2012 YTD sales

[Rodze]

Wonder who will beat Buble for the 2012 Billboard year.

[areyoureadytojump]

^Carie Underwood?

[dbhmr]

Adele could, too.

[Deleted]

I'm putting my money another breakthrough artist no one will see coming

[badrobot]

If "21" is the #1 seller next year as well, it will be only the 4th time an album has been the top seller of the year twice.

Michael Jackson "Thriller" (1983 - 1984)
West Side Story soundtrack (1962 - 1963)
My Fair Lady soundtrack (1957 - 1958)

Honorable mention to Elton John who had the #1 albums of 1974 and 1975 but with 2 different albums.

[ListenToItTwice]

Dec 16, 2011 15:39:54 GMT -5 @gagalicious said:

I'm putting my money another breakthrough artist no one will see coming

In another thread someone else called Lana Del Rey the "Adele of 2012." With the buzz she has right now, it could happen if the album is diverse enough

[neverduplicated]

Dec 16, 2011 15:35:06 GMT -5 dbhmr said:

Adele could, too.

I was actually just thinking about this and I think it's very possible. 21 sold 4,420,021 for the 2011 Billboard calendar year. Right now the album is at 5,679,443, meaning that for the 2012 BB calendar year, she's already sold 1.26 million. I think it's likely she'll sell another million by the week ending Feb. 26 (10 weeks from now including this one, so average of 100k/week) since it's still sitting pretty on top of the albums chart and the Grammy's will be in Feb. Then I think the album could sell anywhere from 1-2 million over the next 37 weeks (average of 27-54k/week), depending on whether they release any more singles and just how well the album holds up generally.

That means 21 could possibly sell 3.25-4.25 million in this BB calendar year, making it a very likely contender for number 1 album of the year again! Has this ever happened before?

[Rodze]

^It's already been answered a couple of posts above.

[carrieidol1]

Dec 16, 2011 15:32:05 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

^Carie Underwood?

I pray! :)

[Deleted]

Looks like Adele will be the first million seller this year, again.

[badrobot]

Is there a separate thread for BB ytd? I'd love to know that as well.

[badrobot]

Thanks 2m! I know the actual Jan-Dec YTD is what people consider more genuine but I like to know both.

[slw84]

Thanks, 2m...adele makes it look so easy...there really is no big competition to block her from #1...

[ListenToItTwice]

19 is now in the top five Nielsen-Soundscan YTD, isn't it?

[Deleted]

So, we have the first million seller for 2012 sorted this week. Going to be a while before we see the second one, though.

[ListenToItTwice]

CALENDAR WEEK 7

titles in bold were released in 2012
titles in italics are catalog albums

1 21 ADELE 1,528,981
2 WHITNEY: THE GREATEST HITS WHITNEY HOUSTON 256,190
3 A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH VAN HALEN 246,424
4 NOW 41 VARIOUS ARTISTS 236,223
5 TAKE CARE DRAKE 222,628
6 2012 GRAMMY NOMINEES VARIOUS ARTISTS 222,088
7 19 ADELE 207,372
8 EL CAMINO BLACK KEYS 185,551
9 KIDZ BOP 21 KIDZ BOP KIDS 173,599
10 TM: 103: HUSTLERZ AMBITION YOUNG JEEZY 160,461
11 TALK THAT TALK RIHANNA 160,384
12 MYLO XYLOTO COLDPLAY 156,378
13 SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING LMFAO 153,580
14 STRONGER KELLY CLARKSON 146,087
15 OWN THE NIGHT LADY ANTEBELLUM 143,653
16 EMOTIONAL TRAFFIC TIM MCGRAW 137,059
17 KISSES ON THE BOTTOM PAUL MCCARTNEY 132,408
18 HERE AND NOW NICKELBACK 130,660
19 TAILGATES & TANLINES LUKE BRYAN 126,000
20 BORN TO DIE LANA DEL REY 124,370
21 MY KINDA PARTY JASON ALDEAN 123,985
22 MY LIFE II…THE JOURNEY CONTIUES (ACT I) MARY J BLIGE 116,283
23 BANGARANG SKRILLEX 116,088
24 SCARS & STORIES THE FRAY 115,892
25 THE BAND PERRY THE BAND PERRY 105,650
26 NOW 40 VARIOUS ARTISTS 105,646
27 WATCH THE THRONE JAY-Z & KANYE WEST 104,084
28 SIGH NO MORE MUMFORD & SONS 100,625
29 CLANCY'S TAVERN TOBY KEITH 98,611
30 THA CARTER IV LIL' WAYNE 96,476
31 DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS BRUNO MARS 97,300
32 CEREMONIALS FLORENCE+THE MACHINE 91,941
33 TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1 SOUNDTRACK 84,910
34 RESOLUTION LAMB OF GOD 83,772
35 GIVE US REST DAVID CROWDER BAND 83,399
36 CLEAR AS DAY SCOTTY MCCREARY 83,184
37 DUETS II TONY BENNETT 83,169
38 TORCHES FOSTER THE PEOPLE 80,763
39 MAKING MIRRORS GOTYE 78,765
40 4 BEYONCE 77,408
41 SPEAK NOW TAYLOR SWIFT 76,860
42 LIONESS: HIDDEN TREASURES AMY WINEHOUSE 76,000
43 HOME DIERKS BENTLEY 75,694
44 BARTON HOLLOW CIVIL WARS 75,566
45 HANDS ALL OVER MAROON 5 73,909
46 OLD IDEAS LEONARD COHEN 70,290
47 BREAK THE SPELL DAUGHTRY 68,855
48 CHIEF ERIC CHURCH 68,096
49 BACK TO LOVE ANTHONY HAMILTON 65,122
50 SOUL 2 SEAL 65,789

