The list also flags up no Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Queen, and as yet (but it wont be long), no Ed Sheeran. 16. Once a crab shuffled across the wooden floor, interrupting the recordings. 26. The album became one of the best-selling albums in history. Britney Spears Oops! I Did It Again (2000) 20m Ace of Base Happy Nation/The Sign (1992) 23m 9. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 1.78 million copies in the US in its first week alone, which made it the fastest-selling studio album in the United States at the time. The album made up 67% of all physical sales and became the most-streamed album of the week, with 55.7 million plays across all tracks. 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. Rick Ross' "Port of Miami" debuted with 187K. Learn how your comment data is processed. Steeply influenced by Bruce Springsteens Born To Run, Bat Out of Hell combined the best elements of the urban rock opera and the musicianship of progressive-rock was not an immediate hit. 1991 was the first year that Nielsen started tracking music sales data. Thriller is estimated to have sold 66 million copies worldwide. When it came to hitting the studio lead guitarist Don Felder couldnt quite remember a guitar hook hed been experimenting with at home so asked his housekeeper to play the tape down the phone for him. 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. Madonna True Blue (1986) 25m 1. 8 spot. And the biggest benefit goes to compilations and greatest hits records that are full of hit singles. You were probably waiting on The Beatles to make an appearance. She was so huge at the time that her 1997 album Come On Over is now way up this list. Thank U, Next confirms that no matter how you look at it, it did very well. It was her first international release and first not in the New Jack Swing and Dance-Pop genres. no one comes close now. 30. Also, on the 20th, BTS' anthology album "Proof" took the No. This was the all-time best-selling country album ever. Looking at the top 10 is fun, but what about those that either almost made the list or still have a real chance of bumping others off the list? It is also interesting to note that female artists dominate the Top 30, with 14 positions occupied by solo female artists. 1991 - Nielsen begins to track music sales data. Sales of the album now stand at over 32 million copies. "Confessions," Usher's fourth album, sold 1,096,000 copies in the first week after its release. With estimated sales now standing at over 45 million copies. "The Life Of Pablo" marks the first time in his career that a Kanye album does not have a top five debut week. Oasis (Whats the Story) Morning Glory? 1. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Eric Robert/Sygma/Kevin Mazur/TAS18 via Getty Images. Since we can, why not quickly list off a bunch more that are very close to making it. Sky is the limit for J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Suga, and V. Since their 2013 debut, their sales figures keep booming album after album. Due to Tidal not reporting streaming numbers, Jay-Z's "4:44" is his first album since "In My Lifetime, Vol. 31. U2 The Joshua Tree (1987) 25m The Wall initially received mixed reviews from critics, many of who found it overblown and pretentious. Third biggest week in history for The Massacre and even the other members of G Unit were pushing 400k+ a week just by association. 38. 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 . Adele 21 (2010) 31m With guest backing vocalists, including Helen Terry, Peter Gabriel and Sting the singles Sussudio and One More Night both reached number one on the US chart. 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. Phil Collins No Jacket Required (1985) 25m In South Korea, BTS' "Yet to Come" reached a new peak on the weekly charts of three major music platforms. 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. DONDA bests the 295,000 equivalent album unit start for Olivia Rodrigo's SOUR, which until now boasted 2021's biggest release week.Kanye is now one of just seven artists with at least 10 No. Nelly debuted with 235K sales for "Country Grammar". Perhaps the biggest outlier in the top 10 is Folklore by Taylor Swift which lies inside the indie genre. Trivia Facts: In 2013, this album has been preserved by the Library of Congress in the National Recording Registry for being culturally significant. 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 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. They take up a ton of slots further down the list, but their compilation of #1 singles is what makes up the album entitled 1. It was year 2000, the peak year of music record sales. 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. In Spring 2017, the album broke the record for the longest-charting album by a female artist on the Billboard 200, surpassing Tapestry by Carole King. 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. Likely the most famous musician since the peak of Michael Jacksons fame. You dont need to go to the album, it comes to you. I must admit though that the only album on which I have actually loved every single song / the only one that I would listen to from A to Z without skipping a single one was Jagged Little Pill! According to Billboard, the album sold 1,061,000 copies in the week ending January 3, 1993, six weeks after its release. Your email address will not be published. It was nominated for six Grammy Awards, winning some and winning Album of the Year from the Billboard Music Awards. 1 on its Weekly Album chart for June 13 to 19. 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? Nirvana Nevermind (1991) 30m 21. If NF sold 30k pure like Chance and the other 51k people that bought the album streamed the album 100 times each first week instead then he'd have 30k pure + 3.4k sales from streaming. 