vegan - info
Saint Francesco d'Assisi, Saint - info
Salim Stoudamire, athelete - info
Samantha Eggar, actress - info
Samuel L. Jackson, actor - info
Sandra Bernhardt, comedian and actress - info
Sandra Oh, actress - info
Sant Kirpal Singh Ji, Indian Saint and mystic - info
Sarahbeth Purcell, author - info
Sarah Connor, fictional character from Terminator film - info
Saul Williams, vegan, musician - info
Scott Adams, cartoonist and creator of 'dilbert' - info
Scott Jurek, athlete, vegan - info
Scott Westerfeld, author - info
Seal, singer and songwriter - info
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, actor - info
Sean Conant, actor, vegan - info
Sean Lennon, musician and son of Yoko and John Lennon - info
Seba Johnson, Olympian, actress, and writer, vegan - info
Serenity, actress and porn star - info
Serge Raynaud de la Ferriere, Dr., founder of Universal Great Brotherhood - info
Serj Tankian, musician of System of a Down - info
Shane MacGowan, singer of The Pogues - info
Shane Sweet, actor, vegan - info
Shane Told, musician of Silverstein, vegan - info
Shania Twain, American country singer - info
Shannon Elizabeth, actress - info
Sinead O'Connor, Irish singer, vegan - info
Sir Isaac Newton, physicist - info
Sir Stafford Cripps, British statesman - info
Sky Valencia, model and founder of Vegan Vixens - info
Socrates, Greek philsopher - info
Sonya Fitzpatrick, aka the Pet Psychic - info
Sophie Monk, Australian singer and actress - info
Spike Milligan, comedian - info
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Spriritual leader - info
Stella McCartney, designer and daughter of Paul McCartney - info
Steve Bellamy, tennis coach and founder of The Tennis Channel - info
Steve Freund, Blues musician - info
Steve Howe, musician - info
Steve Kilbey, singer and lyricist of The Church, vegan - info
Steve Perry, musician - info
Steve Vai, musician - info
Stic.man, musician of Dead Prez , vegan - info
Sue Coe, New York City artist - info
Summer Phoenix, actress, vegan - info
Superman/Clark Kent, fictional superhero - info
Supreme Master Ching Hai, Spiritual leader, vegan - info
Susan St. James, actress - info
Susan B. Anthony, women's suffrage pinoeer - info
Suzanne Vega, singer and songwriter - info
Sydne Rome, actress - info
Taran Noah Smith, actor - info
Ted Leo, musician, vegan - info
Terry Geezer Butler, musician of Ozzy Osbourne Band, vegan - info
The Roots, all veg band - info
Thom Yorke, singer of Radiohead, vegan - info
Thomas Alva Edison, renowned inventor - info
Thomas Dekker, actor, vegan - info
Thora Birch, actress - info
Tim Butler, musician of Psychedelic Furs - info
Tim Commerford, musician of Rage Against the Machine, vegan - info
Tim McIlrath, musician of Rise Against, vegan - info
Tobey Maguire, actor, vegan - info
Todd Oldham, American fashion designer - info
Tom Lenk, TV actor of buffy vampire slayer villian - info
Tom Morello, activist and guitarist of Rage Against The Machine - info
Tom Scholz, musician and guitarist for Boston - info
Tommy Lee, musician of Mötley Crüe - info
Tony Gonzales, NFL Star, vegan - info
Tony LaRussa, baseball - info
Tony Levin, musician - info
Tracy Chapman, singer and songwriter - info
Travis Barker, muscian and drummer of Blink 182 - info
Tyrone Willingham, football coach of Notre Dame - info
Uri Geller, actor and trick performer - info
Valerie Harper, actress - info
Valerie Kaprisky, actress - info
Vanessa A. Williams, actress and dancer, vegan - info
Vanna White, actress and TV personality - info
Venkatesh Prasad, Cricketer - info
Victoria Moran, author, vegan - info
Ville Valo, singer - info
Vincent van Gogh, Dutch Post-Impressionist artist - info
Voltaire, French writer and philosopher - info
Wayne Static, singer of the metal group Static-X - info
Weird Al Yankovic, comedian and musician, vegan - info
Wendy Malick, actress of Just Shoot Me - info
Wendy O'Williams, singer of Plasmatics - info
Wendy Turner, artist - info
Willem Dafoe, actor - info
William Blake, writer - info
William Clay Ford Jr., CEO of Ford Motor company - info
Wolfgang Peterson, director - info
Woody Harrelson, actor and environmental activist , vegan - info
Yasmin Le Bon, supermodel - info
Yoko Ono, artist and wife of Beatles John Lennon - info
Zach Blair, musician of Rise Against - info
Zearle, hip hop artist and poet - info
Zooey Deschanel, actress, musician, singer - info


