We chose Napster as our best choice for several reasons, but the most important reason is the giant selection available. They also allow unlimited downloading, as opposed to pay-per-song services. And they let users sample everything they download for free first. They are at the top of their game for a number of reasons.

Napster was the very first p2p music download service, allowing users from around the world to illegally share music with each other for the price of bandwidth. As a consequence of breaking the law, they were shut down, but Napster resurrected itself and transformed into a top-notch, legal mp3 downloading company. After a few years out of the spotlight, they have returned to let users legally obtain music.

The service is both efficient and fast. There is also a convenient and easy-to-figure-out built-in feature that allows users to burn CDs. We recommend Napster for anyone that wants a wide range of music choices at an excellent price.

Napster comes with a 7 day trial, to let users test the water for $0. The stay-on price is $14.95 a month, and comes complete with unlimited music downloads.

The only downside to Napster is the inability to drag-and-drop music for iPods. iTunes has a stranglehold on this process, because Apple wants to keep it in the family. This issue is specifically related to iPods, and does not apply to other MP3 players. Of course, it can easily be circumvented by exporting the songs as an MP3 file type and moving them into your Itunes player. It is not complicated, it is just unhandy. But if you do not mind the extra step, then Napster is very much worth the cost.