2009 YTD sales

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Here is an attempt at Billboard year 2009 digital numbers

These are all songs above 2 million since the start of the 2009 Billboard year (12-6-08 chart). This is useful for the year-end Hot 100

All instances of sales weeks below #75 have been removed from this list



1 JUST DANCE LADY GAGA FEATURING COLBY O'DONNIS 3,524,032
2 RIGHT ROUND FLO RIDA 3,426,944
3 POKER FACE LADY GAGA 3,234,103
4 GIVES YOU HELL ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS 2,920,825
5 BOOM BOOM POW BLACK EYED PEAS 2,802,286
7 HEARTLESS KANYE WEST 2,747,762
6 SINGLE LADIES(PUT A RING ON IT) BEYONCE 2,693,929
8 LOVE STORY TAYLOR SWIFT 2,620,458
9 DEAD AND GONE T.I. FEATURING JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 2,203,400
11 YOU FOUND ME THE FRAY 2,187,653
10 CIRCUS BRITNEY SPEARS 2,150,431
12 KISS ME THRU THE PHONE SOULJABOY'TELLEM FEATURING SAMMI 2,075,783
13 I'M YOURS JASON MRAZ 2,067,870

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2009 albums week 24

1 FEARLESS TAYLOR SWIFT 1,243,735
2 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK 1,100,290
3 RELAPSE EMINEM 1,049,076
4 TWILIGHT SOUNDTRACK 932,833
5 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON U2 925,919
6 THE FAME LADY GAGA 891,263
7 DARK HORSE NICKELBACK 862,152
8 UNSTOPPABLE RASCAL FLATTS 778,141
9 I AM…SASHA FIERCE BEYONCE 777,932
10 ALL I EVER WANTED KELLY CLARKSON 612,729
11 INTUITION JAMIE FOXX 597,818
12 THE FRAY THE FRAY 581,850
13 NOW 30 VARIOUS ARTISTS 580,486
14 BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 553,481
15 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN GREEN DAY 549,570
16 WORKING ON A DREAM BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 535,925
17 808S & HEARTBREAK KANYE WEST 530,671
18 ONLY BY THE NIGHT KINGS OF LEON 492,254
19 CIRCUS BRITNEY SPEARS 458,119
20 A DIFFERENT ME KEYSHIA COLE 445,474
21 FUNHOUSE PINK 443,235
22 PAPER TRAIL T.I. 439,680
23 WE SING. WE DANCE. WE STEAL THINGS. JASON MRAZ 425,213
24 DEFYING GRAVITY KEITH URBAN 416,334
25 THE FOUNDATION ZAC BROWN BAND 408,027
26 LOVE VS MONEY THE-DREAM 402,116
27 NOW 29 VARIOUS ARTISTS 364,652
28 DAVID COOK DAVID COOK 362,971
29 LOTUSFLOW3R/MPLSOUND/ELIXIR PRINCE/BRIAN VALENTE 355,098
30 VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS COLDPLAY 346,700
31 LOVE ON THE INSIDE SUGARLAND 343,886
32 FREEDOM AKON 342,839
33 IN A PERFECT WORLD… KERI HILSON 340,810
34 LEARN TO LIVE DARIUS RUCKER 338,415
35 19 ADELE 337,521
36 TAYLOR SWIFT TAYLOR SWIFT 335,347
37 DEEPER THAN RAP RICK ROSS 325,317
38 WIDE OPEN JASON ALDEAN 316,246
39 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE SOUNDTRACK 316,088
40 CARNIVAL RIDE CARRIE UNDERWOOD 310,868
41 THE E.N.D. (THE ENERGY NEVER DOES) BLACK EYED PEAS 304,476
42 THA CARTER III LIL' WAYNE 302,818
43 ONE OF THE BOYS KATY PERRY 296,231
44 ROCK N ROLL JESUS KID ROCK 295,952
45 YEAR OF THE GENTLEMEN NE-YO 290,769
46 THE LAST KISS JADAKISS 290,220
47 QUIET NIGHTS DIANA KRALL 286,538
48 MAMMA MIA! SOUNDTRACK 286,469
49 SCARS & SOUVENIRS THEOIRY OF A DEADMAN 279,190
50 TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE BOB DYLAN 264,647

