Compare MP3 Download Deals

Google Play offers a selection of 30 MP3 albums for $2.99 each during its Summer Kickoff Sale. That puts many titles well below what iTunes charges. (It charges $9.99 for most.) Choose from artists such as U2 (pictured), Daft Punk, Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, and more.

Of note, the Amazon MP3 Store also offers many of these titles for the same price.

Today only, Best Buy offers a $100 Apple iTunes eGift Card for $80. With free electronic delivery via email, it's one of the best deals we've seen for iTunes credit that's open to everyone.

It's also available with free shipping, if you prefer to receive a physical card.

Amazon takes $2 off select $5 MP3 Albums when you purchase via the Amazon MP3 App for Android or Kindle Fire. Even better, it can be combined with a free $2 Amazon MP3 Store Credit for when you link your Facebook account with Amazon's Facebook app. Combined, that's $4 off and one of the best MP3 credit offers we've seen from Amazon. Choose from albums such as Santana's Shape Shifter, Alabama Shakes' Boys & Girls, The Fray's Scars & Stories, Norah Jones' Come Away With Me, and more. The Facebook credit expires May 24.

At Amazon, get a $2 Amazon MP3 Store Credit for free when you link your Facebook account with Amazon's Facebook app. (If you're not already signed in, you'll be prompted to do so; Amazon's app will request permission to post to your timeline.) That's among the best free Amazon MP3 Store credits we've seen. (Though we have seen $2 credits without Facebook hassles in the past.) Credit expires May 24.

Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of a selection of 99- and 100-track classical MP3 albums for $1.99 each, as listed below. Each is the lowest total price we could find by at least $3. Included are songs and collections from Beethoven, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, and more. Amazon MP3 Downloader is required. The albums:

• 99 Must-Have Piano Masterpieces MP3 Album (pictured) for $1.99
• Rise of the Masters Beethoven MP3 Album for $1.99
• Rise of the Masters Mozart MP3 Album for $1.99
• Rise of the Masters Debussy MP3 Album for $1.99
• Meditation: Classical Relaxation MP3 Album for $1.99
• see all 99- and 100-track Classical MP3 albums at Amazon

Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of Alabama Shakes' "Hold On" MP3 Single for free. That's the lowest price we could find for this DRM-free, Southern rock track by $1. Amazon MP3 Downloader is required.

Epic Games offers downloads of the Epic Games 20th Anniversary Original Soundtrack MP3 Album for free. That's the first such offer we've seen from Epic Games. This 20-track album features music from the Gears of War trilogy, Unreal Tournament, Shadow Complex, and Infinity Blade II, among others.

Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of Silversun Pickups' Neck Of The Woods MP3 Album for $4.99. That's the lowest price we could find for this 11-track, DRM-free alternative album, released yesterday. (iTunes charges $9.99.) Amazon MP3 Downloader is required.

Google Play offers a selection of 20 albums for as low as $3.99 each. That puts many titles well below what iTunes charges. (It charges $9.99 for most.) Choose from artists such as Dr Dre (pictured), Coldplay, Dolly Parton, and more.

Of note, the Amazon MP3 Store also offers many of these titles for the same price.

Google Play offers downloads of 20 Classic Cover MP3 Singles downloads for free. That's at least $1 off and puts most of these tracks at the lowest total price we've seen. (For further comparison, both Amazon and iTunes charges $1.29 for Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U".) Tracks are available from artists such as Lenny Kravitz, David Bowie, Coldplay, and more.

Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of Yo Yo Ma's Bach: Simply Baroque - Full Set MP3 Single for 89 cents. That's the lowest price we could find for this hour-long, DRM-free classical track. Amazon MP3 Downloader is required.

Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of Various Artists' Big Brahms Box MP3 Album for 99 cents. That's $0.01/track and the lowest price we could find for this 94-track, DRM-free album, released two days ago. Amazon MP3 Downloader is required.

At Amazon, purchase a qualifying paid app for Android and get a $1 Amazon MP3 Store Credit for free. (You'll receive an email indicating that a the credit has been applied to your account.) With apps starting at 99 cents, it's among the best such deals we've seen for an Amazon MP3 credit. Deal ends June 30, and credit must be redeemed by July 31.

JustMeMusic offers three personalized Elmo songs for free via coupon code "MYELMO". It's tied with our February mention as the cheapest Elmo songs we could find that says your child's name, which can then be downloaded as an MP3. (You will be given the option to download the entire Elmo CD with 23 personalized tracks for $9.95.) The songs include Glad You're Here, Sesame Street Theme Song, and Sing and Dance.

Google Play offers a selection of 24 hip hop albums for as low as $3.99 each during its ATL Hip-Hop Fundamentals Sale. That puts most titles well below what iTunes charges. Choose from artists such as Ludacris (pictured), Young Jeezy, Ying Yang Twins, and more.

Google Play also offers a selection of 23 compilation albums for as low as $3.99 each during its Killer Comps Sale. That also puts most titles well below what iTunes charges. Choose from albums such as Now That's What I Call Music! 41, 2012 Grammy Nominees, Warped Tour 15th Anniversary Celebration, and more.

Of note, Amazon MP3 Store also offers many of these titles for the same price.

Amazon offers its Amazon Prime members a $1 Amazon MP3 Store Credit for free when you choose No-Rush shipping in lieu of the usual 2-day shipping on select purchases. (You will be given the option of "No Rush Shipping" during checkout; the credit will show in your account once your item ships.) That's tied with our November mention as the best such credit we've seen solely for Amazon Prime members. Note that you'll need to choose a physical address; No-Rush shipping won't show up for P.O. Boxes. The credit expires on June 26.

Amazon Prime membership is $79 per year; however, Prime is free for college students for six months, and free for parents and caregivers for three months.

Urban Outfitters via the iTunes Music Store offers downloads of its 25-track UO Music: LSTN #16 Sampler MP3 Album for free. (Click the "Get it free on iTunes" button at the top right then sign into your account.) That's $25 off and the best deal we could find for this collection of songs. It features artists such as Grimes, Light Asylum, Black Marbles, Julia Holter, Of Montreal, and more. Deal ends May 31.

Today only, the Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of Crooked Fingers' Breaks In The Armor MP3 Album for $3.99. That's the best price we could find for this 11-track, DRM-free alternative rock album, released in October. (iTunes charges $9.99.) Amazon MP3 Downloader is required.