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Number One currently 17 in worldwide i-tunes-charts, yesterday 13
 
Billboard year-end

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US Top 200 album sales for week ending 2016/12/22

JACKSON*MICHAEL|THRILLER (114) 6530
JACKSON*MICHAEL|OFF THE WALL (172) 4761
JACKSON*MICHAEL|ESSENTIAL MICH(177) 4517

Billboard 200

140 (191) 281 Thriller
187 (RE) 177 The Essential

I don't understand how Billboard works anymore. How did Off The Wall that sold more than The Essential in the last week didn't make the Billboard 200 this week and The Essential did? Can someone please explain the Billboard rules?
 
Billboard 200 also includes streams, not just sales. Maybe that makes the difference.
 
Spotify top artists of 2016. Based on my own following of the monthly stats Spotify published. Not always totally accurate due to certain difficulties of collecting data from Spotify that I won't detail here, but the number of listens in case of major artists (those who never left the Top 100 all over the year - including MJ and Queen AND some who did, but I specifically looked at, eg. the Beatles ) IS definitely accurate.

1. Drake 427 (million)
2. Rihanna 369
3. Major Lazer 339
4. The Chainsmokers 338
5. Justin Bieber 324
6. Sia 323
7. Coldplay 322
8. Calvin Harris 321
9. The Weeknd 305
10. Ariana Grande 298
11. Twenty One Pilots 279
12. DJ Snake 273
13. Adele 271
14. Shawn Mendes 270
15. David Guetta 266
16. Kanye West 246
17. Bebe Rexha 235
18. Justin Timberlake 231
19. Zara Larsson 226
20. Maroon 5 222
21. Ed Sheeran 218
22. Fifth Harmony 213
23. Kygo 210
24. Wiz Khalifa 209
25. Jonas Blue 207
26. Mike Posner 206
27. Selena Gomez 203
28. Charlie Puth 199
29. Imagine Dragons 193
30. Flo Rida 191
31. Ellie Goulding 184
32. Eminem 181
33. Jason Derulo 181
34. G-Eazy 180
35. Beyoncé 180
36. Lukas Graham 176
37. Bruno Mars 175
38. Skrillex 174
39. DNCE 170
40. Robin Schulz 168
41. Galantis 163
42. Chris Brown 161
43. OneRepublic 159
44. Enrique Iglesias 158
45. Alan Walker 157
46. Pitbull 156
47. Avicii 155
48. Alessia Cara 155
49. Desiigner 154
50. Meghan Trainor 152
51. Diplo 151
52. Nicki Minaj 149
53. Future 149
54. Cheat Codes 145
55. One Direction 143
56. Jay Z 140
57. Katy Perry 138
58. ZAYN 137
59. Lil Wayne 136
60. Shakira 132
61. Hailee Steinfeld 132
62. Sam Smith 132
63. Flume 122
64. Michael Jackson 122
65. Queen 118
66. MØ 118
67. gnash 117
68. Fetty Wap 117
69. Red Hot Chilli Peppers 113
70. Usher 111
71. Nicky Jam 109
72. Martin Garrix 103
73. Demi Lovato 101
74. Seeb 99
75. Tove Lo 94
76. The Beatles 93
77. Mike Perry 93
78. Matoma 91
79. Kiiara 91
80. Kendrick Lamar 89
81. MNEK 89
82. Kungs 88
83. Kris Kross Amsterdam 83
84. John Legend 82
85. Tiesto 81
86. Snoop Dogg 81
87. FRENSHIP 79
88. Jack Ü 79
89. Cookin' on 3 Burners 78
90. Emily Warren 78
91. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 76
92. Nick Jonas 74
93. Big Sean 74
94. Clean Bandit 71
95. James Bay 71
96. Daya 66
97. Timeflies 66
98. Hozier 65
99. Jennifer Lopez 64
100. Joel Adams 64
 
respect77;4180009 said:
Spotify top artists of 2016. Based on my own following of the monthly stats Spotify published. Not always totally accurate due to certain difficulties of collecting data from Spotify that I won't detail here, but the number of listens in case of major artists (those who never left the Top 100 all over the year - including MJ and Queen AND some who did, but I specifically looked at, eg. the Beatles ) IS definitely accurate.

