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There have been many “songs” put to wax that contain nothing more than complete silence. I have only found 3 of them that are available on Rhapsody. But the great thing is, you can just put it on repeat if you want more.

But while we ponder songs that have no sound, I have a few questions…

Are royalties paid by Rhapsody if you stream silence? Can you actually hold a copyright on a silent composition? Does Rhapsody actually use bandwidth and stream an audio file that has no audible sound. If you put a completely silent track on repeat for infinity, will you get sick of it?

All good questions to ponder while you enjoy the silence. Actually, one of these tracks is not completely silent, so keep your ears open!

Below is a list of silent "musical compositions", please add any others you are aware of to the comments.

“4′33″” by John Cage
“Are We Here? (Criminal Justice Bill? Mix)” by Orbital
“The Ballad of Richard Nixon” by John Denver
“Beware! The Funk is Everywhere” by Afrika Bambaataa
“A Lot of Nothing” by Coheed and Cambria (Split into 11 sections ranging from 5-15 seconds in length)
“Magic Window” by Boards of Canada
“The Nutopian International Anthem” by John Lennon
“One Minute of Silence” by Soundgarden (Cover of John Lennon, with Yoko Ono’s Minute cut out.)
“A One Minute Silence” by Mike Batt
“Pure Digital Silence” by The Melvins
“(Silence)” by Ciccone Youth
“[Silence]” by Korn
“Three Bagatelles for David Tudor” by György Ligeti
“Two Minutes Silence” by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
“The Ten Coolest Things About New Jersey” by The Bloodhound Gang
“Thirty-second Silence” by Guster
“9-11-01″ by Soulfly
“Page 13″ by Fantômas