Sometimes rumored to be vegetarians but sometimes not (unproven):

Adolf Hitler, infamous German Nazi dictator - info
Alec Baldwin, actor and animal rights advocate - info
Andy (The Butcher) Mrotek, musician of The Academy is... - info
Annie Lennox, singer and songwriter - info
Anthony Robbins, writer and speaker - info
Audrey Kitching, model - info
Benjamin Franklin, author, politician, and scientist - info
Bill Goldberg, world champion pro wrestler - info
Bill Maher, comedian, and TV personality - info
Bob Dylan, singer, songwriter, and musician - info
Bob Marley, musician and reggae legend - info
Bruce Springsteen, musician, singer and songwriter - info
Carl Lewis, athlete - info
Carlos Santana, musician and guitar player - info
Cheryl Cole, singer of the Girls Aloud - info
Clint Eastwood, actor and film director- info
Common, rapper and hip-hop artist - info
Conor Oberst, musician of Bright Eyes - info
Constance Marie, actress - info
Cyndi Lauper, singer and songwriter - info
Dalai Lama, Spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism - info
Dave Scott, athlete - info
Davy Jones, musician of the Monkees - info
Demi Moore, actress - info
Drew Barrymore, actress - info
Dwight Yoakam, musician and country music singer - info
Ed Begley Jr., actor and environmental activist - info
Elvis Costello, musician, singer and songwriter - info
Faith Hill, musician, country singer - info
Gerard and Mikey Way, musician - info
Gwyneth Paltrow, actress - info
Hank Aaron, baseball athlete - info
Jackie Chan, Hong Kong action actor - info
Janeane Garofalo, actress, comedian, and political commentator - info
Jennifer Connelly, actress - info
Jessica Biel, actress - info
Kate Moss, model - info
Kevin Eubanks, musician of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - info
Kirk Cameron, actor and Christian evangelist - info
Leonardo diCaprio, actor and environmental activist - info
Madonna, pop superstar - info
Meatloaf, singer - info
Michael Stipe, singer of REM - info
Mike Dirnt, musician and bassist of Green Day - info
Paul Newman, actor and entreprenuer - info
Pete Wentz, musician - info
Peter Tork, musician of the Monkees - info
Queen Sofia, Queen of Spain - info
Reese Witherspoon, actress - info
Russell Crowe, actor - info
Steve Martin, actor - info
Steven Jobs, founder of Apple Computers - info
Tea Leoni, actress and wife of David Duchovny - info
Vanessa Amorosi, musician - info
Victoria Beckham, pop star of the Spice Girls and wife of David Beckham - info
William Shatner, actor - info


NOTE: Famous people and celebrities might swing back and forth between vegetarian and non vegetarian diets, and the information on them varies from time-to-time. This page is not intended for serious usage - just have fun with it!

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Vinyl LP Sales UP 89% since last year / RADIOHEAD #1 Vinyl Act for 2008

2008 U.S. Music Purchases Exceed 1.5 Billion; Growth in Overall Music Purchases Exceeds 10%

Overall Music Sales, Digital Track Sales, Vinyl LP Sales, Set New Sales Plateaus in 2008

Digital Music Accounts for 32% of Music Purchases

The Nielsen Company 2008 Year-End Music Industry Report

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nielsen SoundScan, the entertainment industry's data information system that tracks point-of-purchase sales of recorded music product, Nielsen BDS, the music industry’s leading music performance monitoring service, and Nielsen RingScan, which tracks mobile ringtone purchases, have announced their 2008 U.S. year-end sales and performance monitoring data for the 52-week period December 31, 2007 through December 28, 2008.

