artist stats Lover almost 5.5 million units in the US

[Thiago]

 

The album reached officialy 5 million units charting on Billboard 200 albums.

 

Before the release:

 

ME! 2.1 million

YNTCD 1.5 million

The Archer 470k

Lover 390k

Total - 4.560M

 

4.560/10 = 456,000

 

 

Lover has 5,456,000 units sold in the US.

Edited May 14, 2023 by Thiago

[FolkLover1989]

Another diamond album on the way

[OnlyManInTheWorld]

Not #7

[KatyPrismSpirit]

RIAA counting in the sales of the songs and dividing it by 10 is such a crooked formula and not representative of the album's sales. Especially if the album has more than 10 tracks

[IBeMe]

WTF?! not it being #7 the POWER of Cruel Summer

She needs to give it a music video in July when Karma is done its radio run as a single.  two smashes back to back.

[TanjiroKamado]

2 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

RIAA counting in the sales of the songs and dividing it by 10 is such a crooked formula and not representative of the album's sales. Especially if the album has more than 10 tracks

 

[Blue Monday]

5 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

RIAA counting in the sales of the songs and dividing it by 10 is such a crooked formula and not representative of the album's sales. Especially if the album has more than 10 tracks

 

[Thiago]

4 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

RIAA counting in the sales of the songs and dividing it by 10 is such a crooked formula and not representative of the album's sales. Especially if the album has more than 10 tracks

I think the RIAA will change their formula soon, there are some flaws. And the songs are losing many copies by the ratio in streaming. But for now it's the official formula, we can't do anything.

[Cruel Summer]

good lord Lover 

 

Not y'all mad about the RIAA in here over this album 

[Michael196]

51 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

RIAA counting in the sales of the songs and dividing it by 10 is such a crooked formula and not representative of the album's sales. Especially if the album has more than 10 tracks

lol how do you think the album chart has been working since 2014?

and how flop albums have been carried by a single song...?

[Feanor]

The way this is going to be another Diamond album for her if she actually bothers to certify her stiff of course

[GoodGuyGoneGhetto]

So, “ANTI (5.7M) and “Lover” (5.4M) are the only female albums released since January 2016 to move 5M+ units in the U.S? 
 

7 years?
 

 

Actually, how much has “WWFA…” sold? 
 

 

 

Edited May 15, 2023 by GoodGuyGoneGhetto

[Taylor fanboy]

9 minutes ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said:

So, “ANTI (5.7M) and “Lover” (5.4M) are the only female albums released since January 2016 to move 5M+ units in the U.S? 

Someone confirm this. It can’t be this dire.

[B-Luke]

14 minutes ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said:

So, “ANTI (5.7M) and “Lover” (5.4M) are the only female albums released since January 2016 to move 5M+ units in the U.S? 
 

7 years?
 

 

Actually, how much has “WWFA…” sold? 
 

 

 

WWFA was certified 4x Platinum 2 years ago, I think it might have crossed 5m units already?

[GoodGuyGoneGhetto]

10 minutes ago, Taylor fanboy said:

Someone confirm this. It can’t be this dire.

I’m almost certain it’s just these two albums that have crossed 5M in the U.S since. 
 

Not even Billie, Dua, Olivia, Adele, Beyoncé’s recent albums have done it. 
 

Midnights might cross it, and potentially SOS in the future but that’s it. 
 

@Feanor
 

[Axelios]

21 minutes ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said:

So, “ANTI (5.7M) and “Lover” (5.4M) are the only female albums released since January 2016 to move 5M+ units in the U.S? 
 

7 years?
 

 

Actually, how much has “WWFA…” sold? 
 

 

 

That's really crazy if true. Album units are really much lower than they were a decade ago even with sps. 

 

1 minute ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said:

I’m almost certain it’s just these two albums that have crossed 5M in the U.S since. 
 

Not even Billie, Dua, Olivia, Adele, Beyoncé’s recent albums have done it. 
 

