The company that started the P2P revolution has gone legit. Napster, our “TopTenREVIEWS Silver Award” winner comes in a very, very, close second to iTunes. With more than seven million DRM free songs, an integrated music player, media manager and universal device flexibility, it’s tough to find fault with the grandfather of music download services.

Napster is a great choice for those who own any brand of MP3 player, including iPod. They have recently changed their business model, shifting focus from a subscription based model to selling individual MP3 tracks and albums. Although they still offer the subscription service, all songs available for purchase on Napster are in an unrestricted MP3 format, making them compatible with all brands of MP3 players.

The only things keeping Napster of the #1 slot were the difficulties we had installing the media player and their library is just a smidge smaller (but no less substantial) than iTunes.