OVERALL MUSIC SALES 
(12/31/07 – 12/28/08)    
(ALBUMS, SINGLES, MUSIC VIDEO, DIGITAL TRACKS – IN MILLIONS)        
UNITS SOLD 2008  2007  % Chg.  
  1,513*  1,369  10.50%  
  
      
TOTAL ALBUM SALES 
(12/31/07 – 12/28/08)      
(INCLUDES CD, CS, LP, DIGITAL ALBUMS - IN MILLIONS)        
UNITS SOLD 2008  2007  % Chg.  
  428.4  500.5  -14%  
  
      
DIGITAL TRACK SALES 
(12/31/2007 – 12/28/08 - IN MILLIONS)        
UNITS SOLD 2008  2007  % CHG.  
  1,070*  844.2  27%  
  
      
TOTAL LP ALBUM SALES 
(12/31/07 – 12/28/08)    
(LP/VINYL ALBUMS - IN MILLIONS)        
UNITS SOLD 2008  2007  % Chg.  
  1.88*  0.99  89%  
*Denotes a Nielsen SoundScan sales record        
        
        
OVERALL ALBUM SALES 
(12/31/07 – 12/28/08)    
(INCLUDES ALL ALBUMS & TRACK EQUIVALENT ALBUMS - IN MILLIONS)        
UNITS SOLD 2008  2007  % Chg.  
  535.4  584.9  -8.50%  
   
     
INTERNET ALBUM SALES 
(12/31/07 – 12/28/08)    
(PHYSICAL ALBUM PURCHASES VIA E-COMMERCE SITES, IN MILLIONS)        
UNITS SOLD 2008  2007  % Chg.  
  27.5  30.1  -8.60%  

        
DIGITAL ALBUM SALES        
(12/31/2007 – 12/28/2008 - IN MILLIONS)        
UNITS SOLD 2008  2007  % CHG.  
  65.8*  50  32%  
 
       
HOLIDAY SEASON ALBUM SALES 
(11/17/08 – 12/28/08)    
(Physical & Digital ALBUM SALES DURING HOLIDAY SEASON: IN MILLIONS)        
UNITS SOLD 2008  2007  % Chg.  
  80.1  98.7  -19%  
        
        
2008 GENRE ALBUM SALES REPORT       
(12/31/07-12/28/08 – IN THOUSANDS)        
Genre   2008  2007  % Chg.  
Alternative  80,919  88,604  -8.70%  
Christian/Gospel+ 29,793  34,017  -12.40%  
Classical  13,323  18,044  -26.00%  
Country  47,657  62,696  -24.00%  
Jazz   11,791  14,047  -16.10%  
Latin   25,125  31,853  -21.10%  
Metal   50,476  52,951  -4.70%  
New Age  2,943  3,210  -8.30%  
R&B   77,014  95,555  -19.40%  
Rap   33,410  41,662  -19.80%  
Rock   139,666 149,414 -6.50%  
Soundtrack  20,847  24,570  -15.20%  
(Note: Titles may appear in more than one genre.)    
+Sales figures tracked by Christian SoundScan        
        
        
CURRENT VS. CATALOG ALBUM SALES       
(12/31/07-12/28/08 - IN MILLIONS)              
Overall Albums  2008  2007  % Chg.  
Current   249.6  306.4  -19%  
Catalog   178.8  194.1  -8%  
Deep Catalog   128.9  138.7  -7%  
        
Physical Albums:  2008  2007  % Chg.  
Current   215.3  279.3  -23%  
Catalog   147.3  171.2  -14%  
Deep Catalog   106.2  122.7  -13%  
        
Digital Albums:  2008  2007  % Chg.  
Current   34.3  27.1  27%  
Catalog   31.5  22.9  37%  
Deep Catalog   22.7  16  41% 

2008 YEAR-TO-DATE RECORD COMPANY MARKET SHARE
(12/31/07 - 12/28/08)
(reflects the market share for the entire entity including sub-distributed companies)

        
TOTAL ALBUMS 
(Catalog & Current Titles)        
   2008  2007    
UMG   31.52%  31.90%    
BMG   10.06%  11.11%    
SONY   15.24%  13.86%    
SONYBMG Total 25.30%  24.97%    
WMG   21.38%  20.28%    
EMI   8.97%  9.37%    
OTHERS   12.83%  13.48%    
        