The bottom of this list may be missing a few titles.. 2m keeps better track than I do, so I'm guessing that when he posts his next update there will be a few corrections on the one I have here.

[ListenToItTwice]

Feb 24, 2012 16:50:57 GMT -5 @2m said:

I would have posted by now but was hoping the catalog chart would magically produce full numbers. I will post later or this one might be close enough I suppose. Real life activities might mean others may be able to post faster than I can - which is fine too

I hope you don't take my posting before you as a sign of ingratitude... I really appreciate your updates, but I was anxious to see where 19 would be by now, and then I ended up deciding to go ahead an finish the list while I was at it. I'll keep my eyes peeled for stats suggesting that changes are needed to this list, but in the meantime I'm pretty confident that at least the top 40 is correct.

Edit: The more I check, the less I believe that I'm missing albums from the bottom of the list. This looks pretty solid.

Edit again: Only five albums sold more copies in all of 2011 than Adele's 21 has sold in just the past six weeks. Of course, one of those albums was the legendary 21 itself.

[areyoureadytojump]

^^I just posted the Catalog chart with most of the sales totals.

[Rodze]

Just one correction: It should be week 7.

If you look at Week 6, "21" had sold 799,018 units. In this past week it sold almost as much as in the six before.

[ListenToItTwice]

I wonder if the year's big breakthrough era has already gotten started: Lana Del Rey and Gotye could still both do it with the right promotion. Meanwhile, fun. and Tyga are both debuting their breakthrough albums this week, although the latter clearly won't have the wide appeal necessary to reach a large audience.

I'm really hoping fun. can have a massive era this year. I'd love to watch that.

[ListenToItTwice]

through week 8 (calendar year)

Albums in bold were released in 2012. Italicized titles are catalog albums. Albums with a line through them are no longer on the Billboard 200. Excuse me for including 51 albums, but I'm really stanning for fun. right now.

