The Physical CD Single Holding On at Walmart and Trans World

For those who believe the life span of the CD has only a few more years left, label actions speak louder than digerati words. Not only are labels supporting the CD album, but they're still supporting the CD single and vinyl, even though Nielsen SoundScan's singles chart rarely has five titles selling more than 1,000 units each week.

As it is, this week's top seller is Jimi Hendrix's "Somewhere," which debuted with more than 3,000 copies and is, according to sources, a Walmart- and indie-store exclusive.