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Warner always ****in over my bitch

 

True Blue should be at least 8 million

 

in 2000 her first three albums were remastered and I kno they sold but ST has been at 5 million for 30 years ??‍♂️ 

 

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Posted
4 hours ago, dabunique said:

Warner always ****in over my bitch

 

True Blue should be at least 8 million

 

in 2000 her first three albums were remastered and I kno they sold but ST has been at 5 million for 30 years ??‍♂️ 

 

Yeah Madonna could tug at Barbra’s wig a bit if they update the certs

Posted
12 hours ago, tiagol88 said:

But Mariah is overcertified with some albums while Madonna is undercertified. If both had their certifications in order, their gap would be even bigger.

If Madonna played her cards right she could even surpass Barbra Streisand. Isn't she like 71 x Platinum overall? Madonna could be at least 69 x Platinum for sure and some others are in doubt.

Actually, Mariah's recordings from her time at Sony are indeed under-certified. Carey's lambs (I'm a BIG Mariah fan, but I don't Stan) can better fill you in here. 

Posted
19 hours ago, Nemo said:

the us really dropped her after music :rip: isn’t it “diamond” ww? its almost like the opposite of mariah’s teom which sold about the same as coadf but the majority of those sales are domestic. but to be fair, madonna is the most GLOBAL pop girl, only rivaled by céline, whitney & rihanna tbh.

 

ot: janet and bey :rip:

:rip:

 

not with those sales in Asia

Posted
1 hour ago, Ghiles said:

:rip:

 

not with those sales in Asia

you were saying? :gaycat3:

Posted
11 hours ago, brianc33710 said:

Actually, Mariah's recordings from her time at Sony are indeed under-certified. Carey's lambs (I'm a BIG Mariah fan, but I don't Stan) can better fill you in here. 

Her diamond albums are over certified but some of her other albums are under like merry Christmas and emancipation of mimi

Posted
On 7/17/2019 at 10:52 AM, slw84 said:

Mariah and Madonna are only .5m off each other currently I wonder how far off they are based on eligibility 

 

On 7/18/2019 at 12:12 AM, brianc33710 said:

Actually, Mariah's recordings from her time at Sony are indeed under-certified. Carey's lambs (I'm a BIG Mariah fan, but I don't Stan) can better fill you in here. 

 

For Mariah I have these:

 

* Merry Christmas and #1's could be certified 7x Platinum with SPS included.

 

Mariah Carey

 

Album

 

Current RIAA Certification

 

At least Eligible for:

 

Mariah Carey

9x Platinum

9x Platinum

Emotions

4x Platinum

4x Platinum

MTV Unplugged EP

(Shortform Album)

4x Platinum

(2 million)

6x Platinum

(3 million)

Music Box

10x Platinum

10x Platinum

Merry Christmas

 

5x Platinum

 

7x Platinum

(SPS)

Daydream

10x Platinum

10x Platinum

Butterfly

5x Platinum

5x Platinum

#1’s

 

5x Platinum

 

7x Platinum

(SPS)

Rainbow

3x Platinum

3x Platinum

Glitter

Platinum

Platinum

Greatest Hits

 

Platinum

 

2x Platinum (double album)

 

Charmbracelet

Platinum

Platinum

The Emancipation of Mimi

6x Platinum

6x Platinum

E=MC²

Platinum

Platinum

Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel

Gold

Gold

Merry Christmas II You

Gold

Gold

Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse

None

N/A

Caution

None

N/A

TOTAL

 

64

 

70

 

Posted

Also in some years The Emancipation and Memoirs could reach new certifications, but not yet:

 

From May of 2018:

 

Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
ALBUM SALES: 554,368
ALBUMS W/TEA 820,102
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND AUDIO 867,948
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND 932,809 Gold
STREAMING ON-DEMAND 169,061,272

 

Emancipation of Mimi
ALBUM SALES: 6,086,183
ALBUMS W/TEA 6,541,014
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND AUDIO 6,677,864
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND 6,803,576  6x Platinum
STREAMING ON-DEMAND 393,841,642

Posted
17 minutes ago, Green said:

 

 

For Mariah I have these:

 

Mariah Carey

 

Album

 

Current RIAA Certification

 

At least Eligible for:

 

Mariah Carey

 

9x Platinum

 

9x Platinum

 

Emotions

 

4x Platinum

 

4x Platinum

 

