FailSafe Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 1. 21 - 15M total units 2. Dua Lipa- - 14.7 Oh wow looks like Dua's peak is bigger than Adele in the UK
Popular Post Nico Robin Posted December 9, 2023 Popular Post Posted December 9, 2023 The female Adele 1 33
Solaria Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 An album artisté, no quick singles allowed 1 2 1
Kyoto Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 In like 20 years, Dua's debut will probably have sold 40m units or more. Such a huge era with countless hits that have made so much impact in the pop scene. 3 1
FailSafe Posted December 9, 2023 Author Posted December 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, Love Again said: An album artisté, no quick singles allowed Bonus: 14. DUA LIPA - FUTURE NOSTALGIA: 8.2 MILLION UNITS 17. BILLIE EILISH - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?: 7.8 MILLION UNITS 18. OLIVIA RODRIGO - SOUR: 7.8 MILLION UNITS Biggest artist of her generation? I think so 1 1
KingWitch Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 Love Dua but that era of hers wasn't as big as 21 , staking on post release singles for a "complete edition" is not as impressive . 1 12 1 1
Solaria Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, KingWitch said: Love Dua but that era of hers wasn't as big as 21 , staking on post release singles for a "complete edition" is not as impressive . It actually is and more artists should do it. If they’re actually able to get as much hits as her, that is 1 2
blown away Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 I love me some Dua, but... 21 VS Dua Lipa + Re-issue + Standalone singles from other artists tucked onto the album 1 5
Solaria Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 Just now, blown away said: I love me some Dua, but... 21 VS Dua Lipa + Re-issue + Standalone singles from other artists tucked onto the album Those are actually Dua’s songs because she’s the only one singing on them 1
Yoko Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 isn’t dua album like 3x platinum whilst 21 is 16x plat? 1 7
blown away Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 1 minute ago, Love Again said: Those are actually Dua’s songs because she’s the only one singing on them Sure, she's the one singing on them. But the point is that they were added after the original release, while 21 had nothing of the sorts. Nevertheless her debut still was a big era in the UK.
glitch Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) How did you calculate those units? Can you post a source pls Dua Lipa is 3x Platinum aka 900k units 21 is 18x Platinum aka 5.4M units Edited December 9, 2023 by glitch 2
Solaria Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 Just now, blown away said: Sure, she's the one singing on them. But the point is that they were added after the original release, while 21 had nothing of the sorts. Nevertheless her debut still was a big era in the UK. Well yes! But she actually had mega streaming hits released after her album release that she was ABLE to tack on. That’s difficult to have not everybody has that
zoldyck Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, blown away said: I love me some Dua, but... 21 VS Dua Lipa + Re-issue + Standalone singles from other artists tucked onto the album This + streaming era have made it easier for singles/tracks to score certifications. And hard for albums to score certifications, overall it is easier to collect more total units than digital era. 1
Fitzswiftie Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 13 minutes ago, glitch said: How did you calculate those units? Can you post a source pls Dua Lipa is 3x Platinum aka 900k units 21 is 18x Platinum aka 5.4M units It also includes songs and singles units New Rules - 5xPlat - 3m One Kiss - 5xPlat - 3m IDGAF - 3xPlat - 1.8m Scared to Be Lonely - 2xPlat - 1.2m Be The One - 2xPlat - 1.2m Hotter Than Hell - Plat - 600k Blow Your Mind - Plat - 600k Electricity - Plat - 600k Lost In Your Light - Silver - 200k Homesick - 200k Kiss and Make Up - 200k TOTAL: 12.6 (+ 900k = 13.5m 1
Rev8 Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 36 minutes ago, Love Again said: It actually is and more artists should do it. If they’re actually able to get as much hits as her, that is At least Globally it isn't but I agree her strategy of releasing an investing into singles, really payed off fans need to remember that tactics are still really important (especially these days when everything is so different than before and old professionals, aren't super viable as they were in the old climate)
skankle Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 And if Adele tacked Skyfall onto 21 like Ms Lipa did with every song she featured on over the 3 years after her self-titled?
Riot Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 What are the total units for Thriller by MJ? Just for the kiis 1
GreenEnvy Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Fitzswiftie said: It also includes songs and singles units New Rules - 5xPlat - 3m One Kiss - 5xPlat - 3m IDGAF - 3xPlat - 1.8m Scared to Be Lonely - 2xPlat - 1.2m Be The One - 2xPlat - 1.2m Hotter Than Hell - Plat - 600k Blow Your Mind - Plat - 600k Electricity - Plat - 600k Lost In Your Light - Silver - 200k Homesick - 200k Kiss and Make Up - 200k TOTAL: 12.6 (+ 900k = 13.5m That's not how stuff should be counted. The album certifications already include the streams/sales from all the tracks and an album unit is not equivalent to a track unit. You should only compare album to album. 21 is at least 5 times more successful than Dua Lipa in the UK. Edited December 9, 2023 by GreenEnvy
blown away Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 55 minutes ago, Love Again said: Well yes! But she actually had mega streaming hits released after her album release that she was ABLE to tack on. That’s difficult to have not everybody has that That's true. She has the streaming hits. My faves could never. But that wasn't the point. The point was she never would've overtaken 21 without them. Still congrats to her. Her debut is a great album.
perpetual novice Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 People mentioning the complete edition seem to think that racking up hit after hit in your album cycle is a drag 1
Gelato Posted December 9, 2023 Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) Dua's first album is so good and for me has more replay value than FN. She was just effortlessly cool that era with her finger absolutely on the pulse of UK pop music at the time. I do think this points to a lack of comparability between digital era and streaming era numbers in the UK though (and the same also applies to physical era vs digital era). It was much harder to shift units during the digital era given the amount of piracy, so now we have older songs that are known by the whole UK population being supposedly outsold by newer quick little hits. Edited December 9, 2023 by Gelato
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