        
DIGITAL ALBUMS        
   2008  2007    
UMG   27.80%  27.69%    
BMG   7.52%  9.06%    
SONY   13.78%  13.80%    
SONYBMG Total 21.30%  22.86%    
WMG   23.48%  22.98%    
EMI   10.91%  10.80%    
OTHERS   16.50%  15.67%    
        
        
CURRENT ALBUMS        
   2008  2007    
UMG   34.75%  34.48%    
BMG   10.94%  12.60%    
SONY   13.75%  12.52%    
SONYBMG Total 24.69%  25.12%    
WMG   20.86%  19.12%    
EMI   7.67%  8.31%    
OTHERS   12.03%  12.97%    
        
        
DIGITAL TRACKS        
   2008  2007    
UMG   31.77%  33.75%    
BMG   10.23%  9.02%    
SONY   13.31%  14.17%    
SONYBMG Total 23.54%  23.19%    
WMG   20.87%  20.50%    
EMI   8.36%  7.74%    
OTHERS   15.35%  14.83%    
        
        
CATALOG ALBUMS        
   2008  2007    
UMG   27.02%  27.81%    
BMG   8.83%  8.74%    
SONY   17.32%  15.98%    
SONYBMG Total 26.15%  24.72%    
WMG   22.10%  22.12%    
EMI   10.77%  11.05%    
OTHERS   13.95%  14.30%    
        
 
       
2008 TOP TEN SELLING ALBUMS       
(12/31/2007-12/28/2008)
        
 Title/Artist      Units Sold 
1 Tha Carter III/ Lil Wayne    2,874,000 
2 Viva La Vida/ Coldplay    2,144,000  
3 Fearless/ Taylor Swift    2,112,000  
4 Rock N Roll Jesus/ Kid Rock   2,018,000  
5 Black Ice/ AC/DC     1,915,000 
6 Taylor Swift/ Taylor Swift   1,597,000  
7 Death Magnetic/ Metallica    1,565,000 
8 Paper Trail/ T.I.     1,522,000 
9 Sleep Through The Static/ Jack Johnson  1,492,000  
10. I Am…Sasha Fierce/ Beyonce   1,459,000    
        
        
2008 TOP TEN SELLING ARTISTS      
(based on Album sales from 12/31/2007-12/28/2008)
    
 Artist   Units Sold    
1 Taylor Swift  4,003,000    
2 AC/DC   3,418,000    
3 Lil Wayne  3,382,000    
4 Coldplay  2,691,000    
5 Metallica  2,466,000    
6 Kid Rock  2,405,000    
7 Jonas Brothers 2,340,000 
8 Sugarland  2,063,000    
9 Nickelback  1,953,000    
10. Jack Johnson  1,895,000    
        
        
2008 TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL SONGS     
(combines all versions of the same Song:12/31/2007-12/28/2008)   
  
 Title/Artist      Units Sold 
1 Bleeding Love/ Leona Lewis   3,420,000  
2 Lollipop/ Lil Wayne Feat. Static Major  3,161,000  
3 Low/ Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain   2,979,000  
4 I Kissed A Girl/ Katy Perry   2,977,000  
5 Viva La Vida/ Coldplay    2,914,000  
6 Disturbia/ Rihanna     2,766,000 
7 Whatever You Like/ T.I.    2,682,000  
8 I’m Yours/ Jason Mraz    2,655,000  
9 No Air/ Jordin Sparks Duet w/ Chris Brown 2,612,000
10. So What/ Pink     2,590,000    
        
        
2008 TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL ARTISTS       
(based on digital track sales from 12/31/2007–12/28/2008)   
   
 Artist   Units Sold    
1 Rihanna  9,941,000    
2 Taylor Swift  8,793,000    
3 Kanye West  6,876,000    
4 Chris Brown  6,811,000    
5 Britney Spears 6,284,000    
6 Jonas Brothers 6,058,000    
7 Coldplay  5,933,000    
8 Katy Perry  5,840,000    
9 Leona Lewis  5,027,000    
10. Jordin Sparks 4,918,000    
        
