Yes, but. The problem there is the albums that only have two or three songs worth having. Before the digital music came along, the record companies' main MO on most albums was to market two good songs on an album, fill the rest with filler, charge $16.00 for the CD and laugh at the consumers. Kind of like Microsoft is doing to its Playforsure customers right now.
You pay for it one way or the other. Get the CD and it's yours - warts and all, purchase the individual song and it's locked up like it's still theirs. The third option is always available, and quite frankly, I don't have much sympaty for the music industry in regards to it.