MTV Unplugged

 

2x Platinum

 

3x Platinum

 

Music Box

 

10x Platinum

 

10x Platinum

 

Merry Christmas

 

5x Platinum

 

7x Platinum

 

Daydream

 

10x Platinum

 

10x Platinum

 

Butterfly

 

5x Platinum

 

5x Platinum

 

#1’s

 

5x Platinum

 

7x Platinum

 

Rainbow

 

3x Platinum

 

3x Platinum

 

Glitter

 

Platinum

 

Platinum

 

Greatest Hits

 

Platinum

 

2x Platinum (double album)

 

Charmbracelet

 

Platinum

 

Platinum

 

The Emancipation of Mimi

 

6x Platinum

 

6x Platinum

 

E=MC²

 

Platinum

 

Platinum

 

Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel

 

Gold

 

Gold

 

Merry Christmas II You

 

Gold

 

Gold

 

Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse

 

None

 

N/A

 

Caution

 

None

 

N/A

 

TOTAL

 

64

 

70

 

:clap3:

The Emancipation of Mimi

 

6x Platinum

 

6x Platinum

 

:huh:

not 7x platinum

Posted
Just now, Green said:

Also in some years The Emancipation and Memoirs could reach new certifications, but not yet:

 

From May of 2018:

 

Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
ALBUM SALES: 554,368
ALBUMS W/TEA 820,102
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND AUDIO 867,948
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND 932,809 Gold
STREAMING ON-DEMAND 169,061,272

 

Emancipation of Mimi
ALBUM SALES: 6,086,183
ALBUMS W/TEA 6,541,014
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND AUDIO 6,677,864
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND 6,803,576  6x Platinum
STREAMING ON-DEMAND 393,841,642

oh ok:clap3: 

Posted
On 7/17/2019 at 12:16 PM, Green said:

Which ones are the most undercertified female album artists in the US? Let's compare their known sales and SPS and their current certifications according to the RIAA:

 

Janet Jackson

Current RIAA certifications (million albums/units): 26

Eligible for: 37 million units

Undercertified: 11 million units (at least)

 

Janet Jackson

 

Album

 

Current RIAA Certification

 

At least Eligible for:

 

Control

 

5x Platinum

 

7x Platinum

 

Rhythm Nation 1814

 

6x Platinum

 

8x Platinum

 

Janet

 

6x Platinum

 

8x Platinum

 

Design of a Decade 1986-1996

 

2x Platinum

 

4x Platinum

 

The Velvet Rope

 

3x Platinum

 

4x Platinum

 

All for You

 

2x Platinum

 

3x Platinum

 

Damita Jo

 

Platinum

 

Platinum

 

20 Y.O.

 

Platinum

 

Platinum

 

Discipline

 

None

 

Gold

 

Unbreakable

 

None

 

N/A

 

Number Ones

 

None

 

Gold

 

TOTAL

 

26

 

37

 

 

Number Ones is eligible for Platinum certification due to streaming sales according to the leaked May 2018 Nielsen Soundscan data, plus there's also leaked data on a number of her other albums during that month.

 

https://jj-cs.tumblr.com/post/174733538875/number-ones-nielsen-music-data

 

1,239,192 (1,548,396*) album-equivalent units earned in the U.S.

Activity ATD
ALBUM SALES 309,204
DIGITAL 104,119
PHYSCIAL 205,085
ALBUMS W/TEA 970,994
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND AUDIO 1,135,671
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND 1,239,192
STREAMING ON-DEMAND 402,297,877

 

Design Of A Decade is probably nearing 5x Platinum certification eligibility.

 

https://jj-cs.tumblr.com/post/174708162125/design-of-a-decade-19861996-nielsen-music

 

3,286,247 (4,766,247*) album-equivalent units earned in the U.S.

*The number in brackets includes sales through the BMG Music Service. Nielsen Music does not track albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Service. These numbers are included in RIAA counts. Read more about it here.
Activity ATD
ALBUM SALES 2,492,289
ALBUMS W/TEA 3,041,939
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND AUDIO 3,196,963
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND 3,286,247
STREAMING ON-DEMAND 366,462,682

 

All For You is probably also creeping up to 4x Platinum certification eligibility with Janet's increase in streaming in the past year.

 

https://jj-cs.tumblr.com/post/174661196040/all-for-you-nielsen-music-data

 

3,471,296 (3,571,296*) album-equivalent units earned in the U.S.