        
2008 TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL TRACKS      
 (12/31/07–12/28/2008)        

 Title/Artist      Units Sold 
1 Bleeding Love/ Leona Lewis   3,369,000  
2 Low (Album Version)/ Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain 2,935,000  
3 Disturbia/ Rihanna     2,715,000 
4 I Kissed A Girl/ Katy Perry   2,631,000  
5 I’m Yours (Album Vers.)/ Jason Mraz  2,599,000  
6 No Air/ Jordin Sparks Duet w/ Chris Brown 2,586,000  
7 So What/ Pink     2,343,000  
8 Pocketful Of Sunshine/ Natasha Bedingfield 2,275,000  
9 Hot N Cold/ Katy Perry    2,252,000  
10. 4 Minutes/ Madonna Feat. Justin Timberlake 2,241,000    
        
        
2008 TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL ALBUMS      
(12/31/2007-12/28/2008)        

 Artist      Units Sold  
1 Viva La Vida/ Coldplay   617,000    
2 Sleep Through the Static/ Jack Johnson 325,000    
3 Soundtrack/ Juno    280,000   
4 Tha Carter III/ Lil Wayne   267,000   
5 Fearless/ Taylor Swift   225,000    
6 Soundtrack/ Twilight   214,000    
7 We Sing We Dance…/ Jason Mraz  184,000    
8 808s & Heartbreak/ Kanye West  183,000    
9 Circus/ Britney Spears   172,000    
10. Death Magnetic/ Metallica   158,000            
        
2008 TOP TEN INTERNET ALBUMS       
(12/31/2007-12/28/2008)        

 Artist      Units Sold  
1 Death Magnetic/ Metallica   144,000   
2 Little Bit Longer/ Jonas Brothers 119,000    
3 Viva La Vida/ Coldplay   112,000    
4 Fearless/ Taylor Swift   82,000    
5 Winter Came/ Enya    75,000   
6 Soundtrack/ Twilight   74,000    
7 Black Ice/ AC/DC    62,000   
8 Promise/ Il Divo    62,000   
9 Soundtrack/ High School Musical 3: 56,000    
10. David Cook/ David Cook   55,000    
        
        
TOP TEN SELLING ALBUMS DURING 2008 HOLIDAY SEASON    
(11/17//2008-12/28/2008)       

 Title/Artist    Units Sold   
1 Fearless/ Taylor Swift  1,520,000    
2 I Am…Sasha Fierce/ Beyonce 1,458,000    
3 Dark Horse/ Nickelback  1,165,000    
4 Circus/ Britney Spears  1,104,000    
5 808s & Heartbreak/ Kanye West 1,023,000    
6 Soundtrack/ Twilight  856,000    
7 David Cook/ David Cook  811,000    
8 Noel/ Josh Groban   767,000    
9 Now 29/ Various   725,000    
10. Black Ice/ AC/DC   595,000    
        
        
2008 TOP TEN VINYL ALBUMS       
(12/31/2007-12/28/2008)        

 Title/Artist     Units Sold  
1 In Rainbows/ Radiohead   25,800    
2 Abbey Road/ Beatles    16,500   
3 Chinese Democracy/ Guns ‘N Roses 13,600    
4 Funplex/ B-52’s    12,800    
5 Third/ Portishead    12,300   
6 In the Aeroplane…/ Neutral Milk Hotel 10,200    
7 Dark Side of the Moon/ Pink Floyd 10,200    
8 Fleet Foxes/ Fleet Foxes   9,600   
9 Death Magnetic/ Metallica   9,400   
10. O.K. Computer/ Radiohead   9,300    
        
        
2008 TOP TEN VINYL ARTISTS      
(based on vinyl album sales from 12/31/2007-12/28/2008)    
        
 Artist   Units Sold    
1 Radiohead  61,200    
2 Metallica  39,500    
3 Beatles  20,400    
4 Elliott Smith 17,800    
5 Bob Dylan  15,200    
6 Portishead  15,100    
7 Ryan Adams  14,000    
8 Coldplay  13,900    
9 Guns ‘N Roses 13,600    
10. Neutral Milk Hotel 13,200    
 

TOP SELLERS IN SOUNDSCAN ERA:

        
TOP TEN SELLING ARTISTS OF SOUNDSCAN ERA     
(1991-12/28/2008)        

