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This dates to when music was sold on records. The small ones, normally a 45 speed, had one selection or song (on each side), generally the one that was considered desireable enough to buy. An album contains many selections on each side, frequently including the one that received airplay and was "charting" too. They cost more. Along the way, singles became much less popular, and alblums themselves became more a cohesive piece of art...as in Sgt. Peppers Lonley Hearts Club alblum, Jethro Tull Acquaman, etc., where the different songs had some relation to each other.

Now, with iPod downloads and such, it seems the industry is back to selling single hit songs from artists.

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