Napster comissioned a report on music collections and listening habits and found that the average person own 126 albums but has lost 37 of them for various reasons. Also, 25% of people listen to music on computer or MP3 player rather than on a stereo.

Its conclusion? "This latest ICM research underlines the tremendous shift towards digital music that we've witnessed all year," said a Napster vice-president and UK general manager. I'm sure Napster is using this to bolster it's claim that people want to buy downloads and will like its subscription service. After all, it paid for the study. Jupiter Research, the article points out, will remain the most popular format through the decade.

Read the article at BBC.com for more.