1. Drake 427 (million)
2. Rihanna 369
3. Major Lazer 339
4. The Chainsmokers 338
5. Justin Bieber 324
6. Sia 323
7. Coldplay 322
8. Calvin Harris 321
9. The Weeknd 305
10. Ariana Grande 298
11. Twenty One Pilots 279
12. DJ Snake 273
13. Adele 271
14. Shawn Mendes 270
15. David Guetta 266
16. Kanye West 246
17. Bebe Rexha 235
18. Justin Timberlake 231
19. Zara Larsson 226
20. Maroon 5 222
21. Ed Sheeran 218
22. Fifth Harmony 213
23. Kygo 210
24. Wiz Khalifa 209
25. Jonas Blue 207
26. Mike Posner 206
27. Selena Gomez 203
28. Charlie Puth 199
29. Imagine Dragons 193
30. Flo Rida 191
31. Ellie Goulding 184
32. Eminem 181
33. Jason Derulo 181
34. G-Eazy 180
35. Beyoncé 180
36. Lukas Graham 176
37. Bruno Mars 175
38. Skrillex 174
39. DNCE 170
40. Robin Schulz 168
41. Galantis 163
42. Chris Brown 161
43. OneRepublic 159
44. Enrique Iglesias 158
45. Alan Walker 157
46. Pitbull 156
47. Avicii 155
48. Alessia Cara 155
49. Desiigner 154
50. Meghan Trainor 152
51. Diplo 151
52. Nicki Minaj 149
53. Future 149
54. Cheat Codes 145
55. One Direction 143
56. Jay Z 140
57. Katy Perry 138
58. ZAYN 137
59. Lil Wayne 136
60. Shakira 132
61. Hailee Steinfeld 132
62. Sam Smith 132
63. Flume 122
64. Michael Jackson 122
65. Queen 118
66. MØ 118
67. gnash 117
68. Fetty Wap 117
69. Red Hot Chilli Peppers 113
70. Usher 111
71. Nicky Jam 109
72. Martin Garrix 103
73. Demi Lovato 101
74. Seeb 99
75. Tove Lo 94
76. The Beatles 93
77. Mike Perry 93
78. Matoma 91
79. Kiiara 91
80. Kendrick Lamar 89
81. MNEK 89
82. Kungs 88
83. Kris Kross Amsterdam 83
84. John Legend 82
85. Tiesto 81
86. Snoop Dogg 81
87. FRENSHIP 79
88. Jack Ü 79
89. Cookin' on 3 Burners 78
90. Emily Warren 78
91. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 76
92. Nick Jonas 74
93. Big Sean 74
94. Clean Bandit 71
95. James Bay 71
96. Daya 66
97. Timeflies 66
98. Hozier 65
99. Jennifer Lopez 64
100. Joel Adams 64
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What kind of a slay!
And I see Queen is out here doing it too!

I swear, with the King still moving physical albums AND doing so good on all the main streaming platforms (streaming now counts toward album sales) he might just snatch the title for best selling solo artist of all time someday.

What do you think Respect.
Could you see that happening eventually, or nah, LOL.
I'm asking you because it seems like you follow these stats pretty closely. :)
 
Pink Diamond Princess said:
he might just snatch the title for best selling solo artist of all time someday.

What do you think Respect.
Could you see that happening eventually, or nah, LOL.
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Well, it is said Elvis Presley is the best selling solo artist and the number usually claimed for him is 1 billion record sold, which is probably a huge exaggeration, as it is even admitted on Elvis.com. The truth is that especially in his case it is difficult to really tell how many albums he sold since there wasn't yet as accurate tracking of sales as there is now. Also both him and the Beatles (the two artists who are ahead of MJ in overall sales) have much more albums than MJ and that is what really gives them the edge over MJ because on a sales/album basis MJ would be ahead of them.

Oh I forgot to add the streams of the Jacksons and Jackson 5 on Spotify:

Jackson 5 - 43 million
Jacksons - 9 million
 
respect77 said:
Well, it is said Elvis Presley is the best selling solo artist and the number usually claimed for him is 1 billion record sold, which is probably a huge exaggeration, as it is even admitted on Elvis.com. The truth is that especially in his case it is difficult to really tell how many albums he sold since there wasn't yet as accurate tracking of sales as there is now. Also both him and the Beatles (the two artists who are ahead of MJ in overall sales) have much more albums than MJ and that is what really gives them the edge over MJ because on a sales/album basis MJ would be ahead of them.

Oh I forgot to add the streams of the Jacksons and Jackson 5 on Spotify:

Jackson 5 - 43 million
Jacksons - 9 million
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I'm glad that someone else recognizes the bolded.
I agree.
When you look at his album output vs his album sales that's impressive as hell.
It's crazy how someone that put out so few albums could find themselves as one of the top three best selling acts of all time.
With Thriller alone he's outsold (or nearly outsold) many artists entire discography.
Not to mention that judging by streaming (a great way to tell what music people really currently listen to) Michael is doing the best at standing the test of time.

