Hefty Hanna
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Apr 14, 2015 11:26:47 GMT -5
21 by Adele has sold over 11 million copies. So that title is safe. duh, thank you. For some reason I thought that was 2009.
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Eloqueen™
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Post by Eloqueen™ on Apr 14, 2015 14:41:47 GMT -5
Here's one for the chart experts: Which other artists have 5 albums each selling over 4 million copies? Are you only including actual sales/Soundscan era? Or any albums that have ever been certified 4x Platinum or higher? If it's the latter, it'll be a much longer list. Re: Soundscan era, there's Mariah, of course: 7,605,000, "Daydream" (1995) 7,271,000, "Music Box" (1993) 5,980,000, "The Emancipation of Mimi" (2005) 5,298,000, "Merry Christmas" (1994) 4,878,000, "Mariah Carey" (1990) Celine: 10,785,000, "Falling Into You" 9,465,000, "Let's Talk About Love" 7,934,000, "All the Way...A Decade of Song" 5,151,000, "These Are Special Times" 4,502,000, "The Colour of My Love" Eminem: 10,766,000, "The Marhsall Mathers LP" 10,270,000, "The Eminem Show" 5,433,000, "The Slim Shady LP" 5,343,000, "Encore" 4,509,000, "Recovery" Garth Brooks too, but I don't have raw sales figures for him. Some of the figures I posted are a bit outdated now, but all of those albums have clearly passed 4 million. Just for a bit more perspective: how many artists have done this post 90s? Like, since 2000? Speaking females (and going off of the best-selling female artists of tge Soundscan era), Taylor is the only one to have accomplished this: 1) Mariah Carey (54,209,000) 2) Celine Dion (52,129,000) 3) Shania Twain (34,250,000) #1 in Country 4) Britney Spears (33,300,000) 5) Reba McEntire (30,118,000) 6) Madonna (29,300,000) 7) Dixie Chicks (27,200,000) 8) Taylor Swift (27,100,000) Speaking all artists it has been only maybe her and who? Eminem?
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crystalphnx
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Post by crystalphnx on Apr 14, 2015 15:07:44 GMT -5
^^ If we make 2000 the cut-off, I think Tay's the only one, since Eminem's Slim Shady LP was released in '99.
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BlueSwan
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Post by BlueSwan on Apr 15, 2015 6:05:07 GMT -5
So, if she manages 4+ with her next album as well, who would be left?
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