At the time, and perhaps still, Bad was called the most anticipated album in history. This makes BTS the first and only foreign artist so far to ever achieve ten No. 22. Just topples everyone, he would have 3 top, first week sales if encore was counted right. 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. The record was a commercial success, charting at number-one in the US for 15 weeks. 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. 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. 1" from 1997 not to have a top five debut week. The first indication that long playing discs may do well in a streaming world came in November 2015. I've updated for 2017 and added the top 100 list. He was disappointed that it didnt win a Grammy for Record of the Year and felt generally undervalued by the music industry. 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 biggest is that more and more markets are getting into Spotify making it harder to be big everywhere. Apart from that, "Proof" is now the group's tenth album to top Oricon's Weekly Album Chart. Also, on the 20th, BTS' anthology album "Proof" took the No. 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, *Nsync, Eminem, Ayumi Hamasaki and Bz have all placed two albums each on the list. "Yet to Come" has now spent 11 days in a row on the chart. Michael Jackson merged all of them, plus his typical Funk sound, to great success. Couldn't find much data for 92. Then, what happens when we mix both factors, the number of songs by album and Spotifys MAU? It was the first album to reach 14 million and 15 million sales in the USA since 1991. 6 on Genie, and No. Once again, Apple Music is the music platform with the most paid subscribers in the US, and its dominated by rap/R&B. Ruling radio in the 90s with hits like Man! Some of these will surprise you, and others youll have forgotten existed but will make you think of course.. It is also interesting to note that female artists dominate the Top 30, with 14 positions occupied by solo female artists. Santana Supernatural (1999) 30m 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. A slow burner when first released in 1987, it wasnt until the following year that Appetite for Destruction became a massive commercial success, after the band had toured and received airplay with the singles Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City and Sweet Child o Mine. 3. Linkin Park Hybrid Theory (2000) 32m 2002 - Eminem continues to dominate, the rise of Nelly. Is this something you'd be interested in me posting annually? 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. 16. "Millennium," the third album by Backstreet Boys, sold 1,134,000 copies in the first week after its release. You know what Id love to see is a spotify chart of all the streams by paying members and then the non paying. Lets take a look at the next ten that performed really well and may make it in the next decade. The Michael Jackson Estate resisted this claim, since the auditing window only goes back three years, but The Eagles got to break that rule. The soundtrack albums The Bodyguard, Saturday Night Fever, and Grease: The Original Soundtrack are also up there with the 10 best selling albums ever. It remains the only album in history to sell one million copies in at least two different weeks. This just goes to prove that if one produces something people want, audiences will go out and buy it, in droves. Your email address will not be published. Trivia Facts: The album was recorded in Nassau in the Bahamas in a low-cost studio due to scheduling issues. Drake's "Nothing Was The Same" became the most pirated album of all time. With this view, Scorpion takes back its crown. Lil Nas X and his 7 EP containing only 7 original tracks reached 102 million streams in its debut week. "25" went on to sell 1,160,000 copies in its second week and 1,190,000 in its fifth week. This list seems suspect to me. 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. 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. Green Day has sold more than 85 million records worldwide. Boston Boston (1976) 20m Whitney Houston was a first cousin of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down (1983) 20m. 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. U.S. chart. This led 300 million, 400 million, and 500 million first week streams barriers to be broken. Five singles from the album all charted: So Far Away, Money for Nothing, Brothers in Arms, Walk of Life and Your Latest Trick. })(); Best selling artists, albums and singles of all-time. A truly impressive feat. None would have troubled the very top end of the ranking yet. 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. Its one of only 5 albums which hit 2 SPU. Amazon isnt close to Apple Music in the US, so a mute point. A lot of data was impossible for me to find here. Since we can, why not quickly list off a bunch more that are very close to making it. Celine Dion Lets Talk About Love (1997) 31m It was year 2000, the peak year of music record sales. 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. Britney Spears Oops! I Did It Again (2000) 20m 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. 8 spot, spending its 11th consecutive day on the tally. Somehow Pac was still having huuge debuts even 6 years after his death. Both of them. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. kendrick and cole as well if they drop. hollywoods bleeding had a bigger first week but i assume its not included here bc its not a full hip hop record. Once the songs were written, rehearsals lasted one week and recording took seven weeks, and the rest was history. 3 lbum, no two. Neil Diamond? 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. This performance indicator has been applied only to the initial list of 85 albums. Thats ridiculous. In fact, so far as many as 72 releases have broken the 100 million mark during their first week. It was her first international release and first not in the New Jack Swing and Dance-Pop genres. Everyone should become familiar with it, in my opinion. 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. 44. 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. 32. Third biggest week in history for The Massacre and even the other members of G Unit were pushing 400k+ a week just by association. These areThe 25 Biggest First-Week Album Sales in Music History. the late 90s/early aughts were a high point for music sales in general. The song Bad was meant to be a duet between Michael and Prince. J Balvin was able to reach past the 100 million mark with Colores too. Which artists do you expect to have the five best first weeks this year and who do you expect will make the top 100? "The Marshall Mathers LP," Eminem's third album, sold 1,760,000 copies in the first week after its release. Its ten tracks of high-energy thats still loved today. Shania Twain, Up! for the 5th spot idk. Saturday Night Fever is one of the best movie soundtracks of all time. So we took a look back in history at the 50 biggest first week album sales of all time - featuring multiple albums from Eminem, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Drake, Lil Wayne, Kanye, Snoop Dogg and more. 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. If we go by certified sales only, Michael Jacksons Thriller remains the indisputed champion by far. It reached number one in nineteen countries and sold just under 4m copies in the US in the first month after release. Michael Jackson Thriller (1982) 66m 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. 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. The album has a perfect score among the top professional ratings critic groups. 43. It is widely agreed that the duo is among the most significant and influential hip-hop acts of all time. On the US Scale at least, Apple Music is completely paid, and Rap DOMINATES, compared to US Spotify where Pop fares way better. Metallica Metallica (1991) 31m 24. The bottom says Songs by Jim Steinman as a compromise for not being billed as Jim Steinmant presents or Jim and Meat as the artist. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. In every city in Europe and America the radio stations played it and everyone listened.. Recorded under the working titles of Vodka and Tonics and Silent Movies, Talking Pictures, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road has come to be regarded as Johns best and most popular album. "Reputation," Swift's sixth album, sold 1,238,000 equivalent album units in the first week after its release. The new title song has now joined BTS' previous hits such as "Dynamite," "Butter," "Life Goes On," "Permission to Dance," and "My Universe" as the group's song to land at No. 2Pac continued to post great first weeks with "Loyal to the Game" debuting with 330K. 46. 34. The 2015 album jumps to the 3rd spot with 2.35 streams per user. This is not really the case, if we look at average US share of these streams its slightly under 50%. debut was Top 3 in every ranking, so its little surprise to see that 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. The album got a massive 34-million average per song. 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. It would be easy to jump on the conclusion that this genre is bigger in streaming. 1 on Bugs, climbed up to No. The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) Artist: Eminem Sold: 1,760,000 Lead Singles: "The Real Slim Shady" 2. Same for Scorpion as well as Post Malones Beerbongs & Bentleys, they belong to the top 10 in every metric. Drake becomes the first artist to do a million in a week since Lil Wayne in 2008. On the list of top 5 . Baby One More Time is Spears most successful album with sales of over 25 million copies worldwide. This leads us to wonder how does the list look like if we factor in the number of songs into the picture? Thank You 4 Your Service. 2 on Global 200. Ed Sheeran is unbeatable at this point lmao, Check you out, having a wank over Ed Sheeran. Refresh the page, check Medium 's site status, or find. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Some of the profits from the album were invested in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. On the list of top 5 biggest first-week sales by albums of foreign artists, BTS holds the Nos. 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. Basically, longer albums have their raw streams inflated while shorter albums have their average streams inflate. Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) 45m There are a few times in which album sales spike: For me, one of the things I really forward to is seeing how an album fares, with regards to sales, in its first week. 1 albums in less than a year, according to Billboard. Home Blog Interesting Top 10 Best-Selling Albums of All Time (2023 Update), Top 10 Best Movie Scores of All Time (2023 Update), Top 10 Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time (2023 Update), Copyright 2023 LedgerNote | Bamboo on Trellis Framework by Mediavine, Top 10 Best-Selling Albums of All Time (2023 Update). 