Where to download music legally ? Top 10 list of online music Download stores from around the world.
1. iTunes 
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple Inc. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it was as of April 2008 the number-one music vendor in the United States. As of January 2009, the store has sold 6 billion songs, accounting for 70% of worldwide online digital music sales and making the service the largest legal music retailer. While most downloaded files have previously included restrictions on their use, enforced by FairPlay, Apple's implementation of digital rights management, iTunes initiated a shift into selling DRM-free music in some countries, marketed as iTunes Plus. On January 6, 2009, Apple announced that DRM had been removed from 80% of the entire music catalog in the US. Full iTunes Plus availability was achieved on April 7, 2009 in the US, coinciding with the introduction of a three-tiered pricing model.
2. Napster is an online music service offering a variety of purchase and subscription models. The company's name and logo originated from bankruptcy liquidation of the Napster peer-to-peer file trading service,[1] which was shut down after a series of legal actions taken by the RIAA. The brand name was later purchased by Roxio, to capitalize on the popularity of the former service. The service currently has a music catalogue of over 8,000,000 songs, making it one of the largest online music stores. Napster, Inc. was purchased by Best Buy.
3. Rhapsody Rhapsody is an online music service run by RealNetworks and available in the US only. Launched in December 2001, Rhapsody was the first music service to offer streaming on-demand access to a large library of digital music. Downloaded files come with restrictions on their use, enforced by Helix, RealNetworks' version of digital rights management.
4. Amazon.com MP3 is a digital music store owned and operated by Amazon.com. Launched in public beta on September 25, 2007,[1] in January 2008 it became the first music store to sell music without digital rights management (DRM) from the four major music labels (EMI, Universal, Warner Music, and Sony BMG), as well as many independents. All tracks are sold in 256 kilobits-per-second variable bitrate MP3 format without per-customer watermarking or DRM. Licensing agreements with recording companies restrict the countries in which music can be sold: Amazon.com only sells music to US customers while Amazon.co.uk only sells music to UK customers. After the United States, Amazon MP3 was launched in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2008, in Germany on April 1, 2009, and in France on June 10, 2009
5. eMusic eMusic offers music lovers and casual music fans a more immersive, authentic music experience and better prices than mass market digital music retailers. It combines award-winning editorial, a state-of-the-art recommendations system, and social media features to provide the most musical context for an enthusiastic community of music fans, record labels, and artists alike. Customers are encouraged to explore music with subscription-based pricing that rewards discovery at a better value than any legal competitor. The groundbreaking digital music retailer was one of the first to sell DRM-free music in the popular MP3 format beginning in 1998 and became the first service to sell audiobooks in MP3 in 2007. MP3 is the only DRM-free digital format that offers all the functions of physical music products such as the CD and is compatible with all digital audio devices, including the iPod and Zune.
6. Zune.net is a Microsoft entertainment platform and portable media players. The Zune entertainment software platform and supporting products designed and marketed by Microsoft include Zune Marketplace Software, the Zune Social, Windows 7 Media Center (Podcasts only) and Xbox 360 (TV & Movies). Zune Marketplace Software offers music, TV shows, movies, podcasts, and music videos.[7] The Zune Social is a service integrated with Xbox Live that allows users to manage friends, send messages, and compare music. Each user has a personal Zune Tag, which corresponds with their Xbox Live Gamer Tag if they have one. Zune Social allows two Zunes to send songs wirelessly, but with extensive DRM. The Zune software is used to manage the Zune, and runs exclusively on Windows XP and later. It can rip CDs, manage music and can be used to access Zune Marketplace. Purchasing items from it requires Microsoft Points or a Zune Pass. Zune Pass is a subscription music service that allows the user to temporarily download an unlimited amount of songs for the length of the Zune Pass subscription, as well as permanently keep up to 10 tracks per month.
7. MP3.com A slick, all-inclusive music site, MP3.com is fueled by an active community of musicians and fans who live to spread the word about music. The site caters to artists looking to promote their material and connect with listeners, and to fans that thrive on discovering new music and expressing their opinions.
8. Walmart MP3 Music Downloads Top Songs at Low Prices, Free Music, Albums as low as $7.00, compatible with iPod and other MP3 players.
9. Audio Lunchbox was founded in Nov. 2004 by 4 guys with a common vision: to increase exposure and availability of great independent music. Audio Lunchbox is not just a digital download site, it is a lifestyle. We strive to make the purchase of digital music quick, easy and affordable. When you download from our site, your music files are not restricted by DRM (Digital Rights Management). Do with them as you please, as long as it's for personal use. We offer 2 ways to shop at ALB. You can purchase one of our subscription plans, or use our a la carte service and pay as you go. Our subscription programs allow you to get permanent, legal digital music downloads cheaper than anywhere else on the web. ALB is cross-platform and entirely web-based. No need to download any extraneous applications or software to get our system to work. Just connect to the net and start searching the largest collection of independent music on the web.
10. Puretracks The Puretracks music store is one of the largest digital music download stores in North America, offering more than 3.4 million tracks from top mainstream and indie artists across a complete range of genres. We have full U.S. and Canadian licensing agreements with ALL of the major labels and hundreds of independent labels worldwide, enabling us to provide a comprehensive domestic and international music catalog that offers music for every taste. We also offer multilingual music stores and customer support, with easy toggles between English and French in our Canadian music store, and a separate Latin music store (featuring Spanish and English toggles) tailored to the large Latino population in the United States.