 Title/Artist  Units Sold    
1 Garth Brooks  68,143,000    
2 Beatles  57,088,000    
3 Mariah Carey  51,569,000    
4 Metallica  51,136,000    
5 Celine Dion  50,571,000    
6 George Strait 40,619,000    
7 Tim McGraw  37,591,000    
8 Alan Jackson  36,520,000    
9 Pink Floyd  35,213,000    
10. Shania Twain  33,707,000    
        
        
TOP TEN SELLING ALBUMS OF SOUNDSCAN ERA      
(1991–12/28/2008)        

 Artist      Units Sold  
1 Come On Over/ Shania Twain  15,473,000   
2 Metallica/ Metallica   15,319,000   
3 Jagged Little Pill/ Alanis Morissette 14,607,000   
4 Millennium/ Backstreet Boys  12,104,000   
5 Soundtrack/ Bodyguard   11,805,000   
6 Supernatural/ Santana   11,673,000   
7 Human Clay/ Creed    11,525,000  
8 Beatles 1/ Beatles    11,345,000  
9 No Strings Attached/ N Sync  11,109,000   
10. Falling Into You/ Celine Dion  10,777,000    
        
        
TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL SONGS OF SOUNDSCAN ERA     
(7/4/2004-12/28/2008)        

 Title/Artist      Units Sold 
1 Low/ Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain   4,530,000  
2 Apologize/ Timbaland Feat. OneRepublic  4,009,000  
3 Crank That(Soulja Boy)/ Soulja Boy Tell’Em 3,968,000  
4 Bleeding Love/ Leona Lewis   3,434,000  
5 Stronger/ Kanye West    3,288,000  
6 Hey There Delilah/ Plain White T’s  3,244,000  
7 Lollipop/ Lil Wayne Feat. Static Major  3,161,000  
8 Big Girls Don’t Cry/ Fergie   3,148,000  
9 Umbrella/ Rihanna Feat. Jay-Z   3,122,000  
10. Sexyback/ Justin Timberlake Feat. Timbaland 3,037,000    
        
        
TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL ALBUMS OF SOUNDSCAN ERA     
(7/4/2004–12/28/2008)        

 Artist       Units Sold 
1 Viva La Vida/ Coldplay    617,000   
2 Continuum/ John Mayer    386,000   
3 Back To Black/ Amy Winehouse   352,000   
4 Daughtry/ Daughtry     346,000  
5 Sleep Through the Static/ Jack Johnson  325,000   
6 It Won’t Be Soon Before…/ Maroon 5  320,000   
7 Soundtrack/ Juno     317,000  
8 Futuresex/Love Sounds/ Justin Timberlake 312,000   
9 In Between Dreams/ Jack Johnson   310,000   
10. Graduation/ Kanye West    303,000    

2008 Year End Factoids:

Music purchases in 2008 reached 1.5 Billion, marking the fourth consecutive year music sales have exceeded 1 billion; 1.4 billion (2007) vs. 1.2 billion (2006) vs. 1 billion (2005).

Music sales exceeded 65 million in the final week of 2008, representing the biggest sales week in the history of Nielsen SoundScan. The previous record was Christmas week 2007 with 58.4 million music purchases.

Overall Album sales (including Albums and Track Equivalent Album sales) declined 8.5% compared to 2007.

Total Album sales declined 14% compared to 2007.

Metallica’s “Death Magnetic” is the best selling Internet album for the year with 144,000 sales.

During 2008, more Vinyl Albums were purchased (1.88 million) than any other year in the history of Nielsen SoundScan. The previous record was in 2000, with 1.5 million LP album sales.
Note that more than 2 out of every 3 vinyl albums were purchased at an independent music store during the year.


Digital Factoids:

Digital Track sales break the 1 BILLION sales mark for the first time with more than 1,070,000 digital track sales. The previous record was 844 million digital track purchases during 2007; an increase of 27% over 2007.

Digital Album sales reached an all-time high with more than 65 million sales in 2008; up from 50 million in 2007; an increase of 32% over the previous year.
Note that digital album sales account for 15% of total album sales compared to 10% in 2007 and 5.5% in 2006.