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week 30 - chart year

1 FEARLESS TAYLOR SWIFT 2,763,453
2 I AM…SASHA FIERCE BEYONCE 2,236,036
3 DARK HORSE NICKELBACK 2,027,066
4 TWILIGHT SOUNDTRACK 1,788,525
5 CIRCUS BRITNEY SPEARS 1,562,462
6 808S & HEARTBREAK KANYE WEST 1,554,598
7 DAVID COOK DAVID COOK 1,174,404
8 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK 1,100,290
9 NOW 29 VARIOUS ARTISTS 1,089,474
10 RELAPSE EMINEM 1,049,076
11 THE FAME LADY GAGA 995,450
12 INTUITION JAMIE FOXX 967,852
13 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON U2 925,919
14 A DIFFERENT ME KEYSHIA COLE 894,392
15 FUNHOUSE PINK 817,607
16 PAPER TRAIL T.I. 783,328
17 UNSTOPPABLE RASCAL FLATTS 778,141
18 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR SOUNDTRACK 769,730
19 BLACK ICE AC/DC 765,439
20 THE PROMISE IL DIVO 681,051
21 FREEDOM AKON 656,459
22 WE SING. WE DANCE. WE STEAL THINGS. JASON MRAZ 637,165
23 DAY & AGE KILLERS 636,889
24 THEATER OF THE MIND LUDACRIS 619,418
25 TAYLOR SWIFT TAYLOR SWIFT 615,999
26 LOVE ON THE INSIDE SUGARLAND 613,208
27 ALL I EVER WANTED KELLY CLARKSON 612,729
28 ONLY BY THE NIGHT KINGS OF LEON 608,130
29 ROCK N ROLL JESUS KID ROCK 601,207
30 THE FOUNDATION ZAC BROWN BAND 599,902
31 VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS COLDPLAY 584,967
32 THE FRAY THE FRAY 581,850
33 NOW 30 VARIOUS ARTISTS 580,486
34 MAMMA MIA! SOUNDTRACK 564,800
35 CHINESE DEMOCRACY GUNS N' ROSES 562,452
36 BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 553,481
37 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN GREEN DAY 549,570
38 AND WINTER CAME… ENYA 546,418
39 WORKING ON A DREAM BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 535,925
40 DAVID ARCHULETTA DAVID ARCHULETTA 521,814
41 ONE OF THE BOYS KATY PERRY 508,366
42 THA CARTER III LIL' WAYNE 505,947
43 GREATEST HITS VOLUME 1 RASCAL FLATTS 498,967
44 LEARN TO LIVE DARIUS RUCKER 491,382
45 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD RIHANNA 484,617
46 YEAR OF THE GENTLEMEN NE-YO 466,408
47 DEATH MAGNETIC METALLICA 464,759
48 CARNIVAL RIDE CARRIE UNDERWOOD 462,647
49 19 ADELE 449,496
50 WHEN THE WORLD COMES DOWN ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS 427,259

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Chart Watch Extra: The Top 10 Songs And Albums At Mid-Year
Posted Fri Jul 3, 2009 6:38am PDT by Paul Grein in Chart Watch

If you like downloading individual songs, you have lots of company. Three inescapable songs, "Right Round," "Poker Face" and "Boom Boom Pow," each sold more than 3 million downloads in the first half of 2009. No songs sold that well in the first half of 2008. If you like buying full albums, you're part of a shrinking club. A total of 19 albums sold 500,000 copies in the first half of this year, down from 26 in the first half of last year. You can imagine what shell-shocked record company executives are thinking when they look at these numbers: "We'll take the ‘boom boom,' but we really need more ‘pow.'"

Flo Rida's "Right Round" was the song with the most paid downloads in the first half. Taylor Swift's Fearless, a 2008 carryover, was the #1 album in this period. Miley Cyrus' Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack is the best-selling album that was released in 2009 (beating out albums by Eminem and U2). Cyrus and Lady GaGa were the only artists to finish in the mid-year top 10 on both the album and song charts.

