Yeah and some are $1.29 now. I think Rhapsody may be cheaper but I'm not sure. Your best bet may the compilation CD's that Target, Bestbuy, Wal-mart, etc have. They usually have country, pop and rap compilation CD's with most of the current hits on them.
You could get someone to burn thier music library to discs, then upload them to your computer. Oh, wait a minute, that's illegal. Forget I mentioned it.