Sales Data & Stats

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November 8, 2021

Photo Credit: PlayTreks Data analytics platform PlayTreks already provides insight into content platforms like streaming services, social media, and other content sharing. By analyzing data gathered on those ... Read More...

Apple Hits an Impressive 745 Million Paying Subscribers — But How Many Belong to Apple Music?

Ashley King

October 31, 2021

Photo Credit: Laurenz Heymann Apple has reported its Q4 2021 financials, revealing 745 million subs. But how many of those are paying music subscribers? Apple posted $83.4 billion in revenue, up 29% year-ove... Read More...

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Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Album Hits 1 Billion Streams on Spotify

Ashley King

October 26, 2021

Kanye West's Donda album has reached one billion streams on Spotify. Spotify made the announcement on October 25, though the album still trails Drake's recently released Certified Lover Boy. It is the fastes... Read More...

New ABBA Album Tops 80K Pre-Orders, Breaks Universal UK Record

Ashley King

September 7, 2021

ABBA in motion-capture equipment. Photo Credit: Baillie Walsh ABBA fans are excited about the new album Voyage. Pre-orders in the UK alone topped 80,000, breaking a Universal Music UK pre-order record. The a... Read More...

U.S. Recorded Music Revenues Are Still 46% Below 1999 Peaks, RIAA Data Shows

Paul Resnikoff

June 15, 2021

Recording formats throughout history: physical music videos (yellow); CD singles (light orange); CD albums (dark orange); cassette singles (light blue); cassette albums (Carolina blue); vinyl LP/EPs (darker bl... Read More...

47 Years of Music Industry Change — In 47 Seconds or Less

Paul Resnikoff

May 26, 2021

(click to enlarge) The music industry changes very, very quickly. Here's a time-lapsed review of how recording formats have morphed over time — dating back to the early 1970s. If you liked our 30-year music ... Read More...

Morgan Wallen Sets New Record as ‘Dangerous’ Goes 10 Straight Weeks at #1

Ashley King

March 22, 2021

Photo Credit: Morgan Wallen Twitter Morgan Wallen album Dangerous: The Double Album hits its 10th straight week at #1 – setting a new record. According to Billboard, the album ended the week of March 11 with... Read More...

Morgan Wallen Enters Record-Setting Territory as ‘Dangerous’ Tops the Album Charts for a 7th Straight Week

Paul Resnikoff

February 28, 2021

Morgan Wallen is now entering the record books as Dangerous: The Double Album tops multiple album sales charts for a seventh-straight week. Despite a mass-industry ban, Morgan Wallen is now celebrating anoth... Read More...

‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ Reaches Diamond Status — 10 Million Albums Sold

Ashley King

February 19, 2021

Photo Credit: Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill album has attained diamond certification, confirms the RIAA. The sales milestone marks 10 million in sales for Lauryn Hill's debut solo album, 23 yea... Read More...

US & UK Vinyl Sales Reach New Heights During the Holidays in 2020

Ashley King

December 29, 2020

Photo Credit: Victrola Vinyl sales in the US and UK have reached record heights during the holiday season. New numbers from Nielsen show a record 1.842 million LPs were sold in the week leading up to Decembe... Read More...

The Top 100 Best Selling Albums of All Time

Ashley King

November 9, 2020

Photo Credit: Clay Banks What's the best selling album of all time? The answer might surprise you, based on certified sales by the RIAA. In 2018, The Eagles' Their Greatest Hits (1971—1975) surpassed Mic... Read More...

BTS’s “Dynamite” Outsells the Top 50 Bestselling Songs in the US Combined

Ashley King

September 1, 2020

Photo Credit: 10/TV The new BTS single, "Dynamite," sales have outsold the top 50 best-selling songs in the US, combined this week. Thanks to obsessed BTS stans, the song arrives in the US as a best-selling ... Read More...

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US & UK Vinyl Sales Reach New Heights During the Holidays in 2020

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