I find it super interesting to look at this and see how current artists stack up against artists of the past so I broke it down into a few charts. The success of the album led to an 18 month worldwide tour and a VHS and DVD release of the tour. for the 5th spot idk. 27. "Speak Now," Taylor Swift's third album, sold 1,047,000 copies in the first week after its release. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) 32m that's really cool seeing tribe on the top 5 for 2016.also wonder how much more drake would've sold if he did bundles for scorpion, feel like he easily could've done >1 mil. One album from 2020 joined the list (Legends Never Die) and bumped off Get Rich Or Die Tryin OST. The B-side song "Run BTS" also landed on this week's Global Excl. 3. 6. Bruce Springsteen Born In The U.S.A. 1984) 30m Then, what happens when we mix both factors, the number of songs by album and Spotifys MAU? Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, and Eminem trail with two apiece. kendrick and cole as well if they drop. On the US Scale at least, Apple Music is completely paid, and Rap DOMINATES, compared to US Spotify where Pop fares way better. 1 Song on the Billboard Hot 100 Since 2000, Pigeons & Planes - 10 Perfect Albums That Never Went Platinum, Green Label - The Top 10 Best Selling Albums of 2013. Its a concept album that used a lot of experimental techniques, creating new sounds people had never heard. You can attribute the success to three things: its a double album so the sales count twice, the movie was great, and the Bee Gees were on top of the game at the time. The anthology album impressively racked up sales of 514,000 units in its first week. The number of remasters and re-releases have helped surge sales. I doubt they care at this point. This is easily one of the most important albums to ever be created. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. Nominated for nine Grammy Awards, winning five, including Album of the Year, Jagged Little Pill topped the charts in thirteen countries; with sales of over 33 million copies worldwide. Drama in the music industry is fun! Divide takes a marginal lead here ahead of Purpose with 18.2% of Spotifys active users streaming it in full one time during its debut week. First, Eagles Greatest Hits surpassed Thriller (actually in very suspicious ways) only for USA sales (37 million Eagles, 34 millions Thriller), but worldwide Thriller is by far and with no comparison the best selling album ever the most conservative estimates tell Thriller sold double than Eagles album worldwide. It would look very different Im sure. Michael Jackson merged all of them, plus his typical Funk sound, to great success. With estimated sales now standing at over 45 million copies. The Bee Gees included so many songs in the soundtrack and the movie of the same name that they essentially lost an albums worth of material. As you can guess, the MAU is the number of users by the time each album was released. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Aug. 13) with 2022's biggest week by a woman - and the second-largest week of the year overall . You know what Id love to see is a spotify chart of all the streams by paying members and then the non paying. "The Life Of Pablo" marks the first time in his career that a Kanye album does not have a top five debut week. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Green Day has sold more than 85 million records worldwide. When we go deeper on numbers, we notice these records are often stronger thanks to high streams from the entire tracklist. Another interesting fact is that Asian artists, mainly from Japan and South Korea, have placed 16 albums on the list, indicating a growing worldwide appetite for Asian music and exhibiting their dominance on the list. Sour by Olivia Rodrigo shots to the top spot with this view. This is why Billboard is honestly a joke and it's silly to compare artists with different demographics to each other. Meek Mill's "Dreams & Nightmares" debuts with 165K. The eleventh studio album by Pink Floyd was a rock opera; its story explores Pink, a jaded rock star whose eventual self-imposed isolation from society is symbolised by a wall. HARRY STYLES. Come Around Sundown was. The top selling album of all time in the United States based on certified unit sales is currently the Eagles' Greatest Hits, with 38 million copies sold. I find it super interesting to look at this and see how current artists stack up against artists of the past so I broke it down into a few charts. Best-Selling Albums of All-Time (5160) Linkin Park Hybrid Theory 12 million. Its hard to explain to people who werent there just how fucking big a star Eminem was. It was her first international release and first not in the New Jack Swing and Dance-Pop genres. The past year has . In truth, its surely way more loyal to this artform than downloads ever where. Somehow Pac was still having huuge debuts even 6 years after his death. meaningful, its still arguably better to get 25 songs streamed one time Her godmother was Darlene Love and her honorary aunt was Aretha Franklin. 