[trinafan92]

1.Whitney Houston

Sales:13,000,0000
Music club sales:None.

2.Whitney

Sales:9,000,000
Music club sales:806,000
Total 9,806,000+

3.I'm Your Baby Tonight

Sales:4,000,000
Music club sales:None

4.The Bodyguard

Sales:12,001,000+
Music club sales: (1.31 million units)
Total 13,311,000+

5.The Preacher's Wife

Sales:2,500,000+
Music club sales:None

6.My Love Is Your Love

Sales:2,800,000
Music club sales:None

7.Just Whitney

Sales:760,000
Music club sales:None

8.I Look to You

Sales:1,050,00+
Music club sales:Nonehttp://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=47877

[Honey]

Are these numbers for the US only?

[bobbymfw]

So if her albums aren't listed in BMG's 100 best-selling albums, that means they sold none?

Check your facts before posting next time.

[trinafan92]

Originally posted by Honey

Are these numbers for the US only?

Yes!

[trinafan92]

Originally posted by bobbymfw

So if her albums aren't listed in BMG's 100 best-selling albums, that means they sold none?

Check your facts before posting next time.

What are you talking about?

[trinafan92]

Janet sales are huge,she should be around 34 million with her music club sales.

[fortheloveofmusic]

Originally posted by trinafan92

Janet sales are huge,she should be around 34 million with her music club sales.

how do u find "music club" sales and post them I wanna see Janet's u.s sales lol

[trinafan92]

Originally posted by fortheloveofmusic

how do u find "music club" sales and post them I wanna see Janet's u.s sales lol

http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=47877

Here's the link!

[fortheloveofmusic]

Originally posted by trinafan92

http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=47877

Here's the link!

I'm confused this just shows the top 100 bmg club sales, and I think it's from 2003.

[trinafan92]

Originally posted by fortheloveofmusic

I'm confused this just shows the top 100 bmg club sales, and I think it's from 2003.

Well yeah, that's when music club sales ended.

[fortheloveofmusic]

Originally posted by trinafan92

Well yeah, that's when music club sales ended.

ohh so I add the sales to the regular riaa sales?

[bobbymfw]

Originally posted by trinafan92

What are you talking about?

You're completely oblivious to how sales tracking works.

First of all, the RIAA counts shipments (which included Soundscan AND music club sales) so the fact that you're adding BMG sales on top of RIAA certifications makes no sense. You obviously didn't research the Soundscan sales for her albums either since you didn't include them in the OP and it would have made your numbers more accurate.

Originally posted by trinafan92

Well yeah, that's when music club sales ended.

This is untrue. BMG sales ended in 2008 when the BMG Music Club went out of business.

[trinafan92]

Originally posted by bobbymfw

You're completely oblivious to how sales tracking works.

First of all, the RIAA counts shipments (which included Soundscan AND music club sales) so the fact that you're adding BMG sales on top of RIAA certifications makes no sense. You obviously didn't research the Soundscan sales for her albums either since you didn't include them in the OP and it would have made your numbers more accurate.

Music club sales were not counted in no one RIAA certification.
Show me!
Prove me wrong,because Brandy first album scanned 2.1 million and was certified 4xplat with no club sales!

[trinafan92]

Originally posted by fortheloveofmusic

ohh so I add the sales to the regular riaa sales?

Yeah,or whatever sales the label said she sold. Janet numbers are higher,but she have low certification for them.

[bobbymfw]

Originally posted by trinafan92

Music club sales were not counted in no one RIAA certification.
Show me!
Prove me wrong,because Brandy first album scanned 2.1 million and was certified 4xplat with no club sales!

In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets.[1] Other countries have similar awards (see music recording sales certification). Certification is not automatic; for an award to be made, the record label must request certification and pay a fee to have the sales of the recording audited. The audit is conducted against net shipments after returns (most often an artist's royalty statement is used), which includes albums sold directly to retailers and one-stops, direct-to-consumer sales (music clubs and mail order) and other outlets.

SOURCE

[bobbymfw]

Originally posted by trinafan92

Music club sales were not counted in no one RIAA certification.
Show me!
Prove me wrong,because Brandy first album scanned 2.1 million and was certified 4xplat with no club sales!

BMG was not the only music club either, there was also Columbia. Also, that 4 million figure includes independent record stores that were not using point-of-sale technology to track sales so they were not reported to Soundscan but are still counted by the RIAA. Also, your link in the OP is irrelevant because it only lists 100 titles, while BMG offered thousands of titles in its entire run so your source is incomplete and outdated. Again, please do your research before you start a stats thread.

[trinafan92]

Originally posted by bobbymfw

SOURCE

Well damn hon,you going to Wikipedia acting like its creditable source,but you're still wrong!Because most of Janet Jackson certification are lower than her album sales!

Take a look at her 4th and 5th album for proof!

[Lately 1814]

Originally posted by bobbymfw

You're completely oblivious to how sales tracking works.

First of all, the RIAA counts shipments (which included Soundscan AND music club sales) so the fact that you're adding BMG sales on top of RIAA certifications makes no sense.

Actually, the OP is correct in adding sales for The Bodyguard. The only flaw is adding the BMG sales of Whitney with the certification.

[bobbymfw]

Originally posted by trinafan92

Well damn hon,you going to Wikipedia acting like its creditable source,but you're still wrong!Because most of Janet Jackson certification are lower than her album sales!

Take a look at her 4th and 5th album for proof!

My God, are you dense?

Record labels have to PAY for certifications, they are not automatic. Please learn how to read and look at the footnotes if you don't trust the source, you'll see that the RIAA's official website backs me up.

[trinafan92]

Originally posted by bobbymfw

My God, are you dense?

Record labels have to PAY for certifications, they are not automatic. Please learn how to read and look at the footnotes if you don't trust the source, you'll see that the RIAA's official website backs me up.

You telling me something I already know!
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