Rock Band’s pumped up music sales

Even the mainstream media is caught up in the Rock Band phenomenon, as USA Today has just posted a story about the popular music title and its successful sales in DLC. According to the report, 2.5 million songs have been downloaded since the game’s release eight weeks ago. The piece cites the weekly updates of downloadable songs (available on PSN and Xbla) as one of the game’s most revolutionary aspects and lists the top ten artists.

The illustrious top sellers, from the post:

1. Metallica (Ride the Lightning, Blackened, And Justice for All)

2. The Police (Can’t Stand Losing You, Roxanne, Synchronicity II)

3. Black Sabbath (covers of N.I.B., Sweet Leaf, War Pigs)

4. Queens of the Stone Age (3s and 7s, Sick Sick Sick, Little Sister)

5. David Bowie (Heroes, Moonage Daydream, Queen Bitch)

6. Weezer, Buddy Holly

7. Foreigner, Juke Box Hero

8. Creedence Clearwater Revival, cover of Fortunate Son

9. The Knack, cover of My Sharona

10. All-American Rejects (Dirty Little Secret, Move Along)

The game has sold a million units on the PS3, PS2 and Xbox 360, and considering the $170 list price ($160 for the PS2 version) and heavy download action, things are looking quite rosy for Harmonix and EA.

Read [USA Today]