2 on Global 200. G-Unit's "Beg for Mercy" debuted with 377K. The. Brothers in Arms was the first album certified 10-times platinum in the UK and is the eighth-best-selling album in UK chart history. This leads us to wonder how does the list look like if we factor in the number of songs into the picture? Music Box remains Careys highest seller with 28 million copies sold worldwide. It came out in 1977 and is a purely Disco album, almost entirely by the Bee Gees. As Molly said, it seems like you guys are trying to insinuate something, that isnt the case when you look at actual figures, What are you insinuating by this? A track equivalent album is equal to 10 tracks, or 10 songs. Nelly debuted with 235K sales for "Country Grammar". Eminem The Eminem Show (2002) 27m Here is a visual of the top 100 first weeks of all-time, I think its a given that drake and kendrick will both be in the top 5 this year and will crack the top 100 of all time but itll be interesting to see how much the new merch rules affect everyones sales. In every city in Europe and America the radio stations played it and everyone listened.. At the time, and perhaps still, Bad was called the most anticipated album in history. They sold out the Wembley Stadium for seven nights in a row, a record breaking run. Carole King Tapestry (1971) 25m Five singles were released from Can't Slow Down, all of which hit the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including two that reached number-one: "All Night Long (All Night)" and "Hello". 40. It ended up being nominated for nine and winning five Grammy Awards including Album of the Year. The name and cover were both meant as signs of mourning at the time. Michael Jackson 's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. This is the second fastest selling album of all-time. The sales definitely reflect part of the impact an artist had. Metallica Metallica (1991) 31m 37. Same for Scorpion as well as Post Malones Beerbongs & Bentleys, they belong to the top 10 in every metric. Previously, Billboardrevealedthat BTS' "Proof" debuted at No. Normal artists will usually take a protracted time before their albums are certified, gold, platinum or diamond, but the sales of these mega albums are so large that they obtain instantaneous certifications. They supported the sales with a seven-month long tour in the USA. The winner? The eighth studio album by Michael Jackson dominated worldwide charts reaching number-one in over 10 countries, helped along by his worldwide number-one hit single Black or White. Certified Lover Boy, Scorpion,More Life, andViewsbyDrakeall drop a lot of spots as they include from 20 to 25 songs. gcse.async = true; Morissette married grunge, pop, and raw, universal emotions in that most 90s of genres, alternative rock. If we go by certified sales only, Michael Jacksons Thriller remains the indisputed champion by far. This record won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and went 18x Platinum. "Black & Blue," the fourth album by Backstreet Boys, sold 1,591,000 copies in the first week after its release. That stunt helped create the mystique around the album. })(); Best selling artists, albums and singles of all-time. Their first album with guitarist Joe Walsh topped the charts and won the band two Grammy Awards for title track and New Kid in Town. Celine Dion Falling into You (1997) 32m 1 . Around the time of this release the Gallagher brothers were featured regularly in tabloid newspapers for their sibling disputes and wild lifestyles. Michael Jackson Dangerous (1991) 32m Damn, Eminem really was that big, mans did basically 2x what Drake do rn, ig it makes sense tho, I'm in my early 20s and I've heard that ppl say I don't like rap but I like eminem. "The Massacre," 50 Cent's sophomore album, sold 1,141,000 copies in the first week after its release. Lets Talk About Love includes Celine Dions biggest hit, My Heart Will Go On. The biggest is that more and more markets are getting into Spotify making it harder to be big everywhere. In the Netherlands, the album used to hold the record for longest run ever on the Dutch Album chart with 269 weeks (non-consecutive) but lost it to Adeles 21 in 2016. The latters Made In The A.M. reached that incredible milestone, while at the same time the formersPurpose went through the roof, topping 200 million. Michael Jackson Thriller (1982) 66m I for one would be interested to see who would be able to beat Michael Jacksons astounding 7 million unit achievement. After observing sales trends for many years I started noticing that some artists shift such large quantities of albums in their first week, that they attract an immediate certification. Congratulations to BTS on their historic achievement in Japan with their anthology album! 