Him not being the best selling solo artist of all time doesn't matter to me anyway though.
It's just something that would be cool to see happen one day.:D
 
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US Top 200 album sales for week ending 2016/12/22


JACKSON*MICHAEL|THRI LLER (114) 6530 1453 883 870 3323

JACKSON*MICHAEL|OFF THE WALL (172) 4761 963 321 2588 889


JACKSON*MICHAEL|ESSE NTIAL MICH(177) 4517 573 65 2366


Billboard 200
140 (191) 281 Thriller
187 (RE) 177 The Essential


Top Album Sales
114 (159) Thriller
172 (RE) Off The Wall
177 (RE) The Essential


Top Catalog Albums
29 (RE) 364 Thriller


Vinyl Albums
5 (8) 21 Thriller


R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums
3 (6) 784 Thriller
8 (11) 244 Off The Wall
10 (17) 402 The Essential
16 (15) 354 Bad


Holiday 100
36 (37) 28 Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Jackson 5
50 (60) 20 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jackson 5


Holiday Digital Song Sales
48 (42) 18 Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Jackson 5


USA
Best selling albums of 2016
Week 51


#102 - 148,000 - OFF THE WALL - Michael Jackson ( 2,358,000 )


#135 - 124,000 - BAD - Michael Jackson (2,142,000 )


#139 - 122,000 - THRILLER - Michael Jackson (6,725,000 )


#178 - 105,000 - THE ESSENTIAL - Michael Jackson ( 2,546,000 )


Source: oldbloke


Thanks Justtheothernight
 
USA Best selling albums of the decade 2010-2019...So far (WEEK 364)

Rank - Estimated Sales (m) - TITLE - Artist

85 - 1.27 - NUMBER ONES - Michael Jackson

139 - 1.02 - THRILLER - Michael Jackson

140 - 1.02 - THE ESSENTIAL - Michael Jackson

Source: oldbloke

Impressive numbers so far for MJ in this decade in the USA. I'm hoping that Number Ones can get to 1.5 and Thriller and Essential to both get to 1.2 before the end of the decade. It would also be nice to see Bad, Off The Wall and Xscape top 1 million in sales by the end of the decade although that's quite unlikely for both Off The Wall and Xscape.
 
Check out the 25 top-selling vinyl albums of 2016 below.
01. Twenty One Pilots – Blurryface (49,004 album sales)
02. Amy Winehouse – Back to Black (41,087)
03. Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool (39,861)
04. The Beatles – Abbey Road (39,615)
05. Adele – 25 (39,512)
06. David Bowie – Blackstar (39,334)
07. Prince and the Revolution – Purple Rain (35,244)
08. Bob Marley and the Wailers – Legend (32,899)
09. Twenty One Pilots – Vessel (31,006)
10. Miles Davis – Kind of Blue (30,495)
11. Various Artists – Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (30,328)
12. Chris Stapleton – Traveller (29,707)
13. Lana Del Rey – Born to Die (27,450)
14. Fleetwood Mac – Rumours (26,644)
15. Michael Jackson – Thriller (26,092)
16. Blink-182 – California (25,549)
17. Panic! at the Disco – Death of a Bachelor (24,861)
18. The Lumineers – Cleopatra (24,120)
19. Taylor Swift – 1989 (23,364)
20. Adele – 21 (22,616)
21. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV (20,919)
22. Arctic Monkeys – A.M. (20,731)
23. Nirvana – Nevermind (20,255)
24. Leon Bridges – Coming Home (19,631)
25. David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (19,373)

http://consequenceofsound.net/2017/0...ling-releases/
 
Not sure if this is considered charting, but on Jan 1 You Rock My World reached 100m views on YouTube!
 
FortéFord;4180421 said:
Not sure if this is considered charting, but on Jan 1 You Rock My World reached 100m views on YouTube!
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Yea! What song is next to hit 100 million?
 
Music analytics service BuzzAngle Music has published its first-ever yearly report on US music consumption. It’s filled with fascinating statistics on everything from audio streaming (which reached a record high of 250.7 billion songs this year) to trending genres (at 18.2%, hip-hop/rap was the top genre in terms of total song consumption).

Given the continued explosion of streaming, it’s unsurprising that physical albums sales are down 11.7% overall from 2015, but there’s one bright spot for traditional record stores: Vinyl record sales rose 25.9% in 2016.

