U2 The Joshua Tree (1987) 25m 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. Its been re-printed and re-issued countless times, as recently as 2014, helping boost the sales numbers. Somehow 2Pac continued to stay on top. The band decided their fourth album would officially be untitled, and would be represented instead by four symbols chosen by each band member, without featuring the name or any other details on the cover. The debut studio album by American rock band Linkin Park has sold over 11m copies in the US alone. This performance indicator has been applied only to the initial list of 85 albums. Adele: 30 becomes 2021's fastest-selling album despite sales drop 02. Some of these will surprise you, and others youll have forgotten existed but will make you think of course.. :), Holy shit thats absurd. U.S. chart, taking the No. Drama in the music industry is fun! It's Shania Twain's. "25" went on to sell 1,160,000 copies in its second week and 1,190,000 in its fifth week. No Elvis? It will be interesting to see if anyone will be able to challenge the records that currently stand. 1 on Bugs, climbed up to No. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; The tour even included the Jackson 5 again, together for the first time since 1972. Whitney Houston in 1993 and Taylor Swift in 2018. Spice Girls Spice (1996) 23m 9. Thank U, NextbyAriana Grandeis the only other album over the 30-million threshold. Released in 1982, it was a weird transition time for music when Disco and Funk were on the way out and Rock and Pop were on the way in. Country star Morgan Wallen released his third studio album One Thing at a Time this Friday and as expected, it is projected to do a big number in the first week. 40. Produced by rock super-producer Robert John Mutt Lange who demanded perfection, it has sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide. The numbers mark the biggest first week for an album since . Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) 45m NF's "The Search" sells 125K First Week (81K Pure). Chance The - reddit 2 on Global 200. 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? for the 5th spot idk. The Top 100 Best Selling Albums of All Time - Digital Music News We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. In addition to recording the highest first-week sales this 2022, "Proof" also achieved the fifth-highest first-week sales by a foreign artist's album in Oricon history. Second, I can see THREE Michael Jackson albums here (Thriller, Bad and Dangerous), while you stated two. Over time the eleventh and final album studio album by The Beatles became viewed as among the Beatles best and many critics have ranked it as one of the greatest albums of all time. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. "Reputation," Swift's sixth album, sold 1,238,000 equivalent album units in the first week after its release. The Official Top 40 Biggest Albums of 2022 - Official Charts Company The album won the band a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album in 1995. In 2007 the album was certified 22x Multi-Platinum in the USA alone. Before it even came out it had advance orders of 800,000 copies. MTV dominated the pop culture market at the time & Eminem was riding that wave. "The Bodyguard" soundtrack co-executive produced by Clive Davis and Whitney Houston, who starred in the film became the first album verified by Nielsen to move more than 1 million units in the US in a single week. The seventh studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen produced seven top-10 hit singles and was promoted with a worldwide concert tour by Springsteen. Richie's second solo studio album has sold over 20 million copies. The debut solo studio album by George Michael spawned four number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100: Faith, Father Figure, One More Try, and Monkey, making Michael the only British male solo artist to have four number one hits from one album. @Hulkenburg Smash Thats because Purple Rain is technically a soundtrack to the movie of the same name. In fact, so far as many as 72 releases have broken the 100 million mark during their first week. 24 February 2023 - 02 March 2023. The album was surrounded by significant controversy upon its release with criticism centered around lyrics that were considered violent, homophobic, and misogynistic. If trav drops hell still certainly be in top 5 of the year but Idk if utopia would crack the top 100 oat. Kings of Leon have broken the all-time sales barrier for the biggest first week digital album sales after the release of their fifth studio record. Oasis (Whats the Story) Morning Glory? 03. Literally everybody knew about Eminem whether they listened to his music or not. