Jacob.23 Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) In light of Taylor's new single I decided to make a thread of the best-selling female songs this year (US sales). BEST SELLING [LEAD] FEMALE SONGS - 2017 (US Total Sales) ZAYN & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever - 1,050,000 (1,340,000) Julia Michaels - Issues - 940,000 Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay - 790,000 Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me - 720,000 Lady Gaga - Million Reasons - 680,000 (~1,030,000) Katy Perry - Chained to the Rhythm - 570,000 Rihanna - Love on the Brain - 560,000 (~1,020,000) Auli'i Cravalho - How Far I'll Go - 520,000 (650,000) Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things - 510,000 (860,000) Bubbling Under: 10. Malibu (450,000) 11. Now or Never (410,000) Stats: 9 songs over 500,000 1 song over 1,000,000 4 songs are collaborations with male artists Only 5 solo female songs over 500,000 Only 4 female songs released in 2017 sold 500,000 FEATURED ON SHADY MUSIC FACTS TWITTER (without permission) Receipt: http://kworb.net/cc/ustotals.html ****Last Updated July 27th (Not much has changed since then) Sales with [~] weren't taken from kworb Edited August 31, 2017 by Jacob.23
Phoenixstar Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 The sales are sad. But Taylor's will be the #1 by the end of this year
zoldyck Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 i think your stats are outdated MR and LOTB have crossed 1M in pure sales
fridayteenage Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 whew the one million club will have another worthy member. the only worthy member tbh.
Erreur2 La Nature Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 and 5 of the 10 songs have a male artist on it
Jacob.23 Posted August 27, 2017 Author Posted August 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, zoldyck said: i think your stats are outdated MR and LOTB have crossed 1M in pure sales ***Kworb last updated these July 27th Forgot to specify that sorry
Diamond Heart Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 MR and LOTB both have sold over 1M in pure sales
soramaro Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 Figures are slightly inaccurate, according to Ukmix: 1 - 1,066,000 - I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER (FIFTY SHADES DARKER) - Zayn / Taylor Swift ( 1,355,000 ) 2 - 993,000 - ISSUES - Julia Michaels ( 993,000 ) 3 - 840,000 - STAY - Zedd & Alessia Cara ( 840,000 ) 4 - 769,000 - IT AIN'T ME - Kygo x Selena Gomez ( 769,000 ) 5 - 720,000 - MILLION REASONS - Lady Gaga ( 1,035,000 ) 6 - 620,000 - LOVE ON THE BRAIN - Rihanna ( 1,020,000 ) 7 - 585,000 - CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM - Katy Perry feat. Skip Marley ( 585,000 ) 8 - 574,000 - HOW FAR I'LL GO - Auli'i Cravalho ( 701,000 ) 9 - 518,000 - BAD THINGS - Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello ( 881,000 ) https://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=121589&start=275
Jacob.23 Posted August 27, 2017 Author Posted August 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, Diamond Heart said: MR and LOTB both have sold over 1M in pure sales These sales were updated on July 27th. I found receipts that MR crossed 1M. Receipts for LOTB??? I couldn't find anything
Chaos Angel Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 These aren't even female songs though, half of them have males in it
soramaro Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Jacob.23 said: These sales were updated on July 27th. I found receipts that MR crossed 1M. Receipts for LOTB??? I couldn't find anything
diamondsky Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, Jacob.23 said: These sales were updated on July 27th. I found receipts that MR crossed 1M. Receipts for LOTB??? I couldn't find anything Chart data tweeted about it but that's the only time I saw it mentioned
Jacob.23 Posted August 27, 2017 Author Posted August 27, 2017 Just now, ☆lex said: Chart data tweeted about it but that's the only time I saw it mentioned 2 minutes ago, soramaro said: Ok I'll edit it
SelenaTheWinner Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me - 720,000
tiagol88 Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 7 minutes ago, Chaos Angel said: These aren't even female songs though, half of them have males in it yeah that makes it even more depressing
KingB® Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 Ugh. Do we have a list of 2016 female songs as a comparison?