1 21 - Adele 1,825,530
2 Whitney: The Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston 429,968
3 NOW 41 - Various Artists 289,733
4 A Different Kind of Truth - Van Halen 270,780
5 2012 Grammy Nominees - Various Artists 250,616
6 Take Care - Drake 248,653
7 19 - Adele 246,572
8 El Camino - The Black Keys 199,892
9 Kidz Bop 21 - The Kidz Bop Kids 189,306
10 Talk that Talk - Rihanna 183,586
11 TM 103: Hustlerz Ambition - Yung Jeezy 176,598
12 Sorry for Party Rocking - LMFAO 171,859
13 Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay 171,788
14 Stronger - Kelly Clarkson 169,289
15 Own the Night - Lady Antebellum 161,836
16 Kisses on the Bottom - Paul McCartney 150,365
17 Emotional Traffic - Tim McGraw 148,749
18 Tailgates and Tanlines - Luke Bryan 143,800
19 Here and Now - Nickelback 143,464
20 My Kinda Party - Jason Aldean 141,439
21 Born to Die - Lana Del Rey 137,651
22 Bangarang - Skrillex 132,068
23 My Life II... The Journey Continues - (Act I) Mary J. Blige 130,195
24 Scars & Stories - The Fray 129,824
25 The Band Perry - The Band Perry 117,911
26 Watch the Throne - Jay-Z & Kanye West 117,148
27 Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars 114,244
28 Now 40 - Various Artists 113,485
29 Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons 112,068
30 Tha Carter IV - Lil' Wayne 108,531
31 Clancy's Tavern - Toby Keith 107,603
32 Ceremonials - Florence + The Machine 101,850
33 Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Soundtrack 98,653
34 Making Mirrors - Gotye 96,541
35 4 - Beyoncé 95,977
36 Clear as Day - Scotty McCreery 92,653
37 Torches - Foster the People 90,965
38 Duets II - Tony Bennett 90,439
39 Barton Hollow - Civil Wars 90,367
40 Resolution - Lamb of God 88,816
41 Old Ideas - Leonard Cohen 85,610
42 Lioness: Hidden Treasures - Amy Winehouse 83,447
43 Give Us Rest - David Crowder Band 83,399
44 Home - Dierks Bentley 89,114
45 Hands All Over - Maroon 5 83,011
46 Chief - Eric Church 78,813
47 Speak Now - Taylor Swift 76,860
48 Break the Spell - Daughtry 74,463
49 The Bodyguard - Soundtrack 72,530
50 Soul 2 - Seal 70,724
51 Some Nights - fun. 69,835

[slw84]

Feb 29, 2012 14:02:33 GMT -5 @2m said:

I had no rule. I like 50 because it is easier to maintain. There is no way I can post this fast. I will be maintaining my own lists still(bb year, catalog, decade lists, etc.) but apparently won't be posting updates anymore. Can you expand to bb year? Some have an interest in that as well

Thanks for what you do.

Quick question: Was nicki minaj #6 or 7 for billboard calendar year 2011?

[ListenToItTwice]

Feb 29, 2012 16:09:44 GMT -5 slw84 said:

Feb 29, 2012 14:02:33 GMT -5 @2m said:

I had no rule. I like 50 because it is easier to maintain. There is no way I can post this fast. I will be maintaining my own lists still(bb year, catalog, decade lists, etc.) but apparently won't be posting updates anymore. Can you expand to bb year? Some have an interest in that as well

Thanks for what you do.

Thanks for what you do, indeed. The only reason I've posted so quickly the past few weeks is that I'm on a medical leave from school and thus haven't had anything better to do. When I get back to classes and work, this won't be the case anymore.

I'd be happy to do a Billboard Year list for this week, as well.

[ListenToItTwice]