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Some argue that its in the Progressive Rock genre as well, which has a core set of diehard fans. Outkast has their best commercial week thus far. At one stage that would have been a tall ask, but now we have had 22 artists that have achieved that feat, most of them in the new millennium. The lyrics were printed in full on the back cover, the first time this had been done on a rock LP. 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. At the time, and perhaps still, Bad was called the most anticipated album in history. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. 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. 20 of the Biggest First-Week Sales in Hip-Hop History - ONE37pm Tapestry received four Grammy Awards in 1972, including Album of the Year and the lead singles from the album Its Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move spent five weeks at number one on the US chart. "Speak Now," Taylor Swift's third album, sold 1,047,000 copies in the first week after its release. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV (1971) 37m 1 albums in Japan. Additionally, the song has earned its first MelOn Weekly Popularity Award. It ended up being nominated for nine and winning five Grammy Awards including Album of the Year. Michael Jackson, thriller, bad and dangerous. A$AP Rocky's "Long. 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. Copyright 2023 KpopStarz.com. It later came to be considered one of the greatest albums of all time, as well as being one of the most well-known concept albums. To recall, BTS' "Proof" ranked first on Oricon's Daily Chart on June 23 with 463,718 copies-their own highest first-day sales figure in Japan to date, surpassing "MAP OF THE SOUL: 7," which only sold 227,204 copies. Spotify's All Time Top Album Debuts - ChartMasters Trivia Facts: The album was recorded in Nassau in the Bahamas in a low-cost studio due to scheduling issues. 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. While it topped none of the previous lists, Divides Written by James Horner and Will Jennings, and serving as the love theme for James Camerons blockbuster film Titanic. What fascinates me the most is the fact that an artist can so unanimously appeal to the social conscious that people will go out on mass to purchase their album and even more fascinating, in the albums first weeks of release. 17, and "Run BTS" at No. Required fields are marked *. Hip Hop First Week Sales 2021 : r/Chriscftb97 - reddit.com This is a continuation of a post I made last year. In 1977, Fleetwood Mac released Rumours to the Soft Rock crowd, but obviously it had great mass appeal. A: Track equivalent sales (or TEA/Track Equivalent Albums) is a term used to describe the sale of music downloads or singles. Alanis Morissette was backed by a super band, including Flea, one of the best bassists of all time from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, on You Oughta Know. It came out in 1995 and is purely an Alternative Rock album when that was the most popular genre. 1991 - Nielsen begins to track music sales data. Well only be listing certified sales numbers. 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. In 1994, their major label debut Dookie, became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 10 million copies in the US. 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. Meek Mill's "Dreams & Nightmares" debuts with 165K. 1. Divide by British superstar Ed Sheeran is a close runner up with almost 3 streams per user. https://chartmasters.org/spotify-top-album-debuts/?view=country&country_code2=WW. You may wonder if this list looks somewhat biased towards older releases since the highest 2020s release barely reach the top 20. certainly the last biggest act in hiphop, i dont see it ever being surpassed with how BIG he was. The original title was Dark Side of the Moon: A Piece for Assorted Lunatics. The tour earned them three Guinness World Records. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Nothing Was The Same, If Youre Reading This Its Too Late, Views, and More Life all broke the US record for first week streams, showing that the Canadian rapper has been a monster force for many years. Q: Where is X album? It simply sold consistently, week after week, for years. A few artists were still able to get a huge album debut on the back of mostly a massive hit or two. Green Day Dookie (1994) 20m There are many factors why this is. Everything hip-hop, R&B and Future Beats! 