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MARCH 10, 2007 I www.billboard.biz I 3 www.americanradiohistory.com Billboard GROUP EDITORIAL DIRECTOR SCOTT McKENZIE EXECUTIVE EDITOR/ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER TAMARA CONNIFF EDITORIAL DEPUTY EDITOR: Bill Werde 646- 654-4680 I EDITORIALS ! COMMENTARY ! LETTERS f"i I ()N SENIOR EDITORS: Jonathan Cohen 646- 654 -5582. 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Todd Martens (Indies) 323-525 -2292; Mitchell Peters 323 -525 -2322; Ken Tucker (P., ; INTERNATIONAL- Christie Ellezer (Austral, Larry LeBlanc _anada). `Definitive' Conclusions Steve McClure (Asia), Wolfgang Spahr (Gen BILLBOARD.BIZ NEWS EDITOR: Chris M. Walsh x,46 -654 -4904 The Need For Great Albums And Music Stores GLOBAL NEWS EDITOR: Lars Brandie 011 -44 -, 1='ß-606F ONLINE EDITORS: Markel Concepcion (8:1;: "44 -4780: Katie Hasty (Billboard.com) 646 -654-4650. Susan Visakowitz (Radio) 646- 654 -4730 MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER: Rich Kaplinksi BY JIM DONIO chose, "Where would you be without unequivocally assert that if you choose COPY CHIEF: Chris Woods them ?" Of course, we were thinking about to look, you will find a healthy and vi- COPY EDITORS: Molly Brown, Wayne Robins CONTRIBUTORS: Sam Andrews, Jim Bessman, Fred Bronson, Ramiro Burr, Juliana Koranteng, Last year, as the music industry was con- the unique emotional every- Kerr! Mason, Dan Ouellette, Deborah Evans Price, Paul Sexton, Christa Titus, Steve Traiman, attachments brant community of music sellers of all Anastasia Tsloulcas tinuing to confront shifts in the way con- one has to their favorite albums and shapes and sizes who are working dili- DESIGN 8 PHOTOGRAPHY sumers discover and acquire music, artists. For all of us, from casual fans to gently with their trading partners to meet CREATIVE DIRECTOR: JOSH KLENERT research done by NARM and the NPD hardcore music collectors, certain albums today's challenges and innovate to de- ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR: Christine Bower SENIOR DESIGNER: Greg Grabowy ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR: Amelia Halverson Group revealed that there were opportu- from the list represent very specific, irre- liver music to their customers. CHARTS 8 RESEARCH nities to increase sales among core music placeable moments in our lives. The We're launching the Definitive 200 to DIRECTOR OF CHARTS /SENIOR ANALYST: GEOFF MAYFIELD (L.A.) CHART MANAGERS: Bob Allen (Boxscore, Nashville), Keith Caulfield (Pop Catalog. Soundtracks. consumers who remain passionate about throes of a new romance with Luther Van - challenge conventional wisdom. Con- Compllahons. L A.). Anthony Colombo (Rock, Spotlight Recaps. Video), Mary DeCroce (Kid Audio, Blues. Nashville). Raphael George (R&B /Hip -Hop). Wade Jensen (Bluegrass. Country. Christian. shopping in retail stores and collecting dross' "Never Too Much" or Anita Baker's sumers want choices, not just in the Gospel. Nashville), Geoff Mayfield (The Billboard 200, Heatseekers. L.A.), Gordon Murray (Billboard Research. Electronic, Jazz. New Age. World Music. Reggae). Silvio Pletroluongo CDs from their favorite artists. While sig- "Rapture." Whiling away the hours dur- music they enjoy, but in the way they dis- (The Billboard Hot 100, Pop 100. Hot Digital Songs), Paul Pomfret (Hits of the World. London). Gary Trust (Adult Contemporary, Adult Top 40) nificant slippage in early 2007 CD sales ing a carefree summer vacation with the cover and purchase it.