Check out the BuzzAngle Music’s full 2016 report here (PDF): http://www.buzzanglemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/BuzzAngle-Music-2016-Report.pdf

MJs 2016 achievements:
(page 38) ALBUM SALES ARTIST AWARDS - MALE POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR - MICHAEL JACKSON

(page 41) VINYL ALBUM SALES - TOP 25 - 15. Michael Jackson – Thriller (26,092)

(page 47) ARTISTS BY ALBUM SALES - TOP 25 -20. Michael Jackson - 597,057
 
Michael Jackson ? ?@MJJLegion 6. Jan.

According to the US Music Industry Report, Michael Jackson is the #1 Best Selling Male Pop Album Artist of 2016 & 20th Best Selling overall!
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Paris78;4180830 said:
Michael Jackson ♕ ‏@MJJLegion 6. Jan.

According to the US Music Industry Report, Michael Jackson is the #1 Best Selling Male Pop Album Artist of 2016 & 20th Best Selling overall!
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Check out the BuzzAngle Music’s full 2016 report here (PDF): http://www.buzzanglemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/BuzzAngle-Music-2016-Report.pdf

MJs 2016 achievements:
(page 38) ALBUM SALES ARTIST AWARDS - MALE POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR - MICHAEL JACKSON

(page 41) VINYL ALBUM SALES - TOP 25 - 15. Michael Jackson – Thriller (26,092)

(page 47) ARTISTS BY ALBUM SALES - TOP 25 -20. Michael Jackson - 597,057
 
Australia's Year-End Charts - http://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2016/albums-chart

No. 1 - 25 - Adele - Platinum x 8
No. 3 - Lemonade - Beyonce - Platinum
No. 31 - The Wonder Of You - Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Gold
No. 46 - If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Platinum
No. 77 - Essential Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson - Platinum x 8

(FYI - G: Gold = 35,000 sales / P: Platinum = 70,000 sales)
 
Blue Criminal said:
Must be because of the discount. I wish they would discount albums like Dangerous, HIStory and Invincible because those albums need some time on the charts too.
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I swear I saw Dangerous at a discount not too long ago on iTunes!
 
The Best of Internet ‏@TheBestofMJJ · 1 Std.Vor 1 Stunde

Nielsen N-Score 2016 Top 10 “Trendsetters” for Millenial Music Fans in US (Age 18-34)

#8 Michael Jackson


The Best of Internet ‏@TheBestofMJJ · 14 Std.Vor 14 Stunden

Weekly US Top Album Sales Chart

#78 The Essential Michael Jackson
#105 Thriller
#127 Off The Wall
 
respect77;4181578 said:
YouTube - year end. YouTube publishes its weekly charts since February 19, 2016, so it is counted from then until December 29, 2016. MJ is at the great #26 - with only current and/or Latino artists ahead of him. Latino artists have a strong presence in YT's weekly Top 100 due to the platform's popularity in those countries. It does give an interesting insight into what is out there outside of the Anglo-Saxon cultural dominance.

1. Justin Bieber 5.6 billion
2. Rihanna 4.2 billion
3. The Chansmokers 3.5 billion
4. Calvin Harris 3.3 billion
5. Sia 3.3 billion
6. Twenty One Pilots 3.2 billion
7. Romeo Santos 3.2 billion
8. Fifth Harmony 3.1 billion
9. Ariana Grande 3.1 billion
10. Enrique Iglesias 3.1 billion
11. Coldplay 3.1 billion
12. Juan Gabriel 3.0 billion
13. Maluma 3.0 billion
14. Joan Sebastian 2.9 billion
15. Major Lazer 2.8 billion
16. Beyoncé 2.8 billion
17. Shakira 2.8 billion
18. Los Temerarios 2.6 billion
19. Eminem 2.6 billion
20. Adele 2.6 billion
21. Katy Perry 2.5 billion
22. Taylor Swift 2.4 billion
23. One Direction 2.3 billion
24. Linkin Park 2.3 billion
25. Wiz Khalifa 2.3 billion
26. Michael Jackson 2.3 billion
27. Arijit Singh 2.2 billion
28. Banda Sinaloense MS De Sergio Lizárraga 2.1 billion
29. Vicente Fernandez 2.1 billion
30. Maroon 5 2.1 billion
31. Bruno Mars 2.1 billion
32. Meghan Trainor 2.1 billion
33. Nicky Jam 2.0 billion
34. Bangtan Boys 2.0 billion
35. Aventura 1.9 billion
36. J Balvin 1.9 billion
37. Ariel Camacho Y Los Plebes Del Rancho 1.9 billion
38. Daddy Yankee 1.9 billion
39. Marco Antonio Solís 1.9 billion
40. Ana Gabriel 1.8 billion
41. Pitbull 1.8 billion
42. Marília Mendonça 1.8 billion
43. Ed Sheeran 1.8 billion
44. David Guetta 1.7 billion
45. PSY 1.7 billion
46. Metallica 1.7 billion
47. Maná 1.6 billion
48. Skrillex 1.6 billion
49. Shawn Mendes 1.6 billion
50. Chris Brown 1.6 billion

