10 billionth iTunes song dowloaded

Georgia native Louie Sulcer downloaded the 10 billionth iTunes song recently, making him the winner of Apple's 10 Billion Songs Sold contest:

Sulcer’s winning purchase was, ironically, Johnny Cash’s “Guess Things Happen That Way,” which Sulcer downloaded for a mix of Cash songs he was making for his son. Having never heard the song, Sulcer listened to iTunes’ 30-second preview and bought the track, unaware that Apple was even having a contest celebrating their 10 billionth purchase. “I really liked it. It had some really good pickin’ in it. So that’s how I got to that song,” Sulcer says. Sulcer, a father of three and a grandfather of nine, was introduced to iTunes three years ago by an old friend at a high school reunion who taught him how to use the digital music service to load up on his favorite country songs of the 1960s.

Also included on the Apple web page announcing the winner was a list of the top 25 most dowloaded songs ever on iTunes. It is truly a list of shit, and an unfortunate barometer of where music tastes are aligned in the world today. Thankfully the landmark download was from a respectable artist.