Radiohead's Experiment Rocks Music Industry MSNBC: "Radiohead released its seventh studio album, "In Rainbows," online on Oct. 10. A British Web site has reported that Radiohead sold 1.2 million copies, a figure thought to be largely based on pre-orders, although the band has not released figures."

It would be pointless for a small band to do this, but Radiohead had nothing to lose, really. At this point it is being heralded as a success. However, the actual sales/earnings/profit numbers are not yet available.