Posted June 28, 200817 yr I've tried researching but got various answers, need a reliable source. Anyone have this info?
June 28, 200817 yr ALBUM SALES going from shipments, rather than over the counter sales (figures from RIAA) 1996: 1,007.1m 1997: 928.4m 1998: 1,008.9m 1999: 1,065.4m 2000: 1,020.7m 2001: 929.5m 2002: 836.6m 2003: 766.5m 2004: 774.7m + 4.6m = 779.30m 2005: 709.8m + 13.6m = 723.4m 2006: 616.6m + 27.6m = 644.2m Figures include all album formats (CD, cassette, vinyl). From 2004 download albums sales are shown (as +) and then added to total. 2000 was the highest for CD sales, at 942.5m, beating 1999 (938.9m) SINGLES SALES again from shipments, until 2004 when downloads are shown alongside and then added to the total 1996: 113.2m 1997: 116.4m 1998: 87.8m 1999: 75.4m 2000: 40.3m 2001: 21.3m 2002: 8.4m 2003: 12.1m 2004: 6.6m + 139.4m = 146.0m 2005: 5.0m + 366.9m = 371.9m 2006: 2.9m + 586.4m = 589.3m Edited June 28, 200817 yr by Robbie
June 28, 200817 yr Author And here is the top25 for the biggest year for album sales: 2000 1. 'N Sync: ''No Strings Attached,'' (Jive) 9.94 million 2. Eminem: ''The Marshall Mathers LP,'' (Aftermath/ Interscope) 7.92 million 3. Britney Spears: ''Oops!...I Did It Again,'' (Jive) 7.89 million 4. Creed: ''Human Clay,'' (Wind-Up)** 6.59 million 5. Santana: ''Supernatural,'' (Arista)** 5.86 million 6. The Beatles: ''1,'' (Capitol) 5.07 million 7. Nelly: ''Country Grammar,'' (Fo' Real/ Universal) 5.07 million 8. Backstreet Boys: ''Black & Blue,'' (Jive) 4.29 million 9. Dr. Dre: ''Dr. Dre 2001,'' (Aftermath/ Interscope)** 3.99 million 10. Destiny's Child: ''The Writing’s on the Wall,'' (Columbia)** 3.80 million 11. 3 Doors Down: ''The Better Life,'' (Republic/ Universal) 3.80 million 12. Christina Aguilera: ''Christina Aguilera,'' (RCA)** 3.77 million 13. Limp Bizkit: ''Chocolate Starfish...,'' (Flip/ Interscope) 3.74 million 14. Dixie Chicks: ''Fly,'' (Monument)** 3.52 million 15. Sisqó: ''Unleash the Dragon,'' (Def Soul)** 3.49 million 16. Faith Hill: ''Breathe,'' (Warner Bros.)** 3.37 million 17. Various Artists: ''NOW...! Vol. 5,'' (Sony/ Zomba/ UME/ EMI) 3.16 million 18. DMX: ''...And Then There Was X,'' (Ruff Ryders/ Def Jam)** 3.09 million 19. Kid Rock: ''Devil Without a Cause,'' (Top Dog/ Lava/ Atlantic)** 2.80 million 20. Papa Roach: ''Infest,'' (DreamWorks/ Interscope) 2.71 million 21. Celine Dion: ''All the Way...A Decade of Song,'' (550/ Epic)** 2.70 million 22. Macy Gray: ''On How Life Is,'' (Epic)** 2.67 million 23. matchbox twenty: ''Mad Season,'' (Lava/ Atlantic) 2.53 million 24. Baha Men: ''Who Let the Dogs Out,'' (S-Curve/ Artemis) 2.40 million 25. Various Artists: ''NOW...! Vol. 4 ,'' (EMI/ Sony/ Zomba/ UME) 2.38 million N*Sync, Britney, Creed, Backstreet Boys, Eminem & Limp Bizkit all had 1million+ debuts
June 28, 200817 yr SINGLES SALES again from shipments, until 2004 when downloads are shown alongside and then added to the total 1996: 113.2m 1997: 116.4m 1998: 87.8m 1999: 75.4m 2000: 40.3m 2001: 21.3m 2002: 8.4m 2003: 12.1m 2004: 6.6m + 139.4m = 146.0m 2005: 5.0m + 366.9m = 371.9m 2006: 2.9m + 586.4m = 589.3m What an astonishing collapse & recovery in singles sales!