1 Song on the Billboard Hot 100 Since 2000 This Top 50 is for studio albums only and doesnt include any Greatest Hits, Soundtracks or compilation albums. See 20 of the Biggest First-Week Hip-Hop Album Sales Over the Years Aftermath Entertainment / Interscope Records Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP Release Date: May 23, 2000 First-Week. It became Madonnas first number one album on the Billboard 200 and set the record as the first female album in history to sell over five million copies in the United States. "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" successfully entered at No. 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. We're only talking about projects that sold massively out the gate. Additionally, 15 acts are from the USA, whilst three positions are occupied by British artists. "1989," Swift's fifth album, sold 1,287,000 copies in the first week after its release. The 50 Best Selling Rap Albums of All Time | Complex 13. Drake's "Nothing Was The Same" became the most pirated album of all time. Purpose and Scorpion are comfortably inside the Top 5, while Post Malone, Lamar and Grande record similar results one step behind, which was also expected. Adele 25 (2015) 22m J Balvin was able to reach past the 100 million mark with Colores too. The Marshall Mathers LP has sold over 35 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling album of the 21st century. According to Billboard, the album sold 1,061,000 copies in the week ending January 3, 1993, six weeks after its release. 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. Top Album Sales - Billboard And the biggest benefit goes to compilations and greatest hits records that are full of hit singles. The album contained 16 tracks and 12 of them were promoted as singles over the course of three years. 16. With this view, Scorpion takes back its crown. The. Jagged Little Pill is unbelievably good. Thank U, Next confirms that no matter how you look at it, it did very well. 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. hollywoods bleeding had a bigger first week but i assume its not included here bc its not a full hip hop record. It was actually untitled, with some fans calling it Zoso in response to the four symbols each band member chose, which were included in the LPs sleeve. Youd recognize songs like Youre Still the One, That Dont Impress Me Much, and Man! That being said, there are still some artists that attain the USA platinum benchmark in the first week of release. 08/7/2022. All we can now do is wait and see, Disclaimer: Whilst all attempts were made to secure worldwide first-week sales for all the albums listed in this article, sometimes only first-week sales figures from one country were available at the time this article was published. "Black & Blue," the fourth album by Backstreet Boys, sold 1,591,000 copies in the first week after its release. For example Bad Bunny and Jack Harlow were added today! Metallica Metallica (1991) 31m Trivia Facts: Bat Out of Hell had its share of drama. 21. It came out in the year 2000 and contains their typical Pop and Rock songs that we all know and love. Michael Jackson Thriller (1982) 66m 2002 - Eminem continues to dominate, the rise of Nelly. 's "Niggaz4Life", Ice Cube's "Death Certificate", MC Hammer's "Too Legit to Quit", Public Enemy's "Apocalypse 91 The Enemy Strikes Black", DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's "Homebase", and Various Artist's "Boyz n the Hood (soundtrack)" probably round out the top 5. She was the youngest to win it at 21 years of age until Taylor Swift took the record at age 20. But amazon is also paid and its dominated by pop and country. Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water (1970) 25m Eminem's "Revival" had his worst first week since "The Slim Shady LP" in 1999. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. List of best-selling albums - Wikipedia With all that said, here are the top 10 best-selling albums, followed by four runners up and another six honorable mentions, which brings the total to 20. 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. Nielsen Music started tracking point-of-sales data for US music releases in 1991. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. It says something that DSOTM is stuck between Bat Out of Hell and Back in Black. Their Greatest Hits by the Eagles contains all of their Country Rock, Folk Rock, and Soft Rock singles between 1971 and 1975. So if you took US Spotify charts and separated it, Im willing to bet it is pop that sees harder falls while rap gains. The debut studio album by American rock band Boston became the best-selling debut album in the US when released in 1976. The list also flags up no Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Queen, and as yet (but it wont be long), no Ed Sheeran. After singer Bon Scott went on a drinking binge and died of acute alcohol poisoning, the remaining members almost called it quits. The winner? 