Midnights might cross it, and potentially SOS in the future but that’s it. 
 

@Feanor
 

I think Folklore and Sour should get there too. Album units are lower but now they tend to sell for much longer time.

[Holiest Dreams]

1 hour ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said:

So, “ANTI (5.7M) and “Lover” (5.4M) are the only female albums released since January 2016 to move 5M+ units in the U.S? 
 

7 years?
 

 

Actually, how much has “WWFA…” sold? 
 

 

 

Pretty sure reputation is there already (?), and folklore/Midnights are both very close (obviously Midnights will do it first). 
 

I know for sure that Sour isn’t there since Midnights surpassed it some months back. But I’m really surprised if WWAFA isn’t, it’s pretty crazy that Lover already has more units if it’s not there. 

 

In any case though, that really puts things into perspective. Even for men 5M sellers since 2016 have been very far and few between. I guess at this point either WWAFA (if it hasn’t yet), Sour, or TS11 will be the next female album to do it, since it’ll probably take SOS a couple years. Unless the impending deluxe edition makes it surge again for a prolonged period of time, of course.
 

And the sky is the limit for Lover I guess since it’s pulling 35k+ weekly units at the moment. 6M this year locked.

[byzantium]

3 hours ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said:

So, “ANTI (5.7M) and “Lover” (5.4M) are the only female albums released since January 2016 to move 5M+ units in the U.S? 
 

7 years?
 

 

Actually, how much has “WWFA…” sold? 
 

 

 

I don’t even know where to find this data but back in early 2021 there was a billboard update here and I remember Anti having around 4.8 million, WWFA having 4.4 million, TUN having around 4 million, Reputation having about 4 million, and lover having about 3 million. 
 

I feel like WWFA and Reputation have most likely crossed the 5M mark.  

Edited May 15, 2023 by byzantium

[byzantium]

2 hours ago, Taylor fanboy said:

Someone confirm this. It can’t be this dire.

This is why I can’t figure out why people think streaming is inflating overall album units.  

[Axelios]

3 minutes ago, byzantium said:

This is why I can’t figure out why people think streaming is inflating overall album units.  

It's inflating song units but for albums it's the opposite.

[byzantium]

Just now, Axelios said:

It's inflating song units but for albums it's the opposite.

Oh that is very true.  

[Thiago]

7 hours ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said:

So, “ANTI (5.7M) and “Lover” (5.4M) are the only female albums released since January 2016 to move 5M+ units in the U.S? 
 

7 years?
 

 

Actually, how much has “WWFA…” sold? 
 

 

 

reputation also has over 5 million. Invasion Of Privacy was 4.6M quite a while ago, must have crossed the mark. I think it's just those, and maybe WWAFAWDWG. Sour and midnights should be next, it's extremely hard to hit 5M these days. 

 

as they said there, for songs it's a little easier with streaming, but not for albums. 

[Kyle-x]

5 hours ago, byzantium said:

I don’t even know where to find this data but back in early 2021 there was a billboard update here and I remember Anti having around 4.8 million, WWFA having 4.4 million, TUN having around 4 million, Reputation having about 4 million, and lover having about 3 million. 
 

I feel like WWFA and Reputation have most likely crossed the 5M mark.  

rep is there & Midnights will get there this year. folklore passed 4 million at the beginning of February

 

 

 

[Ms. Togekiss]

Could you say that in the streaming era it’s easier for albums to go platinum but really rare for them to go over 5x platinum because that’s the impression I’ve gotten so far. Ever since 1989, I think only Taylor, Adele, Morgan, and Drake have surpassed 6M, excluding double albums (I think Hamilton is up there but it benefitted slightly from being a double album)

[family.guy123]

19 hours ago, Thiago said:

 

4.560/10 = 456,000

 

 

this can't be how they do this  

 

why is the industry so insistent on holding on to a relic of the past (the album "unit"). just call it what it is and develop new certifications for streams. (there are so many more colours to use: emerald: sapphire, jade, ruby, etc etc,)