In the final reporting week of 2008 the following digital sales records were broken:
Digital Track sales surpassed 47.7 million. The previous sales record was 42.9 million, week of 12/23-12/30/07.

Digital Album sales this week broke the two million mark for the first time with sales of 2.4 million sales; breaking the previous record of 1.9 million (12/30/07).

The top 200 digital songs for the week posted an all-time high with 13.6 million sales; breaking the previous record of 11.9 million during the last week of 2007.

The first time that the Top 5 digital songs (combining all versions of the same song) sold more than 300,000 downloads in a week with Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” selling 419,000. The record for most downloads for a digital song in one week continues to be Flo Rida’s “Low” with sales of 467,000 set during the last week of 2007.

2008 is the first time a digital song broke the 3 million sales mark in a single year. There were 2 songs that achieved this milestone; Leona Lewis’ “Bleeding Love” and Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop;” with sales of 3.4 and 3.2 million respectively.

In 2008, there are 19 different digital songs with sales that exceeded 2 million compared to 9 in 2007.

71 Digital Songs exceed the 1 million sales mark for the year compared to 41 digital songs in 2007, 22 in 2006, and only 2 digital songs in 2005.

Rihanna is the biggest selling digital artist in 2008 with nearly 10 million track sales compared to Fergie in 2007 who had 7.5 million track sales.

There are more than 450,000 different physical albums that sold at least one copy over the Internet during 2008 compared to 390,000 in 2007.


Best Seller Factoids:

Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III is the biggest selling album of the year with 2.8 million sales.

Taylor Swift is the biggest selling solo artist, with sales greater than 4.0 million albums and AC/DC is the biggest selling group in 2008 with sales of 3.4 million.
Taylor Swift stands at the top of the list, marking the 2nd time in the last three years that a country artist is the top selling artist for the year. Rascal Flatts was the biggest selling artist in 2006 with 5 million sales. Josh Groban took the honors last year (2007) with 4.8 million sales.

Taylor Swift’s Fearless and her self-titled album finished the year at #3 and #6 respectively with sales of 2.1 and 1.5 million. This is the first time in the history of Nielsen SoundScan one artist had two different albums in the Top 10 on the year end album chart


Holiday Season Factoids: (last 6 weeks of year).

Overall Album sales during the 2008 holiday season were down 19% compared to 2007, with sales of just over 80 million.

Album sales during the holiday season accounted for 19% of all album sales for the year.

Digital Album sales during the holiday season experienced significant growth over 2007 with an increase of 37% to 9.9 million sales.


Strata Factoids:

Album sales at Non-Traditional music outlets (digital, internet, mail order, venue, non-traditional retailers) hit an all-time high in 2008 with sales breaking the 100 million mark for the first time. Non-Traditional is the only strata that experienced album growth over the previous year; with an increase of 15% over 2007.
Non-traditional outlets account for nearly 25% of all album sales, compared to 18% in 2007, 12% in 2006, 9% in 2005 and 5% in 2004 (4% in 2003).

Digital services account for 65% of the Non-Traditional album sales.

The last two weeks of the year produced the two biggest album sales weeks for Non-Traditional outlets; 3.3 and 3.2 million sales.

The percentage of album sales at mass merchants declined for the second straight year after experiencing year over year growth from 2002 – 2006. In 2008, 37% of all albums purchased were at a Mass Merchant outlet compared to 40% in 2007, 41% in 2006, 40% in 2005.

Chain music stores account for 33% of all album sales in 2008; compared to 36% in 2007; 41% in 2006, 45% in 2005 and 48% in 2004.

Album sales at Independent music stores account for 7% of all album sales; up 1 point from a year ago (6% in 2007 and 2006, 7% in 2005 and 9% in 2004).


Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (Nielsen BDS),
the music industry’s leading music performance monitoring service, has announced the most played songs at radio, at video, as well as Internet music streams for 2008.