20 of the Biggest First-Week Sales in Hip-Hop History 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. Ed Sheeran is unbeatable at this point lmao, Check you out, having a wank over Ed Sheeran. Nevermind not only popularised the Seattle grunge movement but also brought alternative rock as a whole into the mainstream. It went 33x Platinum and won a record-breaking 8 Grammy Awards at the 1984 Grammy Awards. COMPLEX participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means COMPLEX gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites. The Beatles Sgt. Just topples everyone, he would have 3 top, first week sales if encore was counted right. The title track was much misunderstood, accused of being repulsively nationalistic, and viciously Anti-American, the track was endorsed by conservative US politicians as an exemplar of classic American values whilst the bitter lyrics actually tell the story of disaffected Vietnam veteran. Those numbers make it one of thefastest-selling records of all time, or more accurately, sinceSoundscan started tracking sales in 1991. Madonna's 'MDNA' Suffers Biggest Album Sales Drop of All Time Five singles were released from Cant 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. 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. That sales sum marks the largest sales week for a digital album in 2022, and the biggest for any album since Adele's "30" debuted with 205,000 digital albums sold in its first week last fall. There are albums which got less than 79 million streams a long time ago that could have done well in a weighted list. Amazon isnt close to Apple Music in the US, so a mute point. Their other albums on the list are "MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ~The Journey~" (564k copies) and "BTS, THE BEST" (782k copies). The record label had low expectations, yet it topped the charts in over 30 countries, was the best-selling album for 2 years straight, and is the top seller of the 21st century. On top of that, Spotify links to you these pages for new releases by artists you follow. 15. Morgan Wallen 'One Thing at a Time' First Week Sales Projections Lionel Richie Cant Slow Down (1983) 20m If I had to guess, N.W.A. 1 . Just like older albums are higher on this list, the recent ones are lower. George Michael Faith (1987) 20m 47. He secured his spot once again as the king of streaming with Certified Lover Boy hitting nearly 500 million streams as well. Its one of the best arena rock albums ever and a high watermark for heavy metal music. With eight weeks at the top of the US album chart, the album features songs that are considered Bon Jovis best known, including You Give Love a Bad Name, Livin on a Prayer and Wanted Dead or Alive. Phil Collins No Jacket Required 12 . Ruling radio in the 90s with hits like Man! After taking a seven-year hiatus from the music business, Justin Timberlake crooned his way back to the Billboard charts this week, selling a whopping 968,000 copies ofThe 20/20 Experiencein its first week of release. The label claimed to have found records of old sales, adding millions to their total sales. Nas - I Am Released: April 6, 1999 First week sales numbers: 470,000 Singles: "Nas Is Like", "Hate Me Now" Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3 Released: September 8, 2009 Less hip hop and trap style beats dominating the charts. Look at those sales numbers! The soundtrack albums The Bodyguard, Saturday Night Fever, and Grease: The Original Soundtrack are also up there with the 10 best selling albums ever. 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. Must See: The 25 Biggest First Week-Sales In Music History Published: Tuesday 16th Apr 2013 by David Justin Timberlake reigns supreme on the Official Top 25 Biggest First Week-Sales In Music. The 25 Biggest First-Week Album Sales in Music History By September 2018, the album had spent 500 weeks on the Billboard album chart, making it one of the four longest-running albums of all time and the best-selling metal album of all time. Check out BTS' "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)," which currently has 102 million views, here! In 2014 Billboard began to take streaming into account for first week sales and total album sales. Check https://chartmasters.org/spotify-top-album-debuts/?view=country&country_code2=WW. Michael Jackson Dangerous (1991) 32m Saturday Night Fever is one of the best movie soundtracks of all time. The album has a perfect score among the top professional ratings critic groups. With over 510k copies sold in its first week, the album shot straight to the top of the Billboard 200. The first few weeks after the initial release of an album (thats obvious); Christmas time: in the lead up to Christmas album sales increase exponentially; Grammy time: in the week after the Grammy ceremony album sales increase; After the death of a major celebrity, people seem to go out in droves to purchase an artists past catalogue, almost as a way to show respect to the artist or maybe as a way to hold on to something from their past. Then, what happens when we mix both factors, the number of songs by album and Spotifys MAU? The first indication that long playing discs may do well in a streaming world came in November 2015. 