6. It won Album of the Year from the Grammys, British Album of the Year from the Brit Award, and many more accolades. It came out in 1976 and has continued to gain sales as it ultimately became a collection of oldies tracks. The boy band from Seoul sold over 5 million units with their new effort Map of the Soul: 7. In fact, so far as many as 72 releases have broken the 100 million mark during their first week. Check out BTS' "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)," which currently has 102 million views, here! The cover photograph was taken at Kings Laurel Canyon home and shows her sitting in a window frame, holding a tapestry she hand-stitched herself, with her cat Telemachus. Wks on Chart 1 NEW Trustfall P!nk - 1 1 2 The Name Chapter: Temptation (EP) TOMORROW X TOGETHER 2 1 4 3 RE- ENTRY. The third studio album by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain became the best-selling country music album, the best-selling studio album by a female act, and the best selling album by a Canadian. Some of these have had their time in the spotlight, but ones that are greatest hits records can still claim their higher spot over time. For more K-Pop news, follow and subscribe to KpopStarz. "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" successfully entered at No. 2 Hard Knock Life| 1998| 350K 93| Nelly| Sweat| 2004| 342K 93| Nas| Stillmatic| 2001| 342K 95| Mystikal| Let's Get Ready| 2000| 330K 95| 2Pac| Loyal to the Game| 2004| 330K 97| Snoop Doggy Dogg| Murder Was the Case| 1994| 329K 98| Kanye West| Yeezus| 2013| 328K 99| Various Artists| Bad Boys II| 2003| 324K 100| Ludacris | The Red Light District | 2004 | 322K, Here is a graph showing the amount of albums in the top 100 per year. Up to that point, no album had ever amassed 100 million streams on Spotify in its first week. Shania Twain Come On Over (1997) 40m Back in Black came out in 1980 at the height of the reign of Hard Rock, marking AC/DCs 7th studio album and the first with their new vocalist Brian Johnson. Since Spotify became a thing, you likely heard a lot of times how streaming was killing the album format. Due to Tidal not reporting streaming numbers, Jay-Z's "4:44" is his first album since "In My Lifetime, Vol. once we account for everything it happens to be the top performer out of With streams, all you need to do is go to the album page and play it in full. We all like a list and here we bring you the latest sales for the best selling rock and pop albums of all time. The cover image of the Beatles on the Abbey Road crossing has become one of the most famous and imitated in recording history and is a popular destination for Beatles fans. Bad Bunnys YHLQMDLG reached #11 with close to 0 impact outside Spanish speaking countries. U.S. chart. He was disappointed that it didnt win a Grammy for Record of the Year and felt generally undervalued by the music industry. 11. Lil Nas X and his 7 EP containing only 7 original tracks reached 102 million streams in its debut week. 's record and had the most successful first week in hip hop by far. The latest mixtapes, videos, news, and anything else hip-hop/R&B/Future Beats related from your favorite artists, Press J to jump to the feed. Adele's three were all achieved with the same album. debut was Top 3 in every ranking, so its little surprise to see that 28. Fleetwood Mac Rumours (1977) 40m In 1977, Fleetwood Mac released Rumours to the Soft Rock crowd, but obviously it had great mass appeal. "The Eminem Show," Eminem's fourth album, sold 1,322,000 copies in the first week after its release. On June 21, Oricon officially announcedthat BTS' "Proof" had debuted at No. The best-selling boy band of all time are the first group since Led Zeppelin to have their first ten albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200. 47. There hasnt been another quite like it before or since its release, a concept album, its themes exploring conflict, greed, time, death, and mental illness, the latter partly inspired by the deteriorating health of founding member Syd Barrett. Ed Sheeran is unbeatable at this point lmao, Check you out, having a wank over Ed Sheeran. The transatlantic pop rock band Fleetwood Macs 11th studio album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978, Rumours has since sold over 40 million copies worldwide, assisted by the hit songs Go Your Own Way, Dreams, Dont Stop, and You Make Loving Fun. Eminem - The Eminem Show Released: May 28, 2002 Label: Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records It reached number-one in eleven countries, including the US for 12 non-consecutive weeks. Whitney Houston Whitney Houston (1985) 22m The fourth studio album by Def Leppard released in 1987 has sold over 25 million copies worldwide, including 12 million in the US, and spawned seven hit singles. Madonnas third studio album was inspired by her then husband Sean Penn, to whom Madonna dedicated the album. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Adele 25 (2015) 22m Whos Next by the Who ? George Michael Faith (1987) 20m 02. GRaceland (Paul Simon).Whats Goin On (Marvin Gaye)? It stayed on the UK charts for 485 weeks; a feat surpassed only by the 522 weeks of Fleetwood Macs Rumours and is the best selling album of all time in Australia. Theres also situations where double-length albums count as two sales. *ARe multiplied by (100 + 4 times the number of songs) divided by 100 and brought to a base 100. Huh I did not remember JIK having the biggest first week last year. Additionally, the song has earned its first MelOn Weekly Popularity Award. In 1996, Oasis performed two nights at Knebworth, England for an audience of 125,000 each night, which were at the time the largest outdoor concerts in UK history. It would be easy to jump on the conclusion that this genre is bigger in streaming. When you downloaded a single, you still had no right to take a look at the rest of the album. In order to attain this level of success an act really needs to be in tune with what is happening on society, what audiences want, whilst remaining true to their brand and music. It remains the only album in history to sell one million copies in at least two different weeks. Trivia Facts: This album hit #1 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the charts for 950 total weeks. The title of the album was thought up by drummer Rick Allen, referring to his 1984 car accident and the ensuing worldwide media coverage surrounding it. 32. 