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It’s been five years, over five years now, that iTunes has been selling digital downloads. Apple’s music store, now the world’s largest after passing Wal Mart earlier in 2008, went online on April 28, 2003.

Of all the digital songs sold in all of the world, iTunes accounts for 70 percent.

Since its debut five years ago Monday, Apple’s iTunes Store has sold more than 4 billion songs and accounts for approximately 70 percent of digital music sold worldwide. In the next five years, it may well account for a staggering 28 percent of all music sold worldwide.

Apparently about 30 percent of all computers have iTunes installed. And while iTunes sees rampant growth in downloads and users, the iPod has somewhat plateaued.

Ok, enough shop talk. Let’s go to the scoreboard, after 5 years in biz what are the top sellers? Careful, it might make you sick…

iTunes Bestselling Songs

1. Hey Ya!, OutKast

2. Fallen, Sarah McLachlan

3. It’s My Life, No Doubt

4. Clocks, Coldplay

5. White Flag, Dido



ITunes Bestselling Albums

- On and On, Jack Johnson

- Sacred Love, Sting

- Life for Rent, Dido

- Room on Fire

- The Strokes

- Bare, Annie Lennox

- Speakerboxxx, Outkast

- Everything to Everyone, Barenaked Ladies

- Lord of the Rings, Howard Shore

- American IV, Johnny Cash

- Very Best of Sting, Sting & The Police

For those of us who love our iPhones, here’s some news:

A new iPhone is coming, no surprise, but with rebates its price is reduced to $200 (8gb) or $300 (16gb).

When the 3G iPhone is introduced this summer, AT&T, the exclusive U.S. iPhone sales partner with Apple, will cut the price by as much as $200, according to a person familiar with the strategy.

Much buzz this week over perhaps the biggest video game release of the year. Maybe of all time?

Poll: Is Grand Theft Auto best game title ever?

Grand Theft Auto IV is out and it’s doing big biz at the stores. Check out this report from the Wall Street Journal.

Not sure what the fuss is over? Here’s the latest and final trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV.

More Grand Theft Auto IV discussion can be found here.

An update from this morning's headlines:

The Oklahoman's John Rohde is reporting local businessman Ed Evans on Tuesday morning announced the purchase of Oak Tree Golf Club from previous owner Don Mathis. Evans said he bought the prestigious private course in north Edmond with the intent of luring another professional major event, or perhaps landing an annual stop on the PGA Tour.

The NBA announced today that New Orleans Hornets head coach Byron Scott was selected as the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2007-08 NBA Coach of the Year. Read more about the Hornets' playoff race on the NBA blog.

Northbound I-35 is being diverted onto NE 36 after fatality accident on highway. The accident is near I-35 and NE 50. You can find a live traffic report on NewsOK.com

Miley Cyrus has the best of both worlds. G-rated school girl for Disney. Rock star in real life.

Now she has people talking about apparently racy pics in Vanity Fair. She’s only 15.

Cyrus is apologizing for the uproar. Here is video from behind the scenes at the photo shoot.

And here is more from a Miley Cyrus unofficial fan blog.

3 tornadoes ripped through Virginia yesterday. More than 200 people hurt. The National Weather Service confirmed that tornadoes struck Suffolk, Brunswick County, about sixty miles west, and Colonial Heights, about 60 miles northwest.

The government began depositing tax rebate checks in thousands of bank accounts Monday as the stimulus program aimed at giving the ailing economy a jump-start got under way early.

Police in Catoosa say the body of a man found wrapped in cellophane inside a pickup truck has been identified as that of a missing Rogers County man. Investigators say the medical examiner's office identified the body as Carter Leach of Chelsea. Leach had been missing since March 17th. Cause of death unknown.

A single-engine plane nosedived into the Will Rogers Turnpike near the Miami exit yesterday afternoon. Authorities would not identify the pilot, but family members identified him as Clair Tromsness, 74, of rural Miami.

Roger Clemens had a decade-long relationship with country star Mindy McCready that began when she was a 15-year-old aspiring singer and the pitcher was a Boston Red Sox ace, this according to the NY Daily News. Clemens is denying an inappropriate relationship. McCready however confirmed the affair.

An approaching storm system will bring strong winds, increasing the wildfire potential in western Oklahoma today to Thursday, Mostly sunny. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph.

Here’s the music video for Ali Dee and The Deekompressors’ “Go Speed Racer Go” - the theme song from the motion picture Speed Racer.

The film opens May 9. Music available on iTunes on May 6.

And here a trailer:

Kenny Chesney was injured during his concert Saturday night at the University of South Carolina.

Chesney is scheduled to play Oklahoma City in the Ford Center this Friday. Despite having his boot cut off after the show Saturday, the word is Chesney will still continue his tour. His foot was caught at the very beginning of his show.

You can watch video from the incident here:

From The Oklahoman's Brian Sargent: Oklahoma City police released little new information this morning about a deadly shooting Sunday in a northwest city park.

Master Sgt. Gary Knight said no arrests have been made in the case. The shooter is described as a black female.

In BEIJING - A high-speed passenger train jumped its tracks and slammed into another train in eastern China on Monday, killing at least 70 people and injuring more than 400. Authorities were quoted as saying human error was to blame.

A California wildfire near Los Angeles has forced about 1,000 from their homes.

Turning to today's front page, abused and neglected children are taken from parents in Oklahoma County at a rate more than double that of Tulsa County. This is a story by Randy Ellis that you'll only find in today's Oklahoman and on NewsOK. Ellis reports the monthly average number of foster care children in Oklahoma County was 2,261 last fiscal year, compared with 843 for Tulsa County. You can search through the DHS Waivers Database on NewsOK.

The 2008 Festival of the Arts has completed its six-day run in downtown Oklahoma City. It met organizers' expectations by attracting about 750,000 visitors. The festival featured live performances by local bands, art galleries featuring artists from across the nation, food booths and a children's area.

About 6,000 music fans crowded Norman's Main Street for the Norman Music Festival. Headliners included the Polyphonic Spree, British Sea Power and the Chainsaw Kittens.

In Sports, Oklahoma had four players picked in this weekend's NFL Draft. Reggie Smith, Curtis Lofton, Malcolm Kelly and Allen Patrick were the only Sooners drafted. For the first time since 2001, Oklahoma State did not have a player drafted.

Your OKC forecast today, expect clear conditions with highs in the 70s. Looking ahead this week, expect 70s for much of the week.