Activity ATD
ALBUM SALES 3,119,526
ALBUMS W/TEA 3,202,442
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND AUDIO 3,226,674
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND 3,471,296
STREAMING ON-DEMAND 64,216,782

 

I assume Best Of Number Ones is probably getting close to Gold certification eligibility as well.

 

https://jj-cs.tumblr.com/post/174394842570/icon-number-ones-nielsen-music-data

 

447,261 album-equivalent units earned in the U.S.

 

Activity ATD
ALBUM SALES 104,430
ALBUMS W/TEA 342,536
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND AUDIO 415,803
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND 447,261
STREAMING ON-DEMAND 157,088,121
Posted
39 minutes ago, Moth 2 The Flame said:

Number Ones is eligible for Platinum certification due to streaming sales according to the leaked May 2018 Nielsen Soundscan data, plus there's also leaked data on a number of her other albums during that month.

 

https://jj-cs.tumblr.com/post/174733538875/number-ones-nielsen-music-data

 

1,239,192 (1,548,396*) album-equivalent units earned in the U.S.

Activity ATD
ALBUM SALES 309,204
DIGITAL 104,119
PHYSCIAL 205,085
ALBUMS W/TEA 970,994
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND AUDIO 1,135,671
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND 1,239,192
STREAMING ON-DEMAND 402,297,877

 

Design Of A Decade is probably nearing 5x Platinum certification eligibility.

 

https://jj-cs.tumblr.com/post/174708162125/design-of-a-decade-19861996-nielsen-music

 

3,286,247 (4,766,247*) album-equivalent units earned in the U.S.

*The number in brackets includes sales through the BMG Music Service. Nielsen Music does not track albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Service. These numbers are included in RIAA counts. Read more about it here.
Activity ATD
ALBUM SALES 2,492,289
ALBUMS W/TEA 3,041,939
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND AUDIO 3,196,963
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND 3,286,247
STREAMING ON-DEMAND 366,462,682

 

All For You is probably also creeping up to 4x Platinum certification eligibility with Janet's increase in streaming in the past year.

 

https://jj-cs.tumblr.com/post/174661196040/all-for-you-nielsen-music-data

 

3,471,296 (3,571,296*) album-equivalent units earned in the U.S.

Activity ATD
ALBUM SALES 3,119,526
ALBUMS W/TEA 3,202,442
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND AUDIO 3,226,674
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND 3,471,296
STREAMING ON-DEMAND 64,216,782

 

I assume Best Of Number Ones is probably getting close to Gold certification eligibility as well.

 

https://jj-cs.tumblr.com/post/174394842570/icon-number-ones-nielsen-music-data

 

447,261 album-equivalent units earned in the U.S.

 

Activity ATD
ALBUM SALES 104,430
ALBUMS W/TEA 342,536
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND AUDIO 415,803
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND 447,261
STREAMING ON-DEMAND 157,088,121

 

SPS of songs can't be used for multiples albums though. For example if they use the SPS for Number Ones, they can't use it for Design of the decade or any of her studio albums like All for You:

 

According to the RIAA:

 

For certifications for Greatest Hit albums, only track sales and streams that occur after Greatest
Hits albums’ release date can count towards RIAA album certifications. If the label chooses to
have track sales and streams applied towards Greatest Hits certifications, then those track sales
and streams are precluded from future inclusion in the original studio album. The RIAA and
GR&F will require labels to confirm in writing that no track sales and streams are counted towards
both a studio album and a Greatest Hits album, and the RIAA and GR&F may request additional
testing of system reports to ensure validity.
Due to the complicated nature of monitoring whether
a track sale and/or stream has already been considered for album certification, Greatest Hits audits
may require significant delays in the certification process.

Posted
2 minutes ago, Green said:

 

SPS of songs can't be used for multiples albums though. For example if they use the SPS for Number Ones, they can't use it for Design of the decade or any of her studio albums like All for You:

 

According to the RIAA:

 

For certifications for Greatest Hit albums, only track sales and streams that occur after Greatest
Hits albums’ release date can count towards RIAA album certifications. If the label chooses to
have track sales and streams applied towards Greatest Hits certifications, then those track sales
and streams are precluded from future inclusion in the original studio album. The RIAA and
GR&F will require labels to confirm in writing that no track sales and streams are counted towards
both a studio album and a Greatest Hits album, and the RIAA and GR&F may request additional
testing of system reports to ensure validity.
Due to the complicated nature of monitoring whether
a track sale and/or stream has already been considered for album certification, Greatest Hits audits
may require significant delays in the certification process.

