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14 minutes ago, Crescendolls. said:

Poor Tidal puppet, she really tried to sabotage her album and failed :fan:

We love a good backfire :fan:

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Rih, Adele & Coldplay :clap3:

Posted
16 minutes ago, iHype. said:

And it's time to switch it over to SPS like they did with singles.

Ironically, they'll probably start using SPS next year. 

 

 

I believe they counted February 2016-January 2017, and didn't include January 2016. Makes much more sense through that tracking period.

Adele still outsold everyon with album sales. don't know what they're talking about 

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Mrs Drug Dealers Anonymous makes #1 on album sales :clap3: The longevity of Beyonce though... :jonny:

 

 

Did 24k Magic outsell Anti in 3 months?????? :eek:

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Beyoncé loses again! :clap3:

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But 25 sold north of 4M copies in 2016 :huh: Why would they report sales from February and not take into account January? :skull:

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Coldplay Rules

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Very... interesting. :fan:

Posted (edited)
8 minutes ago, DELE2125 said:

But 25 sold north of 4M copies in 2016 :huh: Why would they report sales from February and not take into account January? :skull:

They use shipments, not sales. More reliable and more relevant commercially anyway. Adele's album came out two years ago and is probably already over-shipped.

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Posted
2 hours ago, iHype. said:

Top Global Albums of 2016 (based on Pure Sales):

1. Lemonade, Beyonce

 

QUEEN :jonny3:  

Posted
1 minute ago, RobynYoBank said:

They use shipments, not sales. Adele's album came out two years ago and is probably already over-shipped.

If that's the case... Then Adele sold zero copies last year, since every copy was shipped in 2015 :rip:

 

I still need a break-down of these sells...

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My boys had a really great year :clap3:

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Yes at Lemonade! 

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twenty one pilots :clap3: 

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how did Lemonade oversell 25 in pure sales? :rip: 

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Top Global Albums of 2016 (based on Pure Sales):

1. Lemonade, Beyonce

2. 25, Adele

3. Views, Drake

4. Hardwired, Metallica

5. Blackstar, David Bowie

6. Blue & Lonesome, The Rolling Stones

7. 24k Magic, Bruno Mars

8. Blurryface, Twenty One Pilots

9. A Head Full of Dreams, Coldplay

10. A Pentatonix Christmas, Pentatonix

 

But I thought 24k is under performance according to ATRL. :gaycat1:

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? ifpi album list has always been 'physical shipment'(+digital sales) chart.

it's nothing new.

some of adel's retail sales comes from 2015's shipment. that's all.

 

 

Posted
4 hours ago, iHype. said:

I believe they counted February 2016-January 2017, and didn't include January 2016. Makes much more sense through that tracking period.

The reason is method - it's shipment sales, not retail. 25 was overshipped in 2016; it's not a bad thing - record labels prefer overship album more than manufactured new CDs every month. Lemonade also was overshipped but in 2017. 

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5 hours ago, iHype. said:

Officially out tomorrow.

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Top Global Artists of 2016:

1. Drake

2. David Bowie

3. Coldplay

4. Adele

5. Justin Bieber

6. Twenty One Pilots

7. Beyonce

8. Rihanna

9. Prince

10. The Weeknd

 

Top Global Songs of 2016 (based on SPS):

1. One Dance, Drake

2. Love Yourself, Justin Bieber

3. Closer, The Chainsmokers

4. Cheap Thrills, Sia

5. Sorry, Justin Bieber

6. Work, Rihanna

7. 7 Years, Lukas Graham

8. Don't Let Me Down, The Chainsmokers

9. I Took a Pill in Ibiza, Mike Posner

10. Stressed Out, Twenty One Pilots

 

Top Global Albums of 2016 (based on Pure Sales):

1. Lemonade, Beyonce

2. 25, Adele

3. Views, Drake

4. Hardwired, Metallica

5. Blackstar, David Bowie

6. Blue & Lonesome, The Rolling Stones

7. 24k Magic, Bruno Mars

8. Blurryface, Twenty One Pilots

9. A Head Full of Dreams, Coldplay

10. A Pentatonix Christmas, Pentatonix

 

Makes no sense to include SPS for songs two years in a row, but pure sales for albums. :rip:

 

I thought this was gonna be 2017 songs and albums so far. Slay everyone tho

Posted
2 minutes ago, popmusic said:

The reason is method - it's shipment sales, not retail. 25 was overshipped in 2016; it's not a bad thing - record labels prefer overship album more than manufactured new CDs every month. Lemonade also was overshipped but in 2017. 

Are you sure? I've actually never seen it in store. I was thinking it was undershipped, hence why it does so well in digital compared to physical sales.

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Just now, Timber said:

Are you sure? I've actually never seen it in store. I was thinking it was undershipped, hence why it does so well in digital compared to physical sales.

Yes, don't forget about EX-US/UK sales. I know in polish magazines is plenty CD of Lemonade. Of course it is not overshipped as 25 but still - it's normal thing

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Some stats from report:

 

Global market value: 15.7bln USD (+6%)

Streaming value: 4.5bln USD - subscriptions 3.9bln, ad-supported streaming $634m (with $553m from YouTube)

Posted
2 minutes ago, popmusic said:

Yes, don't forget about EX-US/UK sales. I know in polish magazines is plenty CD of Lemonade. Of course it is not overshipped as 25 but still - it's normal thing

Well, the fact is, in the US nobody is buying her album in physical form. I've been watching her sales frequently on this:

 

http://www.buzzanglemusic.com/charts/albums/

 

She always charts digitally, but hasn't been in the chart for physicals for quite a while. Idk about outside of the US.

Posted (edited)

it is not overshipped.

they always make x2~x3 of expected first week sales to the store. (nowadays more likely x2)

it is how distribution works. you can't expect same/similar number between shipment and retail to customer sales.

 

adel's 25 was blockbuster album that expected sell well through the next year.

so they shipped bigger number because it did huge number in first week, first month, and did sold its 2015 17.4m shipment and got additional shipment in 2016. that's all. 

there's no overshipment in her case. and actually there's no overshipment case nowadays due to small overall sales and small physical sales.

 

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