       
Nielsen BDS: Top 10 Most Played Songs        

 Title/Artist      Detections 
1 Bleeding Love/ Leona Lewis   468,000   
2 Low/ Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain   410,000   
3 Love Song/ Sara Bareilles    398,000  
4 Apologize/ Timbaland feat. OneRepublic  383,000   
5 With You/ Chris Brown    369,000   
6 No Air/ Jordin Sparks Duet w/ Chris Brown 365,000   
7 Love In This Club/ Usher feat. Young Jeezy 364,000   
8 No One/ Alicia Keys     362,000  
9 Lollipop/ Lil Wayne feat. Static Major  342,000   
10. Sexy Can I/ Ray J & Yung Berg   341,000    
        
        
Nielsen BDS: 2008 Top 10 Artist Airplay              

 Artist   Detections    
1 Rihanna  889,000    
2 Rascal Flatts 827,000    
3 Toby Keith  826,000    
4 Chris Brown  818,000    
5 George Strait 777,000    
6 Tim McGraw  776,000    
7 Alicia Keys  771,000    
8 Taylor Swift  746,000    
9 Alan Jackson  741,000    
10. Daughtry  734,000    
        
        
Nielsen BDS: Top 10 Music Video Internet Streams            

 Title/Artist      Streams  
1 Touch My Body/ Mariah Carey   7,399,000  
2 Don’t Stop The Music/ Rihanna   7,337,000  
3 No One/ Alicia Keys     6,290,000 
4 Bleeding Love/ Leona Lewis   5,750,000  
5 Lollipop/ Lil Wayne feat. Static Major  4,924,000  
6 Apologize/ Timbaland feat. OneRepublic  4,469,000  
7 Piece of Me/ Britney Spears   4,385,000  
8 No Air/ Jordin Sparks Duet w/ Chris Brown 4,348,000  
9 With You/ Chris Brown    4,121,000  
10. Tattoo/ Jordin Sparks    4,086,000    
        
        
Nielsen BDS: Top 10 Internet Streamed Songs             

 Title/Artist      Streams  
1 Bleeding Love/ Leona Lewis   10,699,000  
2 Love Song/ Sara Bareilles    10,558,000 
3 Low/ Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain   9,837,000  
4 No One/ Alicia Keys     9,680,000 
5 With You/ Chris Brown    8,971,000  
6 Sorry/ Buckcherry     8,940,000 
7 Love In This Club/ Usher feat. Young Jeezy 8,892,000  
8 Touch My Body/ Mariah Carey   8,675,000  
9 No Air/ Jordin Sparks Duet w/ Chris Brown 8,160,000  
10. Stop and Stare/ OneRepublic   8,004,000  

Nielsen RingScan has announced the Top Selling Mastertones and Polyphonic ringtones for 2008.

        
Nielsen RingScan: Top 10 Mastertones      
(12/31/2007-12/28/2008)        

 Title/Artist      Sales  
1 Lollipop/ Lil Wayne     2,365,000 
2 Whatever You Like/ T.I.    1,627,000  
3 Low/ Flo Rida     1,607,000  
4 I Kissed A Girl/ Katy Perry   1,138,000  
5 Love In This Club/ Usher feat. Young Jeezy 1,013,000  
6 Bleeding Love/ Leona Lewis   922,000   
7 With You/ Chris Brown    892,000   
8 Bust It Baby/ Plies     891,000  
9 Sexy Can I/ Ray J     852,000  
10. Take A Bow/ Rihanna     844,000    
        
Nielsen RingScan: Top 10 Polyphonic Ringtones     
(12/31/2007-12/28/2008)        

 Title/Artist     Sales   
1 Adios Amor Te Vas/ Grupo Montez De 85,000    
2 Super Mario Bros./ Koji Kondo  68,000    
3 Pink Panther/ Henry Mancini  64,000    
4 Candy Shop/ 50 Cent    53,000   
5 Because I Got High/ Afroman  52,000    
6 Crank Dat Soulja Boy/ Soulja Boy 47,000    
7 Rockstar/ Nickelback   40,000    
8 Best Friend/ 50 Cent   39,000    
9 I Ain’t Mad At Cha/ 2Pac   36,000   
10. Bed/ J Holiday    35,000    
  

Nielsen RingScan Factoids:
During the last week of the year (Christmas week), ringtone purchases increased by 15% over the previous week (consistent with sales spike during the last week of 2007 and 2006).

Mastertone purchases account for 95% of all ringtone sales in 2008; up from 91% in 2007.

The top 100 Mastertone ringers sold 43.8 million, accounting for 26% of all ringtone sales for the year; down from 30% in 2007.

[Business Wire]