2015 Nielsen Top Sellers
Jan 6, 2016 0:17:01 GMT -5
Post by iHype. on Jan 6, 2016 0:17:01 GMT -5
www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6835248/adele-25-top-album-of-2015-in-us
Adele's '25' Rules as Nielsen Music's Top Album of 2015 in U.S.
TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2015 IN U.S., BY TOTAL EQUIVALENT ALBUM UNITS
Rank Artist, Title Total Units
1 Adele, 25 8,008,000
2 Taylor Swift, 1989 3,105,000
3 Justin Bieber, Purpose 2,225,000
4 Ed Sheeran, X 2,206,000
5 The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness 2,045,000
6 Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late 1,919,000
7 Meghan Trainor, Title 1,795,000
8 Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour 1,741,000
9 Sam Hunt, Montevallo 1,378,000
10 Fetty Wap, Fetty Wap 1,295,000
TOP 10 SELLING ALBUMS OF 2015 IN U.S.
Rank Artist, Title Total Sales
1 Adele, 25 7,441,000
2 Taylor Swift, 1989 1,993,000
3 Justin Bieber, Purpose 1,269,000
4 Ed Sheeran, X 1,162,000
5 Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late 1,142,000
6 Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour 1,018,000
7 Meghan Trainor, Title 1,007,000
8 The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness 862,000
9 Soundtrack, Fifty Shades of Grey 861,000
10 Luke Bryan, Kill the Lights 851,000
TOP 10 SELLING DIGITAL SONGS OF 2015 IN U.S.
Rank Artist, Title Total Sales
1 Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk!" 5,529,000
2 Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud" 3,976,000
3 Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, "See You Again" 3,801,000
4 Adele, "Hello" 3,712,000
5 Maroon 5, "Sugar" 3,343,000
6 Walk the Moon, "Shut Up and Dance" 2,986,000
7 Fetty Wap, "Trap Queen" 2,730,000
8 OMI, "Cheerleader" 2,698,000
9 The Weekend, "The Hills" 2,586,000
10 Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood" 2,580,000
Album Consumption (TEA+SEA):
2015 - 549.4 million (476.9 million in 2014)
Album Sales:
2015 - 241.4 million (257.0 million in 2014)
Track Sales (TEA):
2015 - 964.8 million (1,102.5B in 2014)
Digital Album Sales:
2015 - 103.3 million (106.5 million in 2014)
Physical Album Sales:
2015 - 137.5 million (150 million in 2014)
Streaming:
2015 - 317.2 billion (164.5 billion in 2014)
Audio Streaming:
2015 - 144.9 billion (78.6 billion in 2014)
Vinyl:
2015 - 11.9 million (9.2 million in 2014)
Adele's '25' Rules as Nielsen Music's Top Album of 2015 in U.S.
TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2015 IN U.S., BY TOTAL EQUIVALENT ALBUM UNITS
Rank Artist, Title Total Units
1 Adele, 25 8,008,000
2 Taylor Swift, 1989 3,105,000
3 Justin Bieber, Purpose 2,225,000
4 Ed Sheeran, X 2,206,000
5 The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness 2,045,000
6 Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late 1,919,000
7 Meghan Trainor, Title 1,795,000
8 Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour 1,741,000
9 Sam Hunt, Montevallo 1,378,000
10 Fetty Wap, Fetty Wap 1,295,000
TOP 10 SELLING ALBUMS OF 2015 IN U.S.
Rank Artist, Title Total Sales
1 Adele, 25 7,441,000
2 Taylor Swift, 1989 1,993,000
3 Justin Bieber, Purpose 1,269,000
4 Ed Sheeran, X 1,162,000
5 Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late 1,142,000
6 Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour 1,018,000
7 Meghan Trainor, Title 1,007,000
8 The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness 862,000
9 Soundtrack, Fifty Shades of Grey 861,000
10 Luke Bryan, Kill the Lights 851,000
TOP 10 SELLING DIGITAL SONGS OF 2015 IN U.S.
Rank Artist, Title Total Sales
1 Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk!" 5,529,000
2 Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud" 3,976,000
3 Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, "See You Again" 3,801,000
4 Adele, "Hello" 3,712,000
5 Maroon 5, "Sugar" 3,343,000
6 Walk the Moon, "Shut Up and Dance" 2,986,000
7 Fetty Wap, "Trap Queen" 2,730,000
8 OMI, "Cheerleader" 2,698,000
9 The Weekend, "The Hills" 2,586,000
10 Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood" 2,580,000
Album Consumption (TEA+SEA):
2015 - 549.4 million (476.9 million in 2014)
Album Sales:
2015 - 241.4 million (257.0 million in 2014)
Track Sales (TEA):
2015 - 964.8 million (1,102.5B in 2014)
Digital Album Sales:
2015 - 103.3 million (106.5 million in 2014)
Physical Album Sales:
2015 - 137.5 million (150 million in 2014)
Streaming:
2015 - 317.2 billion (164.5 billion in 2014)
Audio Streaming:
2015 - 144.9 billion (78.6 billion in 2014)
Vinyl:
2015 - 11.9 million (9.2 million in 2014)