soramaro Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) 8 minutes ago, KingB® said: Ugh. Do we have a list of 2016 female songs as a comparison? week 33, 2016 1 - 1,680,000 - WORK - Rihanna ft. Drake 2 - 1,320,000 - CHEAP THRILLS - Sia ft. Sean Paul 3 - 1,310,000 - NO - Meghan Trainor 4 - 1,310,000 - WORK FROM HOME - Fifth Harmony 5 - 1,140,000 - ME MYSELF AND I - G-Eazy & Bebe Rexha 6 - 980,000 - HELLO - Adele 7 - 940,000 - JUST LIKE FIRE - P!NK 8 - 890,000 - DANGEROUS WOMAN - Ariana Grande 9 - 860,000 - NEVER FORGET YOU - Zara Larsson & MNEK 10 - 860,000 - ME TOO - Meghan Trainor last year's #10 outselling this year's #3 Edited August 27, 2017 by soramaro
Jacob.23 Posted August 27, 2017 Author Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) 10 minutes ago, KingB® said: Ugh. Do we have a list of 2016 female songs as a comparison? YEAR-END Sales 1. Rihanna (f. Drake) - Work: 1,802,759 2. Sia - Cheap Thrills: 1,711,413 3. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home: 1,454,598 4. Meghan Trainor - No: 1,402,997 5. G-Eazy X Bebe Rexha - Me Myself and I: 1,217,629 6. Gnash/Olivia O'Brein: 1,217,386 7. Rihanna - Needed Me: 1,059,664 *Only songs listed Receipt: http://www.buzzanglemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/BuzzAngle-Music-2016-U.S.-Report.pdf Edited August 27, 2017 by Jacob.23
Natawie Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 5 minutes ago, soramaro said: week 33, 2016 1 - 1,680,000 - WORK - Rihanna ft. Drake 2 - 1,320,000 - CHEAP THRILLS - Sia ft. Sean Paul 3 - 1,310,000 - NO - Meghan Trainor 4 - 1,310,000 - WORK FROM HOME - Fifth Harmony 5 - 1,140,000 - ME MYSELF AND I - G-Eazy & Bebe Rexha 6 - 980,000 - HELLO - Adele 7 - 940,000 - JUST LIKE FIRE - P!NK 8 - 890,000 - DANGEROUS WOMAN - Ariana Grande 9 - 860,000 - NEVER FORGET YOU - Zara Larsson & MNEK 10 - 860,000 - ME TOO - Meghan Trainor last year's #10 outselling this year's #3 damn the decline in a year or two a song can sell 500k and we'll call it a hit
KingB® Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 21 minutes ago, soramaro said: week 33, 2016 1 - 1,680,000 - WORK - Rihanna ft. Drake 2 - 1,320,000 - CHEAP THRILLS - Sia ft. Sean Paul 3 - 1,310,000 - NO - Meghan Trainor 4 - 1,310,000 - WORK FROM HOME - Fifth Harmony 5 - 1,140,000 - ME MYSELF AND I - G-Eazy & Bebe Rexha 6 - 980,000 - HELLO - Adele 7 - 940,000 - JUST LIKE FIRE - P!NK 8 - 890,000 - DANGEROUS WOMAN - Ariana Grande 9 - 860,000 - NEVER FORGET YOU - Zara Larsson & MNEK 10 - 860,000 - ME TOO - Meghan Trainor last year's #10 outselling this year's #3 19 minutes ago, Jacob.23 said: YEAR-END Sales 1. Rihanna (f. Drake) - Work: 1,802,759 2. Sia - Cheap Thrills: 1,711,413 3. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home: 1,454,598 4. Meghan Trainor - No: 1,402,997 5. G-Eazy X Bebe Rexha - Me Myself and I: 1,217,629 6. Gnash/Olivia O'Brein: 1,217,386 7. Rihanna - Needed Me: 1,059,664 *Only songs listed Receipt: http://www.buzzanglemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/BuzzAngle-Music-2016-U.S.-Report.pdf
smgupdated Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 Taylor will have the two only 1M sellers this year.
fossora Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 2 hours ago, soramaro said: Figures are slightly inaccurate, according to Ukmix: 1 - 1,066,000 - I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER (FIFTY SHADES DARKER) - Zayn / Taylor Swift ( 1,355,000 ) 2 - 993,000 - ISSUES - Julia Michaels ( 993,000 ) 3 - 840,000 - STAY - Zedd & Alessia Cara ( 840,000 ) 4 - 769,000 - IT AIN'T ME - Kygo x Selena Gomez ( 769,000 ) 5 - 720,000 - MILLION REASONS - Lady Gaga ( 1,035,000 ) 6 - 620,000 - LOVE ON THE BRAIN - Rihanna ( 1,020,000 ) 7 - 585,000 - CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM - Katy Perry feat. Skip Marley ( 585,000 ) 8 - 574,000 - HOW FAR I'LL GO - Auli'i Cravalho ( 701,000 ) 9 - 518,000 - BAD THINGS - Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello ( 881,000 ) https://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=121589&start=275 Taylor and Gaga the only ones having a song sell 1M pure copies wheew
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