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. If I had to guess, N.W.A. 30 's first-week sales of 692,000 not only mark the single-largest sales frame of 2021, but the largest sales week for any album since 2017. Michael Jackson Bad (1987) 35m Spears and her management were presented a track titled Hit Me Baby (One More Time) which had been rejected by girl group TLC. By then, the platform had 88 million monthly active users, a number that has now increased to over 300 million. Their self-titled fifth album (the Black Album) marked a change in the bands sound from the thrash metal style of the previous four albums to a slower and heavier one rooted in heavy metal. :), Holy shit thats absurd. Mariah Carey Music Box (1993) 28m The Michael Jackson Estate resisted this claim, since the auditing window only goes back three years, but The Eagles got to break that rule. "Millennium," the third album by Backstreet Boys, sold 1,134,000 copies in the first week after its release. Trivia Facts: The singles for this compilation come from the Eagles first four albums. gcse.async = true; 5. 27. Whitney Houston in 1993 and Taylor Swift in 2018. Required fields are marked *. Not just hard rock but medieval folk, electrified blues, and the majestic epic Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin IV has now sold over 37 million copies worldwide. Some stats: Five out of the top ten best selling albums in the world were all released during the seventies, the most albums in the 50 by decade goes to the nineties with 16 albums, just beating the eighties with 15. 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. Both of them. Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100. It worked, big time. Young Buck's "Straight Outta Cashville" debuted with 361K. J Balvin was able to reach past the 100 million mark with Colores too. The album got a massive 34-million average per song. Lets Talk About Love includes Celine Dions biggest hit, My Heart Will Go On. Boyd Elder made the album cover from a plastic cast of a real eagle skull. ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL. For example Bad Bunny and Jack Harlow were added today! Rap fans give more credit to the album format as a whole. In fact, so far as many as 72 releases have broken the 100 million mark during their first week. Jacksons previous album Off the Wall (1979) had been a critical success, but he wasnt happy. Just topples everyone, he would have 3 top, first week sales if encore was counted right. U.S. charts. (function() { Is this something you'd be interested in me posting annually? The anthology album impressively racked up sales of 514,000 units in its first week. DMX's "It's Dark and Hell Is Hot" also sold 251K making 1998 a dominant year for X. Eminem debuted with 283K first week for his "The Slim Shady LP". 01. 08/7/2022. The record continues to be so strong on weekly charts today that we tend to miss the fact that Spotify had almost 200 million less users when it came out than now. 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. all. It was played for the press live at the Rainbow Theatre a year before its release and they loved it. This also goes to prove how overwhelmingly popular these albums were, that they were able to make it onto this list, based purely on the sales from one country, whilst other albums needed worldwide figures to qualify for the list, Musicologist, Musician, Songwriter, Music Business Enthusiast and Music Teacher, There are reports that Jive shipped over 4.2million units worldwide on the first day and an additional 2.3million the day after the release of the album, but these were just shipped and not necessarily sold. hollywoods bleeding had a bigger first week but i assume its not included here bc its not a full hip hop record. Eminem smashed N.W.A. It has now reached a point that if an artist wants to be eligible for the Top 20 they need to have shipped over 2.1 million units in one week. With album sales dropping, fewer artists are achieving these targets. The Dark Side of the Moon reached number-one on the US Billboard chart and has charted for over 900 weeks in total. In truth, its surely way more loyal to this artform than downloads ever where. If we go by certified sales only, Michael Jacksons Thriller remains the indisputed champion by far. In the USA, for example, there are three major categories: It is clear, therefore, that all of the artists, in the list that follows attain Platinum status in their first week of sales in the USA alone, if sales were limited to the USA. It is widely agreed that the duo is among the most significant and influential hip-hop acts of all time. Celine Dion Falling into You (1997) 32m '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. By now things have changed though. Madonna Like a Virgin (1984) 21m 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. Somehow Pac was still having huuge debuts even 6 years after his death. Which artists do you expect to have the five best first weeks this year and who do you expect will make the top 100? "1," a post-breakup compilation album by The Beatles, sold 1,259,000 copies in the week ending December 24, 2000, six weeks after its release. He secured his spot once again as the king of streaming with Certified Lover Boy hitting nearly 500 million streams as well. Linkin Park Hybrid Theory (2000) 32m 22. In 2014 Billboard began to take streaming into account for first week sales and total album sales. They supported the sales with a seven-month long tour in the USA. It was promoted alongside the film Moonwalker, which starred Michael Jackson. Guns N Roses Appetite for Destruction (1987) 30m Post Malone makes a rather impressive feat as well with 2 albums inside the top 5. The feat got us thinking about other impressive opening weeks, like Taylor Swift's recent streak of dominance, or that time N Sync's sophomore LP went double platinum during its first seven days of availability. The Thriller, Billie Jean, and Beat It videos continued to push sales of the album for a long time, as did the seven singles. Top Album Sales Week of March 4, 2023 This Week Award i Last Week Peak Pos. It received nearly unanimous perfect scores from all of the critics and still does retrospectively. Dire Straits Brothers in Arms (1985) 30m The album still scores around 10,000 sales a week due to covers of the entire album still coming out by various artists. Lil Nas X and his 7 EP containing only 7 original tracks reached 102 million streams in its debut week. "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" successfully entered at No. The tour earned them three Guinness World Records. 