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After a solid debut at #2, Halsey drops to #179 this week. Probably one of the biggest drops in Billboard history. What happend? The album has also left the UK Album Top 100 after one week, peaking at #19.

along with Espresso and Nonsense.

It also makes 'Short n' Sweet' just the second album released in 2024 to reach multi-platinum eligibility.

Best selling songs by lead female artists this year so far (US units): #1 Espresso #2 BIRDS OF A FEATHER #3 Please Please Please #4 Good Luck, Babe! #5 Cruel Summer #6 Snooze #7 Fortnight #8 TEXAS HOLD 'EM #9 Saturn #10 we can't be friends (wait for your love)

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"we can't be friends (wait for your love)", the second single from Ariana Grande's latest/7th album 'Eternal Sunshine' has now surpassed 1 BILLION streams on Spotify. With this feat, it now: - is Ariana's 18th song with over 1B streams on Spotify, extending her record as the woman with the most songs to hit the mark. - Ariana is the first woman to have 18 songs with over 1B streams on Spotify (same thing as above) - WCBF is now her fastest song to hit 1B streams, doing so in 242/243 days (nearly 8 months), surpassing "7 Rings" (349 days/11.5 months/nearly a year). - Ariana ties Olivia Rodrigo as the female artists with the most songs released this decade to hit 1B on Spotify (7 each). PS. Ariana just surpassed 51 BILLION streams across all credits/her catalog on Spotify; 2nd most streamed woman, after Taylor Swift.

RANK MOVEMENT ARTIST ALBUMS SONGS TOTAL 1 Celine Dion 11,670,000 160,000 11,830,000 2 Adele 2,880,000 6,640,000 9,520,000 3 Beyoncé 1,580,000 6,720,000 8,300,000 4 Ariana Grande 1,000,000 6,800,000 7,800,000 5 Dua Lipa 920,000 6,880,000 7,800,000 6 P!nk 2,280,000 5,090,000 7,370,000 7 Taylor Swift 1,660,000 5,520,000 7,180,000 8 Shania Twain 6,880,000 - 6,880,000 9 Katy Perry 800,000 6,000,000 6,800,000 10 Madonna 5,800,000 230,000 6,030,000 11 SZA 480,000 5,540,000 6,020,000 12 Rihanna 1,540,000 4,320,000 5,860,000 13 Billie Eilish 560,000 4,760,000 5,320,000 14 Mariah Carey 4,050,000 1,125,000 5,175,000 15 Cardi B 160,000 4,960,000 5,120,000 16 Lady Gaga 1,560,000 3,480,000 5,040,000 17 Olivia Rodrigo 480,000 4,200,000 4,680,000 18 Avril Lavigne 1,860,000 2,200,000 4,060,000 19 Camila Cabello 360,000 3,680,000 4,040,000 20 Halsey 320,000 3,680,000 4,000,000 21 Selena Gomez 240,000 3,640,000 3,880,000 22 Olivia Newton-John 3,150,000 725,000 3,875,000 23 Sarah McLachlan 3,860,000 - 3,860,000 24 Britney Spears 3,440,000 380,000 3,820,000 31 Shakira 700,000 3,040,000 3,740,000 25 Nicki Minaj 320,000 3,360,000 3,680,000 26 Whitney Houston 3,300,000 370,000 3,670,000 27 Sia 440,000 3,200,000 3,640,000 28 Bebe Rexha 200,000 3,200,000 3,400,000 29 Christina Aguilera 1,280,000 1,900,000 3,180,000 30 Miley Cyrus 440,000 2,560,000 3,000,000 32 Anne Murray 2,600,000 150,000 2,750,000 33 Barbra Streisand 2,480,000 230,000 2,710,000

It is also now the best-selling song from 'Dangerous Woman' weekly.

Doja's third consecutive album to achieve this

Spotify launched their official weekly "Top Artists" chart in October 2021, measuring the most streamed artists worldwide on a weekly basis. These are the artists with the most weeks at #1 since this chart's launch… 103 weeks Taylor Swift 46 weeks Bad Bunny 6 weeks The Weeknd 2 weeks Adele 1 week Drake | Ed Sheeran | SZA This will be updated regularly.

YTD 2024 Results In the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Recorded Music revenues were €6,335 million, up 4.9% year-over-year, or 6.3% in constant currency. Top sellers included Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter and Noah Kahan, while top sellers in the prior year included King & Prince, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, Karol G and Metro Boomin. Summary Q3 2024 Results Top sellers for the quarter included Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Post Malone, while top sellers in the prior-year quarter included Taylor Swift, SEVENTEEN, Morgan Wallen, Olivia Rodrigo and King & Prince. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/universal-music-group-nv-reports-financial-results-for-the-third-quarter-and-nine-months-ended-september-30-2024-302293152.html

Fastest female albums to reach 4 BILLION streams on Spotify: 1. The Tortured Poets Department — 70 days (31 tracks) 2. Midnights — 155 days (20 tracks) 3. HIT ME HARD AND SOFT - 164 days (10 tracks 3. SOUR — 177 days (11 tracks) 4. SOS — 234 days This doesn't count streams before the album

And in a year that there were new albums and singles from rap girls left and right Doja slaying per usual too. Bonus:

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Only Morgan Wallen & Zach Bryan also have multiple million-selling albums this year (both with two each). No one else has more than one.

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Females with most songs surpassing 1 billion streams, she's for now tied with Taylor: Ariana Grande - 17 Rihanna - 16 Taylor Swift - 13 Billie Eilish - 13 Dua Lipa - 10 Adele - 8 Olivia Rodrigo - 7 Selena Gomez - 7 Doja Cat - 6 Lady Gaga - 6 Karol G - 6

TOP 20 ARTISTS ARTIST SINGLES (+DS) ALBUMS (+DS) DVD TOTAL 1. Rihanna 10,260,000 200,000 30,000 10,490,000 2. Ariana Grande 9,880,000 280,000 - 10,160,000 3. Lady Gaga 6,140,000 320,000 15,000 6,475,000 4. Billie Eilish 6,120,000 - - 6,120,000 4. Beyonce 5,080,000 980,000 60,000 6,120,000 6. Adele 3,400,000 1,040,000 840,000 5.280,000 7. Shakira 3,790,000 655,000 30,000 4,455,000 8. Katy Perry 4,200,000 100,000 15,000 4,315,000 9. Taylor Swift 4,180,000 130,000 - 4,310,000 10. Selena Gomez 3,540,000 40,000 - 3,580,000 11. Miley Cyrus 3,100,000 400,000 - 3,500,000 12. Dua Lipa 3,000,000 440,000 - 3,440,000 13. Madonna 640,0000 2,380,000 305,000 3,325,000 14. Olivia Rodrigo 3,100,000 - - 3,100,000 15. Demi Lovato 2,800,000 110,000 90,000 3,000,000 16. Nicki Minaj 2,720,000 - - 2,720,000 17. Cardi B 2,640,000 - - 2,640,000 18. Halsey 2,120,000 40,000 - 2,160,000 19. Lana Del Rey 1,720,000 100,000 - 1,820,000 19. Camila Cabello 1,560,000 260,000 - 1,820,000 Singles AND Albums: Gold: 20k Platinum: 40k 2x Platinum: 80k 3x Platinum: 120k Diamond: 160k 2x Diamond: 320k 3x Diamond: 480k DVDs: Gold: 15k Platinum: 30k 2x Platinum: 60k 3x Platinum: 90k Diamond: 125k 2x Diamond: 250k 3x Diamond: 375k HOME - Pro-Música Brasil (pro-musicabr.org.br)