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. Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100. Kanye West's 'Donda' Debuts With The Biggest Sales - Genius Perhaps the biggest outlier in the top 10 is Folklore by Taylor Swift which lies inside the indie genre. I update it frequently. Adele's '30' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 - Billboard This list of the best-selling albums of all time has more to it than youd might think. Whitney Houston was a first cousin of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick. Eminem - The Eminem Show Released: May 28, 2002 Label: Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records "Red," Swift's fourth album, sold 1,208,000 copies in the first week after its release. As many as 3 pop albums feature inside the Top 10 with Ed Sheeran , Ariana Grande and recently released Sour by Olivia Rodrigo. Carole King Tapestry (1971) 25m K-pop have upped its game as well with 4 albums by BTS and Blackpink inside the top 75. var gcse = document.createElement('script'); Led Zeppelin IV was their pinnacle achievement from 1971, focused on Hard Rock, Folk Rock, and pre-cursor Heavy Metal sounds. It has since sold more than 12 million copiesin the US and remains the best-selling soundtrack of all time. 6. Each of its five singles, with three of them being international chart toppers. Eminem's numbers in his prime were just out of this fucking world. G-Unit's "Beg for Mercy" debuted with 377K. Faith won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1989. This record won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and went 18x Platinum. It was a long-time coming, being their 8th studio album. Thriller is estimated to have sold 66 million copies worldwide. Keep in mind that albums likeEminem's The Eminem Show and Whitney Houston's soundtrack for The Bodyguard sold over a million copies in weeks other than their first. It would be easy to jump on the conclusion that this genre is bigger in streaming. Top selling albums in the U.S. 2022 | Statista Celine Dion has three albums, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Britney Spears, Madonna, Eminem, Adele and Michael Jackson all have two albums each in the list. It comes as no surprise. She wasnt satisfied with her first album capturing the sound of tragedy and tried to write an upbeat album. The rappers fourth studio album is often debated as Eminems most personal and best work. BTS' 'Proof' Debuts at #1 on Oricon With Highest First-Week Sales of On the US Scale at least, Apple Music is completely paid, and Rap DOMINATES, compared to US Spotify where Pop fares way better. This is easily one of the most important albums to ever be created. 20 of the Biggest First-Week Hip-Hop Album Sales - XXL - XXL Mag They just dont do it like they used to! MC Hammer - Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em Released: February 12, 1990 Label: Capitol Records Units sold: 10 million 4. kendrick and cole as well if they drop. The anthology album impressively racked up sales of 514,000 units in its first week. Speaking about relevant factors, another one is the number of MAU (Monthly Active Users) of Spotify. If those claimed sales arent even remotely similar to those collected by the certification-awarding companies, they werent included. First week album sales: 29,000 Billboard 200 position: 12 Singles: "Decades", "Tetris", "Therapy Music", "Vinyl Days", "Orville", "Bleed It", "Breath Control" Features: Wiz Khalifa, Action Bronson, Russ, The Game, Royce da 5'9, RZA, DJ Premier, Currensy, Langston Bristol, Doc D, iamJMARS, Big Lenbo, C Dot Castro, Nezi Momodu, Like, Blu, Exile, AZ. These areThe 25 Biggest First-Week Album Sales in Music History. While Thats ridiculous. Its a tough juggling act. Trivia Facts: Bad debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums and Billboard 200 charts. Rick Ross' "Port of Miami" debuted with 187K. March 5, 2023. 1991 was the first year that Nielsen started tracking music sales data. Freddie Gibbs - Soul Sold Separately Released: September 30, 2022 Label: ESGN, Warner First week album sales: 22,000 Billboard 200 position: 14 Singles: "Too Much" Features: Kelly Price, Offset, Moneybagg Yo, Rick Ross, Anderson .Paak, Raekwon, Pusha T, Musiq Soulchild, Scarface Latto - 777 Released: March 25, 2022 Label: RCA, Streamcut

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