2008 - Weezy F Baby and the F is for "first week king", 2009 - Eminem's return to the top and a new empire, 2011 - Weezy back on top and the rise of J. Cole. 2005 - 50 Cent "massacres" the competition, the rise of Lil Wayne. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. 42. 24. In the US, Bat Out of Hell still sells about 200,000 copies a year and has sold an estimated 43 million copies worldwide, including 14 million in the United States alone. Saturday Night Fever is one of the best movie soundtracks of all time. The follow up to Thriller reached number-one in 25 countries, sold at least two million copies in its first week in the US and remained in the top five on the Billboard 200 album chart for 38 weeks, setting a record for the longest run in the top five by an album from a male solo artist. Eminem The Eminem Show (2002) 27m 44. Jagged Little Pill is unbelievably good. Boston Boston (1976) 20m That didnt work out, and she suffered a breakup, and wrote this, another tragedian masterpiece. Famous Idol Trainee's Status After Leaving YG Entertainment, Where Is Guinn Myah Now? The list is obviously US-dominated, with 50 albums coming from the Hip Hop / R&B branch. Her godmother was Darlene Love and her honorary aunt was Aretha Franklin. What you dont see are names like Eminem or Taylor Swift, which have had long careers but are always kind of fly-by-night pop sensations and then disappear again until the next album comes out. As many as 3 pop albums feature inside the Top 10 with Ed Sheeran , Ariana Grande and recently released Sour by Olivia Rodrigo. The lyrics were printed in full on the back cover, the first time this had been done on a rock LP. 41. The album also won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1985. kendrick and cole as well if they drop. 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. #8 - Adele - 21 Certified Sales: 27.1 million In the USA, Adele seemed to come out of nowhere, but 21 was her second album released in 2011 in the Pop and Soul genres. The winner? Bad Bunnys YHLQMDLG reached #11 with close to 0 impact outside Spanish speaking countries. Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down (1983) 20m. Adele's three were all achieved with the same album. Then, what happens when we mix both factors, the number of songs by album and Spotifys MAU? Adele 25 (2015) 22m Amazon isnt close to Apple Music in the US, so a mute point. Shania Twain Come On Over (1997) 40m That being said, there are still some artists that attain the USA platinum benchmark in the first week of release. Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive. Q: Where is X album? They sold out the Wembley Stadium for seven nights in a row, a record breaking run. 1 . A: Only albums that make the top 50 in sales+streaming for their debut week are counted. The record was a commercial success, charting at number-one in the US for 15 weeks. 6. When you downloaded a single, you still had no right to take a look at the rest of the album. While Some of these will surprise you, and others youll have forgotten existed but will make you think of course.. No filler on this album! Copyright 2023 KpopStarz.com. 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. The album lodged 35 weeks atop the Irish Albums Chart, the longest in the charts history. Green Day has sold more than 85 million records worldwide. Their Greatest Hits by the Eagles contains all of their Country Rock, Folk Rock, and Soft Rock singles between 1971 and 1975. Baby One More Time is Spears most successful album with sales of over 25 million copies worldwide. On top of that, Spotify links to you these pages for new releases by artists you follow. GRaceland (Paul Simon).Whats Goin On (Marvin Gaye)? 50. Trivia Facts: This album hit #1 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the charts for 950 total weeks. With over 510k copies sold in its first week, the album shot straight to the top of the Billboard 200. It came out in 1976 and has continued to gain sales as it ultimately became a collection of oldies tracks. Idol Trainee's Status After Joining 'Girls Planet 999'. once we account for everything it happens to be the top performer out of It remains the only album in history to sell one million copies in at least two different weeks. This albums music videos are said to have transformed videos into an art form. I for one would be interested to see who would be able to beat Michael Jacksons astounding 7 million unit achievement. The album also reached number one in fifteen other countries. 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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. "The Eminem Show," Eminem's fourth album, sold 1,322,000 copies in the first week after its release. Less hip hop and trap style beats dominating the charts. 1 on Billboard 200 with the biggest first-week sales in the United States this year. Max Weinberg played drums on the record. 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. Langdon Winner said in Rolling Stone, The closest Western Civilization has come to unity since the Congress of Vienna in 1815 was the week the Sgt. It hit the top of the Billboard 200 and UK Albums charts and each of its four singles reached the US top 10, like Go Your Own Way and Dreams. The album has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and the National Recording Registry. 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. Fleetwood Mac Rumours (1977) 40m The Spice Girls have sold 85 million records worldwide and became the biggest British pop success since The Beatles. Congratulations to BTS on their historic achievement in Japan with their anthology album! By 1991, Bad was the second-best-selling album of all time at the time, behind Thriller, having sold 25 million copies worldwide. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) 32m 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. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. You know what Id love to see is a spotify chart of all the streams by paying members and then the non paying. Michael Jackson Thriller (1982) 66m 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 won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, among five others including the Hall of Fame Award. Best-Selling Albums of All-Time (5160) Linkin Park Hybrid Theory 12 million.