June 28, 200817 yr What an astonishing collapse & recovery in singles sales!the recovery is solely down to downloads but the collapse was a mix of the music industry trying to kill off the single in the 90s (a process that began back in the late 80s in fact with cynical deletions of records in the top 10) by either not releasing a single, delaying release or restricting the release to limited copies and then a buying public giving up trying to find shops that even sold singles. The latter was helped by an increase in filesharing at the turn of the century... as soon as legal downloads were made available, the public responded quite enthusiastically.
June 28, 200817 yr Top 10 weekly Billboard sales for some of the albums from 2000... No Strings Attached - 'N Snyc 08/04/00: 1 2,416,000 15/04/00: 1 811,000 22/04/00: 1 533,000 29/04/00: 1 422,000 06/05/00: 1 655,000 13/05/00: 1 248,000 20/05/00: 1 191,000 27/05/00: 1 188,000 03/06/00: 4 174,000 10/06/00: 5 170,000 17/06/00: 5 175,000 24/06/00: 4 164,000 01/07/00: 5 165,000 08/07/00: 5 140,000 15/07/00: 7 135,000 22/07/00: 5 133,000 29/07/00: 7 124,000 05/08/00: 7 125,000 12/08/00: 5 152,000 19/08/00: 5 164,000 26/08/00: 5 143,000 02/09/00: 6 131,000 09/09/00: 6 118,000 16/09/00: 8 106,000 23/09/00: 5 107,000 30/09/00: 8 102,000 07/10/00: 8 99,000 Oops!... I Did It Again - Britney Spears 03/06/00: 1 1,319,000 10/06/00: 2 612,000 17/06/00: 3 443,000 24/06/00: 2 369,000 01/07/00: 2 324,000 08/07/00: 2 273,000 15/07/00: 2 257,000 22/07/00: 3 224,000 29/07/00: 2 217,000 05/08/00: 2 241,000 12/08/00: 2 243,000 19/08/00: 2 237,000 26/08/00: 2 215,000 02/09/00: 2 194,000 09/09/00: 2 173,000 16/09/00: 2 154,000 23/09/00: 2 143,000 30/09/00: 3 120,000 07/10/00: 3 108,000 The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem 10/06/00: 1 1,760,000 17/06/00: 1 794,000 24/06/00: 1 598,000 01/07/00: 1 520,000 08/07/00: 1 409,000 15/07/00: 1 341,000 22/07/00: 1 290,000 29/07/00: 1 257,000 05/08/00: 3 233,000 12/08/00: 4 210,000 19/08/00: 4 218,000 26/08/00: 4 200,000 02/09/00: 3 183,000 09/09/00: 3 164,000 16/09/00: 3 146,000 23/09/00: 2 150,000 30/09/00: 3 153,000 07/10/00: 3 131,000 14/10/00: 7 108,000 21/10/00: 11 95,000 28/10/00: 9 89,000 1 - Beatles 02/12/00: 1 594,000 09/12/00: 2 662,000 16/12/00: 2 607,000 23/12/00: 1 670,000 30/12/00: 1 823,000 06/01/01: 1 1,258,000 13/06/01: 1 451,000 20/01/01: 1 268,000 27/01/01: 1 260,000 03/02/01: 1 215,000 10/02/01: 4 174,000 17/02/01: 4 159,000 24/02/01: 2 152,000 03/03/01: 2 200,000 10/03/01: 3 126,000 17/03/01: 6 96,000 24/03/01: 7 83,000
June 29, 200817 yr the recovery is solely down to downloads but the collapse was a mix of the music industry trying to kill off the single in the 90s (a process that began back in the late 80s in fact with cynical deletions of records in the top 10) by either not releasing a single, delaying release or restricting the release to limited copies and then a buying public giving up trying to find shops that even sold singles. The latter was helped by an increase in filesharing at the turn of the century... as soon as legal downloads were made available, the public responded quite enthusiastically. But *why* did the US music industry try to kill off singles - that's the part I've never understood?
June 29, 200817 yr But *why* did the US music industry try to kill off singles - that's the part I've never understood?the music industry over there believed that singles took sales away from albums.
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