stevyy Posted April 17, 2022 Posted April 17, 2022 On 3/18/2022 at 2:42 AM, Blankspace2010 said: Top 3 Top Selling in Japan This Century 1. Avril Lavigne - 3.25 million 2. Lady Gaga - 2.75 million 3. Madonna - 2 million according to chartsmasters: (by 2017) 2001 - 390,000 - Glitter 2001 - 400,000 - Greatest Hits 2002 - 360,000 - Charmbracelet 2003 - 15,000 - Remixes 2005 - 330,000 - TEOM 2006 - 170,000 - Einstein 2008 - 80,000 - Ballads 2009 - 100,000 - Memoirs 2010 - 40,000 - Merry Xmas 2 2014 - 30,000 - Me. I am Mariah 2015 - 30,000 - Infinity 2018 - 15,000 - Caution 2019 - 15,000 - Japan Best 2020 - 10,000 - Rarities = 1,985,000
Hot Volcano Posted April 17, 2022 Posted April 17, 2022 On 3/15/2022 at 8:41 PM, lonnie said: Adele not having a platinum album there is wild. While no one can have everything, that's just very odd. Is there a particular reason? Was 21 not that big there as it was everywhere else? On 3/15/2022 at 10:05 PM, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said: It genuinely wasn’t. “21” simply wasn’t pushed in Japan at all and the only, mildly successful single there was “Someone Like You”. However; like you said, no one can have everything. Although it was a different time, massive western artists such as Elvis Presley, The Beatles etc. were mostly commercial non-events in Japan too (although TB have good catalog sales there). On 3/15/2022 at 10:13 PM, lonnie said: This is genuinely shocking. I'd assume 21 would follow as one of those big ballad-centered eras that did well in Japan as was the case with Mariah and Celine in the 90s. A missed opportunity by her team if they didn't push it there because 21 selling more in smaller markets with less populations like Switzerland and New Zealand than it did in Japan is just mind-blowing With The Beatles and Elvis I assume Japan hadn't quite become the massive music market it is back then? It's even crazier when you realise that Gaga's BTW : The Remix sold on-par with 21, both were released during the same year
Blankspace2010 Posted April 17, 2022 Posted April 17, 2022 1 hour ago, stevyy said: according to chartsmasters: (by 2017) 2001 - 390,000 - Glitter 2001 - 400,000 - Greatest Hits 2002 - 360,000 - Charmbracelet 2003 - 15,000 - Remixes 2005 - 330,000 - TEOM 2006 - 170,000 - Einstein 2008 - 80,000 - Ballads 2009 - 100,000 - Memoirs 2010 - 40,000 - Merry Xmas 2 2014 - 30,000 - Me. I am Mariah 2015 - 30,000 - Infinity 2018 - 15,000 - Caution 2019 - 15,000 - Japan Best 2020 - 10,000 - Rarities = 1,985,000 So edit the list for Mariah to be #4
Hot Volcano Posted April 17, 2022 Posted April 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, Blankspace2010 said: So edit the list for Mariah to be #4 This list is based on certifications not overall sales. Otherwise, Avril would've been #1 since she is the best selling western female artist of the century in Japan.
Blankspace2010 Posted April 17, 2022 Posted April 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Hot Volcano said: This list is based on certifications not overall sales. Otherwise, Avril would've been #1 since she is the best selling western female artist of the century in Japan. That’s why I made my own list for top selling girl! I respect the criteria of the OP list.
Hot Volcano Posted April 17, 2022 Posted April 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Blankspace2010 said: That’s why I made my own list for top selling girl! I respect the criteria of the OP list. Oh, I'm seeing it only now, my bad. Well, I think Mariah is probably #3 by now, surpassing Madonna.
Blankspace2010 Posted April 17, 2022 Posted April 17, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Hot Volcano said: Oh, I'm seeing it only now, my bad. Well, I think Mariah is probably #3 by now, surpassing Madonna. And Avrils numbers don’t count her 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th albums. She’s probably closer to 3.75 million. Edited April 17, 2022 by Blankspace2010
abeille Posted April 19, 2022 Posted April 19, 2022 This is wrong. My Everything isn't platinum + Destiny's Child have 3
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