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The controversy surrounding file-sharing destinations like Napster (No. 2) and MP3 (No. 5) may be having a ripple effect: Their traffic fell a respective 9 percent and 20 percent from the week before. Surfers looked to sites with less baggage, such as SonicNet (No. 8), which saw a 29 percent jump, possibly due to a new radio feature that lets users freely switch between artists like Maceo Parker and Macy Gray.
TOP 10 MUSIC SITES
UNIQUE AVERAGE TIME SITE VISITORS SPENT*
1 REAL.COM 2,285,660 4.2 2 NAPSTER.COM 1,460,286 8.7 3 WINDOWSMEDIA.COM 827,021 3.4 4 MTV.COM 785,503 6.6 5 MP3.COM 502,693 5.0 6 PLANETOFMUSIC.COM 405,492 1.4 7 WINAMP.COM 401,454 7.2 8 SONICNET.COM 380,033 3.7 9 LAUNCH.COM 364,342 10.5 10 ROLLINGSTONE.COM 320,251 4.1
*(MINUTES)
SOURCE: NIELSEN/NETRATINGS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 25, 2000