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A selection of artists also in the Top 100:

51. The Weeknd 1.5 billion

54. Drake 1.5 billion (surprisingly lowly place considering he is #1 on Spotify)

60. Céline Dion 1.4 billion

62. Ricky Martin 1.2 billion
63. Britney Spears 1.2 billion

73. Bee Gees 1.0 billion

82. Queen 0.8 billion

94. Justin Timberlake 0.7 billion
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The King continues to reign.

I love how these are WW stats and are up to date.
Streaming is a great way to tell who's really/currently being listened to.

Also I know this might be petty as hell, but I'm dead at the 'New King of Pop' being lower on that list then the man he had supposedly replaced.:lol:
 
Numbers Ones spends 2nd consecutive week at #1 on Polish Charts. I wonder why all of a sudden it got to #1. Anyway, it's great that MJ is still topping the charts many years after his death.

HIStory is currently #64 on Itunes in UK. Surprising. :eek:
 
MJD has begun ranking catalog album sales in France based on 2016 unit movements for albums that have crossed 1M in total sales. He has yet to announce the Top 20, but so far:

Selling ~4,000 units in 2016

Jacques Brel – Les Marquises (1977) : 1 430 000
Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever (1977) : 1 535 000
Jean-Jacques Goldman – Non Homologué (1985) : 1 745 000
Jean-Jacques Goldman – Entre Gris Clair et Gris Foncé (1987) : 1 655 000
Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman (1988) : 1 330 000
Patrick Bruel – Alors Regarde (1989) : 2 195 000
Fredericks Goldman Jones – Rouge (1993) : 1 205 000
Musical – Notre-Dame de Paris (1998) : 2 830 000
U2 – Best Of 1980-1990 (1998) : 1 215 000
Mylène Farmer – Les Mots (2001) : 1 555 000
Michael Jackson – HIStory (1995) : 1 675 000

Michael is the third best-seller overall shifting 4K copies/year (and with a 2-disc release)

Selling ~5,000 units in 2016

The Beatles – 1962-1966 (1973) : 1,365,000
Soundtrack – Grease (1978) : 2 045 000
Simon & Garfunkel – The Concert in Central Park (1982) : 1 245 000
Daniel Balavoine – Sauver l’Amour (1985) : 1 205 000
U2 – The Joshua Tree (1987) : 1 230 000
Charles Aznavour – 20 Chansons d’Or (1987) : 1 445 000
Francis Cabrel – Sarbacane (1989) : 1 980 000
Michael Jackson – Dangerous (1991) : 2 180 000
ABBA – Gold – Greatest Hits (1992) : 1,815,000
Yann Tiersen – Le Fabuleux Destin D’Amélie Poulain (2001) : 1 095 000
Calogero – Calogero (2002) : 1 425 000
Calogero – 3 (2004) : 1 365 000

Michael is the best-seller overall in the albums selling 5K/year.


Selling ~8,000 units in 2016:

Musical – Starmania (1978) : 2,085,000
Supertramp – Breakfast in America (1979) : 1,250,000
AC/DC – Back in Black (1980) : 1,075,000
Barry White – Ultimate Collection (1999) : 1 075 000
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here (1975) : 1,440,000
Michael Jackson– Bad (1987) : 1,795,000
Jacques Brel – 15 Ans d’Amour (1988) : 1,465,000

Michael is the second-best seller overall in the albums selling 8K/year. MJD ranks Bad as the 32nd best-selling album on this ranking.

So far the list has gone as high as the 21st best-seller at 12K units/year, meaning Thriller is in the Top 20.
 
MJD updated his ranking for French catalog album sales in 2016 with over 1M in sales..

THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON
#15 – 17,000 UNITS

#1 in albums pre-1990 in this ranking
#1 selling album ever in France (3,760,000)
#1 black artist in this ranking
#1 solo American artist in this ranking
 
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