2018 - Drake cements himself as number one, Weezy is free, and the rise of Travis Scott, 2021 - Kanye v Drake: Dawn of Prolonged Album Rollouts, ---|---|----|----|---- 1| Eminem| The Marshall Mathers LP| 2000| 1.76M 2| Eminem| The Eminem Show| 2002| 1.322M 3| 50 Cent| The Massacre| 2005| 1.14M 4| Drake| Views| 2016| 1.075M 5| Lil Wayne| Tha Carter III| 2008| 1.006M 6| Lil Wayne| Tha Carter IV| 2011| 964K 7| Kanye West| Graduation| 2007| 957K 8| 50 Cent| Get Rich or Die Tryin'| 2003| 872K 9| Kanye West| Late Registration| 2005| 860K 10| Snoop Dogg| Doggystyle| 1993| 803K 11| Eminem| The Marshall Mathers LP 2| 2013| 792K 12| Drake| Scorpion| 2018| 749K 13| Eminem| Recovery| 2010| 741K 14| Nelly| Nellyville| 2002| 714K 15| Eminem| Encore | 2004| 710K 16| Eminem| 8 Mile OST| 2002| 702K 17| DMX| And Then There Was X| 1999| 698K 18| 50 Cent| Curtis| 2007| 697K 19| The Notorious B.I.G.| Life After Death| 1997| 690K 20| Beastie Boys| Hello Nasty| 1998| 681K 21| Jay-Z| Kingdom Come| 2006| 680K 22| DMX| Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood| 1998| 670K 23| 2Pac| The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory| 1996| 664K 24| Drake| Nothing Was the Same| 2013| 658K 25| Drake| Take Care| 2011| 631K 26| Drake | Certified Lover Boy | 2021| 613K 27| Wu-Tang Clan| Wu-Tang Forever| 1997| 612K 28| Kendrick Lamar| DAMN.| 2017| 610K 29| Eminem| Relapse| 2009| 608K 30| The Game| The Documentary| 2005| 586K 31| T.I.| Paper Trail| 2008| 568K 32| 2Pac| All Eyez On Me| 1996| 566K 33| P. Diddy| No Way Out| 1997| 561K 34| Jay-Z| The Dynasty: Roc La Familia| 2000| 558K 35| Travis Scott | Astroworld | 2018 | 553K 36| 2Pac| R U Still Down? The band supported the album with a yearlong world tour, leading to its ultimate 25x Platinum certification. The album is the only re-recorded album to ever reach the top spot, and has made Swift the first woman to have three No. 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. Continue reading to learn how many copies of BTS' anthology album were sold in the country. The fool writer notes that The Eagles recently surpassed it in sales up top-but neglects to mention this is true for the U.S. ONLY, Thriller is still the bestselling world-wide album by a wide margin, They should have put 50cents debut album get rich or die tryin it not only was hip hops highest selling rap debut album but was the highest selling album of 2003 of all genres sold over 10 million records now thats worthy of putting on the list plus his second album sold 1.5 million the first week that also went diamond, Youo left out out whitney houston the bodyguard which sold over 42 million and Whitney which sold about 27 million, Tghe Bodyguard is not considered a STUDIO ALBUM. As many as 3 pop albums feature inside the Top 10 with Ed Sheeran , Ariana Grande and recently released Sour by Olivia Rodrigo. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) 32m The Bodyguard soundtrack was released in 1992, sung entirely by Whitney Houston in the R&B, Soul, and Pop genres. Swift broke her tie with Adele as the artist with the most million-selling weeks overall (four). "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. 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 Carole King Tapestry (1971) 25m On top of that, Spotify links to you these pages for new releases by artists you follow. This is easily one of the most important albums to ever be created. Despite the albums success, the duo went their separate ways shortly after the albums release with their last performance at that time in the Forest Hills Stadium on July 18, 1970. G-Unit's "Beg for Mercy" debuted with 377K. 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 UK's Top 100 biggest artist albums of the week, compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on sales of CDs, vinyl . @Hulkenburg Smash Thats because Purple Rain is technically a soundtrack to the movie of the same name. TOP GUN - MAVERICK. Speaking about relevant factors, another one is the number of MAU (Monthly Active Users) of Spotify. With 33m units sold in the US since 1982, Jacksons sixth studio album won a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards in 1984, including Album of the Year. This is partly due to a big growth in users across Asian markets like India, Japan and Indonesia. 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. It went 33x Platinum and won a record-breaking 8 Grammy Awards at the 1984 Grammy Awards. By January 1992, it had replaced Michael Jacksons Dangerous at number one on the US chart. "Double Live," the first live album from country star Garth Brooks, sold 1,085,000 copies in the first week after its release. Older albums with re-releases or resurgences of popularity also have clear advantages. And the biggest benefit goes to compilations and greatest hits records that are full of hit singles. The album spent 31 non-consecutive weeks at number-one on the US charts. There are albums which got less than 79 million streams a long time ago that could have done well in a weighted list. She was the youngest to win it at 21 years of age until Taylor Swift took the record at age 20.