The thing is that regarding Janet's compilations, a number of the singles on those compilations have a video or radio edit versions that is different from the ones on their parent albums which muddies the whole double counting SPS songs. Like her Icon: Best Of Number Ones album have the single/video version of What Have You Done For Me Lately, All For You, Doesn't Really Matter and the shortened radio edit of Together Again while songs like Nasty & When I Think Of You are the exact same versions on the Control album. Half of the album have single/radio edit versions while half are the exact same versions found on their respective albums, so figuring out how to apply sales and certifications to it looks complicated when these kind of factors are involved.

Posted

MTV Unplugged by Mariah is certified 4xP (as an EP) = 2,000,000

 

It has sold almost 2,8 million according to soundscan. That 3x Platinum that was listed above, should be certified for a standard album. Therefore, Unplugged is eligible for 6x Platinum (as an EP). 

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Posted

I hate this so much. Like where is the ****ing problem to just list the accurate stuff on your website RIAA 

You dont have to hand out the plaques, but it's so dumb that it's so off for everyone

Posted (edited)

Jennifer Lopez She has only 25 million certified units in the US :rip:

 

Love? Eligible for platinum.

Dance again the hits Eligible for platinum.

Como ama Una mujer Eligible for X5 Latin platinum.

J 2 The L O! The remixes eligible for X2 platinum.

This is me then, Eligible for X3 platinum

 

On the Floor was at 3.9 million paid downloads alone in April 2013 (reported via billboard) it's since gone on to have 2+ billion streams, and whatever it's sold (it's definitely eligible for 5/6/7 platinum.

 

these below have never been certified despite been Eligible for (Gold, Platinum/Multi platinum).

I'm real

Jenny from the block

Do it well 

All I have 

No me Ames

Love don't cost a thing

Let's get loud 

Ain't it funny remix 

Qué hiciste

Papi

Waiting for tonight 

Live it up

 

These are eligible Platinum/multi platinum÷

Get right 

Ain't your mama

Dance Again

I'm into you 

Follow the leader

If you had my love

 

 

Not sure why the simply don't update her sales it's bizzare.

 

Edited by DanceAgain
Posted

Janet's SPS for her 80s/90s singles have leaked in the past few days. Now we know that almost all of them are eligible for platinum when combined with their physical sales certification. We're in for a BIG surprise when she decides to recertify her work :gaynetcat4:

 

 

Posted

1989 deserves the diamond plaque it's been eligible for for almost 3 years now :gaycat6:

Posted

The way some of these posts aged like milk.

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Posted
On 7/19/2019 at 1:29 PM, Moth 2 The Flame said:

Number Ones is eligible for Platinum certification due to streaming sales according to the leaked May 2018 Nielsen Soundscan data, plus there's also leaked data on a number of her other albums during that month.

 

https://jj-cs.tumblr.com/post/174733538875/number-ones-nielsen-music-data

 

1,239,192 (1,548,396*) album-equivalent units earned in the U.S.

Activity ATD
ALBUM SALES 309,204
DIGITAL 104,119
PHYSCIAL 205,085
ALBUMS W/TEA 970,994
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND AUDIO 1,135,671
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND 1,239,192
STREAMING ON-DEMAND 402,297,877

 

Design Of A Decade is probably nearing 5x Platinum certification eligibility.

 

https://jj-cs.tumblr.com/post/174708162125/design-of-a-decade-19861996-nielsen-music

 

3,286,247 (4,766,247*) album-equivalent units earned in the U.S.

*The number in brackets includes sales through the BMG Music Service. Nielsen Music does not track albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Service. These numbers are included in RIAA counts. Read more about it here.
Activity ATD
ALBUM SALES 2,492,289
ALBUMS W/TEA 3,041,939
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND AUDIO 3,196,963
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND 3,286,247
STREAMING ON-DEMAND 366,462,682

 

All For You is probably also creeping up to 4x Platinum certification eligibility with Janet's increase in streaming in the past year.

 

https://jj-cs.tumblr.com/post/174661196040/all-for-you-nielsen-music-data

 

3,471,296 (3,571,296*) album-equivalent units earned in the U.S.

