Here are some statistics for your Friday. Today there are two items that offer some insight into buying habits in various countries.

At Billboard.biz, John Haywood points to statistics provided by the IFPI that show U.K. consumers are tops in the world when it comes to per-capita CD buying. At 2.1 CDs per person, the U.K. easily beats out the U.S. and Norway (both at 1.9), Denmark (1.8) and Begium, Sweden and Switzerland (all tied at 1.7).

But U.S. consumers love a good ringtone more than anybody else. Statistics offered in M:Metrics's April Benchmark Survey (read press release) show that 9.3% of mobile subscribuers in the U.S. have purchased a ringtone in the last three months. That compares with 4% for U.K. consumers, 6.2% for Spanish consumers and 4.6% for German consumers.

[music jobs] New York University is seeking a Department Chair for The Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music.