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 12th May 2021, 11:21 AM
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01. Ed Sheeran 62.76m
02. Calvin Harris 26.21m 03. Coldplay 25.94m 04. Little Mix 22.35m 05. Arctic Monkeys 21.37m 06. Adele 20.95m 07. Sam Smith 20.30m 08. Dua Lipa 19.54m 09. Oasis 19.25m 10. Queen 18.84m 11. One Direction 18.51m 12. The Beatles 15.97m 13. George Ezra 15.07m 14. Jess Glynne 14.97m 15. Lewis Capaldi 13.83m 16. Stormzy 13.45m 17. Fleetwood Mac 13.13m 18. Ellie Goulding 12.99m 19. The 1975 12.05m 20. Olly Murs 10.65m |
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12th May 2021, 11:42 AM
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Interesting to see Adele not in the top five, presumably only because she's only released three albums, whereas everyone else here has been way more prolific.
Pretty insane for Ed, and very impressive indeed for Little Mix. |
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12th May 2021, 11:45 AM
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So Ed .Sheehan then daylight.
Surprised to see Olly Mars make the list, well done to him. |
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12th May 2021, 12:01 PM
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is this based on sales? or streams?
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12th May 2021, 12:05 PM
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Is there a source/link?
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12th May 2021, 12:15 PM
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This list seems odd to me. I don’t get how some of those artists have such high sales.
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12th May 2021, 01:42 PM
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Perhaps touring sales are included?
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12th May 2021, 02:28 PM
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I think that any list that puts Little Mix ahead of Adele is a bit suspect tbh...
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12th May 2021, 03:02 PM
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It is correct, Ed has like 15 million sellers and loaaads of Silver certifications. It all adds up.
QUOTE(Bjork @ May 12 2021, 01:01 PM)  is this based on sales? or streams? Includes streams. QUOTE(caseclosed @ May 12 2021, 01:05 PM) Is there a source/link? No, it was just broadcast on MTV. |
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12th May 2021, 03:06 PM
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QUOTE(Smint @ May 12 2021, 03:28 PM) I think that any list that puts Little Mix ahead of Adele is a bit suspect tbh... They are ahead of Adele in official certified sales (singles wise) |
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12th May 2021, 03:09 PM
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so then it's singles?
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12th May 2021, 03:12 PM
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it appears to be single sales, which adds up in little mix's case so we can cut the cattiness :~)
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12th May 2021, 03:32 PM
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Yeah sorry it’s just single/song sales.
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12th May 2021, 03:37 PM
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Clean Bandit should be on there surely. Their certifications add up to 10.8 million.
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12th May 2021, 03:56 PM
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also really surprised to see Dua there, 19m sales for songs/singles is massive for how long she's been around (but then again she gets excellent label support) congrats to ha!!
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13th May 2021, 02:46 PM
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So The Beatles have sold 15.97m tracks since November 16th 2010, and streams since December 24th 2015.
Other acts had the full 21 years of sales. Not bad in comparison! |
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13th May 2021, 03:15 PM
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On this Saturday at 4pm for 5 hours on MTV Hits (Sky Channel 351) there is a rundown called Ultimate 50 British Hits of the Century.
It is repeated next Monday and Wednesday. So program your Betamax recorder in time. |
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17th May 2021, 08:53 PM
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I think this is the correct program.
Thursday 10pm MTV HITS (channel 351 SKY) for 2 hours. British Acts of the Century: Official Top 20. Becca Dudely counts down the 20 British acts that have sold more than any other since 2000. Featuring Oasis, Adele, Fleetwood Mac and many more. |
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