Activity ATD
ALBUM SALES 3,119,526
ALBUMS W/TEA 3,202,442
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND AUDIO 3,226,674
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND 3,471,296
STREAMING ON-DEMAND 64,216,782

 

I assume Best Of Number Ones is probably getting close to Gold certification eligibility as well.

 

https://jj-cs.tumblr.com/post/174394842570/icon-number-ones-nielsen-music-data

 

447,261 album-equivalent units earned in the U.S.

 

Activity ATD
ALBUM SALES 104,430
ALBUMS W/TEA 342,536
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND AUDIO 415,803
ALBUMS W/TEA W/SEA ON-DEMAND 447,261
STREAMING ON-DEMAND 157,088,121

 

Number Ones is eligible for platinum and the Janet Jackson and Dream Street albums are eligible for a gold certification by the RIAA her only other releases that are unknown are Control: The Remixes and Janet.Remixed her other greatest hits Best Of Number Ones should be heading to gold and the Unbreakable album should be near gold as well.

Posted
On 7/17/2019 at 5:21 PM, tiagol88 said:

But Mariah is overcertified with some albums while Madonna is undercertified. If both had their certifications in order, their gap would be even bigger.

If Madonna played her cards right she could even surpass Barbra Streisand. Isn't she like 71 x Platinum overall? Madonna could be at least 69 x Platinum for sure and some others are in doubt.

Mariah is not over certified at all. If Streisand were certified to capacity, she'd still be #1 with around 90 million certified, the woman has sold 100 million albums int he country. 

Posted

Mariah's eligibility:

 

1990 - 9xP - 9xP - Mariah

1991 - 4xP - 4xP - Emotions

1992 - 4xP - 6xP - MTV Unplugged

1993 - 10xP - 10xP - Music Box

1994 - 8xP - 9xP - Merry Christmas

1995 - 11xP - 11xP - Daydream

1997 - 5xP - 5xP - Butterfly

1998 - 5xP - 6xp - #1's

1999 - 3xP - 4xP - Rainbow

2001 - 1xP - 1xP - Glitter

2001 - 2xP - 2xP - Greatest Hits

2002 - 1xP - 1xP - Charmbracelet

2003 - Gold - Gold - The Remixes

2005 - 6xP - 7xP - TEOM

2008 - 1xP - 2xP - E=MC²

2009 - u/c - Gold - Ballads

2009 - Gold - 1xP - Memoirs

2010 - Gold - Gold - MCIIY

2014 - u/c - u/c - Elusive

2015 - u/c - u/c - Infinity

2018 - u/c - u/c - Caution

= 7,5 million units under-certified

 

Posted

Taylor Swift 7xP 7xP

Holiday Collection 1xP 1xP

Fearless 10xP 10xP

Speak Now 6xP 6xP

Red 7xP 8xP

1989 9xP 11xP

reputation 3xP 5xP

Lover 2xP 4xP

folklore 1xP 3xP

evermore NA 2xP

Fearless TV NA 1xP

Red TV NA 1xP

 

That is really that absolutely minimum.

Mixtape and Speak Now are super hard to estimate, they probably are 1xP higher, but I'm not 100%.

Red TV is easily 2xP with it most likely being counted as multi disc

 

At least 13 million under certified :gaycat6:

Posted

@Greencan we get an update?

 

Guess for Gaga its

 

The Fame 6xP 7xP

The Fame Monster 5xP 5xP

Born This Way 4xP 4xP

ARTPOP 1xP 1xP

Cheek to Cheek 0.5xP 0.5xP (1xP by the end of 2023?)

Joanne 1xP 1xP

A Star Is Born 2xP 3xP

Chromatica N/A 1xP

 

Posted

RIHANNA:

 

MOTS - 1xPlatinum -> 1xPlatinum

AGLM - 2xPlatinum -> 3xPlatinum 

GGGB - 6xPlatinum -> 8xPlatinum (~9x)

RR - 2xPlatinum -> 3xPlatinum 

LOUD - 3xPlatinum -> 5xPlatinum (~6x)

TTT - 3xPlatinum -> 4xPlatinum (~5x)

Una - 3xPlatinum -> 4xPlatinum

ANTI - 3xPlatinum -> 4xPlatinum (~5x)

 

CERTIFIED - 23xPlatinum

SHOULD BE - 32xPlatinum (~35x)

 

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