charts discussion Biggest Boyband Songs Released Pre Streaming/Digital Era - Step By Step by NKOTB 560k

[Armani?]

*Doesnt include physical sales before 2001

US

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - 13.7 Million Units

 

Coldplay - Yellow - 7 Million Units

 

Temptations - My Girl - 6.4 Million Units

 

Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way 6.1 Million Units (as of August 2022)

 

The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun - 6 Million Units

 

Jackson 5 - I Want You Back - 4.9 Million Units

 

NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye 3.75 Million Units (as of August 2022)

 

Boyz II Men - End Of The Road 3 Million

 

New Edition - Can You Stand The Rain 2.3 Million Units (as of November 2022)

 

B2K - Bump Bump Bump 950k Units

 

New Kids On The Block - Step By Step 560k Units

 

98 Degrees - I Do (Cherish You) 530k Units

 

 

Jodeci - Freek N You TBD

New Kids On The Block - Step By Step TBD

 

Will be updated with more stats*

Edited March 3, 2023 by Armani?

[gustavothehuman]

Coldplay's Yellow sold 5.6 million!

[Armani?]

5 minutes ago, gustavothehuman said:

Coldplay's Yellow sold 5.6 million!

Is that a old update?

[Green]

I Want It That Way is eligible for 6x Platinum? 

[gustavothehuman]

2 hours ago, Armani? said:

Is that a old update?

No, but I do tend to underestimate their sales. I had Viva la Vida at 10M once but Chartdata updated it to 11.5M 

By the way, are you including one song per band or it's an overall list? The Scientist and Clocks are both eligible for 5x Platinum as well.

 

Edited November 26, 2022 by gustavothehuman

[Armani?]

6 minutes ago, gustavothehuman said:

No, but I do tend to underestimate their sales. I had Viva la Vida at 10M once but Chartdata updated it to 11.5M 

By the way, are you including one song per band or it's an overall list? The Scientist and Clocks are both eligible for 5x Platinum as well.

 

I was doing one per artist, unless I have more easier access to #s. It would take forever

 

I did see 5.3 Million last year from that account, so 5.6 million seemed off for a year update

[gustavothehuman]

9 hours ago, Armani? said:

I was doing one per artist, unless I have more easier access to #s. It would take forever

 

I did see 5.3 Million last year from that account, so 5.6 million seemed off for a year update

The 5.3M estimation wrongfully counted streaming from live versions, RIAA consider them as separate songs.

[Armani?]

On 11/25/2022 at 6:14 PM, gustavothehuman said:

Coldplay's Yellow sold 5.6 million!

Spoiler

 

[dabunique]

boy band and male group r two different things sir

[Armani?]

"My Girl" stomping like that from 1964

[Armani?]

20 minutes ago, dabunique said:

boy band and male group r two different things sir

I was more lenient with it 

[gustavothehuman]

26 minutes ago, Armani? said:

WHAT THE F**K 

 

I'm probably underestimating their Apple Music numbers a lot. The slayage that will happen when the band decides to update their US certifications and we finally get some real numbers 

[gustavothehuman]

Yellow is Coldplay's best performing song on streaming right now. They will get a third Diamond with a song that never entered the Top 40 

[Armani?]

On 11/25/2022 at 8:15 PM, Green said:

I Want It That Way is eligible for 6x Platinum? 

New update 

[Green]

Yellow's numbers 

 

And Bohemian Rhapsody 13x Platinum 

 

 

I hope we get some update from Boyz II Men

[Armani?]

I would request a Osmonds update but their streaming is so nonexistent, it would be kind of embarrassing 

[Armani?]

On 12/7/2022 at 5:04 PM, Green said:

Yellow's numbers 

And Bohemian Rhapsody 13x Platinum 

 

I hope we get some update from Boyz II Men

3 Million

 

Surprised with the other 2

Spoiler

 

[GreatestLoveofAll]

EOTR should be diamond 

[Armani?]

3 hours ago, GreatestLoveofAll said:

EOTR should be diamond 

It doesn't include physical sales so it's really around 5 million

[Armani?]

Next to be obtained 

 

Jodeci - Freek'n You 

New Kids On The Block - Step By Step 

Bell Biv Devoe(New Edition) - Poison

Monkees - I'm A Believer

 

[UnanimousBB16]

Interesting results.

[Armani?]

NKOTB added

[Katamari]

thank you bohemian rhapsody (2018)

 

it has to be over 5 million pure right

 

[UnanimousBB16]

Not 98 Degrees, and their non top 10 song almost beating "Step by Step", and "Bump Bump Bump" beating it.