22. Which artists do you expect to have the five best first weeks this year and who do you expect will make the top 100? holds a number of distinctions. On the list of top 5 . Her debut studio album topped the Billboard 200 for 14 weeks generating three number-one singles Saving All My Love for You, How Will I Know and Greatest Love of All. Mariah Carey Music Box (1993) 28m 38. Top Album Sales Week of March 4, 2023 This Week Award i Last Week Peak Pos. 44. MC Hammer - Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em Released: February 12, 1990 Label: Capitol Records Units sold: 10 million 4. The 2015 album jumps to the 3rd spot with 2.35 streams per user. Linkin Park Hybrid Theory (2000) 32m In the US, the album sold over 3.38 million copies in its first week, marking the largest single-week sales for an album. Stray Kids Felix Fashion: Idol's Charming Styles To Try On For Boys Night Out. This is the best kind of album: it only had 8 tracks and they were all great. This albums music videos are said to have transformed videos into an art form. The album sold a whopping 1.7 million copies. It has since sold more than 12 million copiesin the US and remains the best-selling soundtrack of all time. Drakes Scorpion posted an insane 559 million streams on its first week 2 years ago. These cookies do not store any personal information. Swift is the only artist in history to have five different albums with million-selling weeks. So if you took US Spotify charts and separated it, Im willing to bet it is pop that sees harder falls while rap gains. 35. Def Leppard Hysteria (1987) 25m Required fields are marked *. Yep, 710,000 in 3 days. Sales of the album now stand at over 32 million copies. 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I Feel Like a Woman and That Dont Impress Me Much, the album stayed on the US top 10 for 54 weeks, and set a record for longest stay in the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 of 112 weeks. It went 33x Platinum and won a record-breaking 8 Grammy Awards at the 1984 Grammy Awards. In 1986, when Run-D.M.C. vs. T.I.P.| 2007| 468K 57| Jay-Z| The Black Album| 2003| 463K 58| Jay-Z| Vol. 34. Everything hip-hop, R&B and Future Beats! By then, the platform had 88 million monthly active users, a number that has now increased to over 300 million. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. 3 lbum, no two. Britney Spears Baby One More Time (1999) 25m 25 eventually gave Adele the worlds best-selling album of 2015, with 17.4 million copies sold and has gone on to sell over 22 million copies worldwide. As you can expect, the likes Drake and Ariana Grande recorded several of the top album debuts on Spotify, but many more are performing incredibly well. Norah Jones Come Away with Me (2002) 27m 7. (function() { Whitney Houston was a first cousin of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick. Boston Boston (1976) 20m 1991 was the first year that Nielsen started tracking music sales data. Yeah I don't remember 2019 being that weak in sales either. The Wall initially received mixed reviews from critics, many of who found it overblown and pretentious. Various songs were discussed to be the big one but Kevin Costner ended up suggesting I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton. The band supported the album with a yearlong world tour, leading to its ultimate 25x Platinum certification. It reached number one in nineteen countries and sold just under 4m copies in the US in the first month after release. 's Raising Hell went multi-platinum within a year it proved that hip-hop was a truly a cultural force. Before it even came out it had advance orders of 800,000 copies. and i wouldnt be surprised if someone like lil baby dropped again, i know that drip harder 2 has been teased and with how both of those artists have grown in status, that could be a monster release, also i know this sub hates him but the kid laroi is gearing up to have a huge year and i wouldnt be surprised if he snuck in with one of the biggest albums of 2021 as well. Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100. 13. The Beatles Abbey Road (1969) 31m The tour earned them three Guinness World Records. Apart from that, "Proof" is now the group's tenth album to top Oricon's Weekly Album Chart. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. gcse.type = 'text/javascript'; For her third studio album Mariah Carey employed Kenneth Babyface Edmonds, Robert Clivills and David Cole (also known as C+C Music Factory) and Daryl Simmons for production duties. No Rolling Stones album ? [4] [5] [6] Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three.
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