Billboard Year Update

1 21 ADELE 3,229,137
2 CHRISTMAS MICHAEL BUBLE 2,100,247
3 TAKE CARE DRAKE 1,495,427
4 UNDER THE MISTLETOE JUSTIN BIEBER 941,550
5 HERE AND NOW NICKELBACK 729,481
6 TALK THAT TALK RIHANNA 697,654
7 EL CAMINO BLACK KEYS 628,713
8 OWN THE NIGHT LADY ANTEBELLUM 568,914
9 MYLO XYLOTO COLDPLAY 556,017
10 NOW 40 VARIOUS ARTISTS 544,306
11 MY LIFE II…THE JOURNEY CONTINUES (ACT I) MARY J BLIGE 530,971
12 CONCERTO: ONE NIGHT IN CENTRAL PARK ANDREA BOCELLI 500,744
13 19 ADELE 492,690
14 CLEAR AS DAY SCOTTY MCCREERY 481,665
15 TM: 103: HUSTLERZ AMBITION YOUNG JEEZY 477,933
16 SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING LMFAO 461,618
17 WHITNEY: THE GREATEST HITS WHITNEY HOUSTON 429,968
18 MY KINDA PARTY JASON ALDEAN 401,140
19 BREAK THE SPELL DAUGHTRY 390,976
20 STRONGER KELLY CLARKSON 371,539
21 CEREMONIALS FLORENCE+THE MACHINE 366,556
22 LIONESS: HIDDEN TREASURES AMY WINEHOUSE 362,597
23 TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1 SOUNDTRACK 361,147
24 THA CARTER IV LIL' WAYNE 357,230
25 TAILGATES & TANLINES LUKE BRYAN 348,036
26 THE BAND PERRY THE BAND PERRY 337,524
27 CLANCY'S TAVERN TOBY KEITH 319,576
28 SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME SUSAN BOYLE 310,609
29 GLEE: THE MUSIC: THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM: VOLUME 2 SOUNDTRACK 306,084
30 DUETS II TONY BENNETT 301,827
31 NOW 41 VARIOUS ARTISTS 289,733
32 SPEAK NOW: WORLD TOUR LIVE CD+DVD TAYLOR SWIFT 277,852
33 BORN THIS WAY LADY GAGA 276,883
34 A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH VAN HALEN 270,780
35 TORCHES FOSTER THE PEOPLE 270,678
36 WATCH THE THRONE JAY-Z & KANYE WEST 270,634
37 SPEAK NOW TAYLOR SWIFT 261,922
38 HANDS ALL OVER MAROON 5 261,551
39 FOUR THE RECORD MIRANDA LAMBERT 253,747
40 2012 GRAMMY NOMINEES VARIOUS ARTISTS 250,616
41 SIGH NO MORE MUMFORD & SONS 249,667
42 HEAVENLY CHRISTMAS JACKIE EVANCHO 247,777
43 ULTIMATE HITS: ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND 242,043
44 4 BEYONCE 237,598
45 A VERY SHE & HIM CHRISTMAS SHE & HIM 229,515
46 MY CHRISTMAS ANDREA BOCELLI 217,457
47 TEENAGE DREAM KATY PERRY 215,881
48 ELEVATE (SOUNDTRACK) BIG TIME RUSH 211,542
49 COME TO THE WELL CASTING CROWNS 206,286
50 WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE 200,964

[ListenToItTwice]

Feb 29, 2012 16:43:52 GMT -5 @2m said:

You don't want this full time? The main thing I guess is that someone post it. I have done it for 6 years and am happy to have someone else do it. Or I can keep doing it but don't have time to do this fast(as you can clearly do this faster) I will still have all the lists but have no desire to post them if you can do it quicker(as I said I do this to be helpful and for fun but I also usually have other things to do as well)

someone will have to send me a note, once you are not taking this on regularly.

I'll do another calendar year update next week, and both updates (BB and Soundscan years) the following week, but after that I'll be busy enough that I'll still be willing to post them, but I won't be able to do them any faster than you have in the past.

[Deleted]

Totals are actually slightly higher for the 3 albums that feature Whitney, listed in the YTD top 50. I am only listing total leaked sales, I am not attempting to estimate unleaked sales

[Rodze]

I wonder if there was some adjusting on Whitney's GH because Billboard said this:

21's" year-to-date sales now stand at 2.07 million (by far 2012's top album). Well behind in second place among the best-sellers this year is Whitney Houston's "Whitney: The Greatest Hits," with 527,000 sold"

[badrobot]

What has 19 sold each year? I'm wondering if it's on track for 2012 to be its best sales year yet despite being 3 years old.

[neverduplicated]

Mar 8, 2012 1:46:36 GMT -5 badrobot said:

What has 19 sold each year? I'm wondering if it's on track for 2012 to be its best sales year yet despite being 3 years old.

The album is actually 4 years old now :o

Released January 2008.

[ListenToItTwice]

Thank you as always, 2m! From your list, here are the top albums RELEASED in 2012:

1 NOW 41 VARIOUS ARTISTS 335,281
2 A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH VAN HALEN 300,022
3 2012 GRAMMY NOMINEES VARIOUS ARTISTS 267,468
4 KIDZ BOP 21 KIDZ BOP KIDS 200,259
5 KISSES ON THE BOTTOM PAUL MCCARTNEY 161,882
6 EMOTIONAL TRAFFIC TIM MCGRAW 158,274
7 BORN TO DIE LANA DEL REY 150,229
8 SCARS& STORIES THE FRAY 137,969
9 CARELESS WORLD TYGA 98,901
10 OLD IDEAS LEONARD COHEN 96,564
11 SOME NIGHTS FUN. 95,000
12 RESOLUTION LAMB OF GOD 92,855