Aethereal Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 I am using the official formula of Billboard, 10 song sales = 1 album unit. Taylor Swift 56.5M studio album sales 10.2M album sales from other LPs 320K physical singles sales - 110k albums 162M singles sales - 16.2M albums Total +83M albums TEA. ------- Britney Spears 68.5M studio album sales 11.5M album from LPs 18.6M physical singles sales - 6.2M album sales 83M single sales - 8.3M album sales Total 92M albums TEA. The difference is 9M. The 1989 rerecording will pull +2M pure sales WW, so the gap by the next year will close around 6-7M. Will Taylor achieve this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leyaris11 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) In before the mess. Edited September 13, 2023 by leyaris11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtianlofbritney Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 If Britney doesn’t release new music then yes. We’ll see. Britney is practically 100M a legend 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatyPrismSpirit Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Where is the source for this data? ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEX Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, Xtianlofbritney said: If Britney doesn’t release new music then yes. We’ll see. Britney is practically 100M a legend As if Britney's new release will move the needle on her overall total -- Yes. In a very short space of time. Why is this even a question 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post byzantium Posted September 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 13, 2023 Wow, Taylor outselling Britney despite Britney peaking in the peak of the physical market and Taylor peaking when sales are dead. And then some of you will still argue that Britney’s peak was larger. 13 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorjesspazze9 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Maybe in another decade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethereal Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 Just now, KatyPrismSpirit said: Where is the source for this data? ... https://chartmasters.org/best-selling-artists-of-all-time/ CM inflates the single/song tracks equivalents so I converted the digital single song sales myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethereal Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 1 minute ago, byzantium said: Wow, Taylor outselling Britney despite Britney peaking in the peak of the physical market and Taylor peaking when sales are dead. And then some of you will still argue that Britney’s peak was larger. That's not contradictory, Britney sold around 2/3 (or more) of her non streaming album units from her first 2 albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbannature Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, Aristotle said: https://chartmasters.org/best-selling-artists-of-all-time/ CM inflates the single/song tracks equivalents so I converted the digital single song sales myself. First mistake is using ChartMasters as a source 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Luke Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Yes.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magazine Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Britney Army loves Taylor Swift, so we still win in the end 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethereal Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 1 minute ago, suburbannature said: First mistake is using ChartMasters as a source I've been lurking pop forums for a long time and their pure sales numbers are on par with the mainstream Classic ATRL stats, only somewhat more conservative. Check Mariah album sales if you don't believe me. Their streaming units are questionable, however in general even the "legit" streaming units are still questionable for many reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rihannasbe$tfrnd Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 No and her sales aren’t impressive. Streaming needs to be recalibrated because we don’t know how many times Becky Sue who bought X album played it on her cd player yet nowadays we have Karen Susan streaming Taylor’s album all day and they’re counting that as sales … 3 1 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatyPrismSpirit Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 10 minutes ago, Aristotle said: https://chartmasters.org/best-selling-artists-of-all-time/ CM inflates the single/song tracks equivalents so I converted the digital single song sales myself. chart masters is not a source. they literally make up stats and everyone falls for it 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Smith2 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmailMySwift Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Yes and a lot sooner than people think. October will be explosive for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feanor Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Yes. The gap is less than 10M, and Taylor sells 3-4M in pure sales with every new studio album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethereal Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said: chart masters is not a source. they literally make up stats and everyone falls for it Their pure sales numbers are based on actual estimations that are reported officially. Their streaming numbers are partially assumed on their algorithm, so yes I understand being skeptical on that. Edited September 13, 2023 by Aristotle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethereal Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 1 minute ago, Feanor said: The gap is less than 10M, and Taylor sells 3-4M in pure sales with every new studio album. She doesn't. Midnight was exceptional. 1989 might entertain that figure though. Her next studio will probably make 2M-2.5M pure sales. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmailMySwift Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, Aristotle said: She doesn't. Midnight was exceptional. 1989 might entertain that figure though. Her next studio will probably make 2M-2.5M pure sales. I think a lot of people will buy her discography in October. Non-fans will go see Eras movie out of curiosity. Then they'll stream but also buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Lion Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Surprised she didn't already with the way atrl hypes her. 2 1 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Lion Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 22 minutes ago, byzantium said: Wow, Taylor outselling Britney despite Britney peaking in the peak of the physical market and Taylor peaking when sales are dead. And then some of you will still argue that Britney’s peak was larger. Honey boo boo child, Britney didn't have the outlets Taylor has now. Taylor can reach a much wider audience than Britney ever did yet Britney was still able to outsell her. Make it make sense. 1 1 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyboi Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 I didn't even know Britney's sales, that's very impressive! I wonder why was she selling so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By the Water Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Of course. Britney and Taylor are not comparable in any way after all 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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