Lady GaGa is definitely the hit-maker of the moment: She had two of the top five song hits, with "Poker Face" joined in the top five by "Just Dance" (featuring Colby O'Donis). She's also the only performer to sell 1 million copies of three different songs in the first half (with those two hits joined by "Lovegame.") Lady GaGa, who clearly went to school on Madonna's sound and style, even made the cover of Rolling Stone last month.

It was a fizzy first half for song downloads, with numbers up across the board. Seven songs sold 2 million downloads in the first half, up from four in the first half of '08. A total of 31 songs sold 1 million or more, up from 22. A total of 83 songs sold 500,000 or more, up from 66.

There was no such luck with albums, where the numbers were flat or down across the board. Just three albums sold 1 million or more copies in the first half of 2009, the same number as in the first half of '08. There were six million-selling albums in the first half of 2007; 16 in the first half of 2006. (If you're really feeling nostalgic, there were 37 million-selling albums in the first half of 2001, when the music industry was at its peak.)

So, what is selling? Four of the top 10 albums for the year-to-date are rock; three are country (accepting Billboard's classification of Hannah Montana: The Album as country). Female artists accounted for three of the four best-selling albums so far this year. And women sing lead on five of the top 10 songs for the year-to-date.

Just one week after his death, Michael Jackson is already making gains. Three of his albums are listed among the top 200 sellers for the year-to-date, topped by Number Ones at #62. Three of his songs are listed among the top 200 digital songs for the year-to-date, topped by "Thriller" at #131. You can bet that he will be much higher on the year-end charts.

I have two lists for you: the top 10 songs with the most paid downloads in the past six months, followed by the top 10 best-selling albums of this period.
First, here are the top 10 songs with the most paid downloads since January 1. (If the song also had paid downloads in 2008, I note that fact in my text, but it's not reflected in the tally.)

1. Flo Rida, "Right Round," 3,516,000. In addition to being the biggest hit overall so far this year, this is the biggest hit by a male artist and the biggest hit by a hip-hop act. (Thank you, Dead Or Alive, wherever you are.)

2. Lady GaGa, "Poker Face," 3,366,000. This is the biggest hit by a female artist so far this year. The song sold an additional 170,000 downloads in 2008.

3. The Black Eyed Peas, "Boom Boom Pow," 3,139,000. This is the biggest hit by a group so far this year. "I'm so 3008/You so 2000 and late" is one of the catchiest lyrical hooks of the year. It's dumb and inspired at the same time.

4. The All-American Rejects, "Gives You Hell," 2,554,000. This robust tune is the biggest hit by a rock group so far this year. The song sold an additional 532,000 downloads in 2008.

5. Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Donis, "Just Dance," 2,520,000. This is the biggest debut or breakthrough hit so far this year. It's also the biggest billed collaboration. The song sold an additional 1,743,000 downloads in 2008.

6. T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake, "Dead And Gone," 2,273,000. The song, the third smash from T.I.'s Paper Trail, sold an additional 173,000 downloads in 2008.

7. Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em, "Kiss Me Thru The Phone," 2,163,000. The song that kept Soulja Boy from one-hit-wonder status sold an additional 66,000 downloads in 2008.

8. Kanye West, "Heartless," 1,991,000. The Fray and Kris Allen both released versions of this song, which gave the original version a boost. The song sold an additional 1,115,000 downloads in 2008.

9. Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You," 1,977,000. This sassy smash was Clarkson's first #1 on the Hot 100 since her American Idol coronation song, "A Moment Like This."

10. Miley Cyrus, "The Climb," 1,867,000. This pop/country crossover hit is the biggest hit of 2009 drawn from a motion picture. Will it get an Oscar nomination for Best Song next year? (Will the academy even have a Best Song category next year?) Stay tuned.

Now, here are the top 10 albums since January 1. (Again, if the album also had sales in 2008, I note that fact in my text, but it's not reflected in the tally.)

1. Taylor Swift, Fearless, 1,316,000. In addition to being the best-selling album overall so far this year, this is the best-selling album by a female artist and the best-selling country album. Fearless was the #3 album of 2008, with sales of 2,112,000 last year. The biggest hit from the album is "Love Story," which is #11 for the year-to-date.

2. Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana, Hannah Montana: The Movie, 1,177,000. This is the best-selling album released in 2009. It's also the best-selling soundtrack so far this year.

3. Eminem, Relapse, 1,169,000. This is the best-selling album by a male artist so far this year. It's also the best-selling rap album. But, to put the number in perspective, Eminem's 2000 album, The Marshall Mathers LP, sold more copies (1,760,000) in its first week. Biggest hit: "Crack A Bottle" (with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent), #14 for the year-to-date.

4. Lady GaGa, The Fame, 976,000. This is the best-selling debut album so far this year. It's also the best-selling pure pop album. More than three times as many fans have paid to download "Poker Face" as have bought Lady GaGa's album. The Fame also sold 150,000 copies in 2008.

5. Various Artists, Twilight soundtrack, 971,000. This is the best-selling rock album so far this year. Twilight was the #21 album of 2008, with sales of 1,128,000 last year. Biggest hit: Paramore's "Decode," #98 for the year-to-date.

6. U2, No Line On The Horizon, 939,000. This is the best-selling album by a group so far this year. This is the only album on the list that had no songs among the top 200 for the year-to-date. (Which explains why the album isn't higher on the list.)

7. Nickelback, Dark Horse, 912,000. Dark Horse was the #20 album of 2008, with sales of 1,165,000 last year. Biggest hit: "Gotta Be Somebody," #42 for the year-to-date.

8. Rascal Flatts, Unstoppable, 825,000. Again, for perspective's sake, Rascal Flatts' 2006 album, Me And My Gang, sold nearly as many copies (722,000) in its first week. Biggest hit: "Here Comes Goodbye," #82 for the year-to-date.

9. Beyonce, I Am...Sasha Fierce, 809,000. This is the best-selling R&B crossover album so far this year. I Am...Sasha Fierce was the #10 album of 2008, with sales of 1,459,000 last year. Biggest hit: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," #17 for the year-to-date.

10. Dave Matthews Band, Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King, 689,000. This is the newest album on the list. It racked up these sales in just four weeks. But again, for perspective's sake, 2001's Everyday sold more copies (733,000) in its opening week. Biggest hit: "Funny The Way It Is," #195 for the year-to-date

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YTD soundscan

1 FEARLESS TAYLOR SWIFT 1424744
2 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK 1272519
3 RELAPSE EMINEM 1269905
4 NUMBER ONES MICHAEL JACKSON 1104457
5 THE FAME LADY GAGA 1075559
6 TWILIGHT SOUNDTRACK 1014871
7 DARK HORSE NICKELBACK 979430
8 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON U2 954501
9 UNSTOPPABLE RASCAL FLATTS 871371
10 I AM…SASHA FIERCE BEYONCE 852741
11 BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 759741
12 THE E.N.D. (THE ENERGY NEVER DOES) BLACK EYED PEAS 726754
13 THRILLER MICHAEL JACKSON 716000
14 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN GREEN DAY 685789
15 ALL I EVER WANTED KELLY CLARKSON 649391
16 ONLY BY THE NIGHT KINGS OF LEON 647755
17 NOW 30 VARIOUS ARTISTS 642428
18 INTUITION JAMIE FOXX 639566
19 THE FRAY THE FRAY 631930
20 ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON 569467
21 808S & HEARTBREAK KANYE WEST 551959
22 WORKING ON A DREAM BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 546554
23 THE FOUNDATION ZAC BROWN BAND 536192
24 FUNHOUSE PINK 509704
25 CIRCUS BRITNEY SPEARS 476619
26 WE SING. WE DANCE. WE STEAL THINGS. JASON MRAZ 476227
27 DEFYING GRAVITY KEITH URBAN 471952
28 A DIFFERENT ME KEYSHIA COLE 469129
29 PAPER TRAIL T.I. 463463
30 LEARN TO LIVE DARIUS RUCKER 433255
31 WIDE OPEN JASON ALDEAN 427776
32 LOVE VS MONEY THE-DREAM 427703
33 LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES JONAS BROTHERS 420105
34 BLACKSUMMER'S NIGHT MAXWELL 419770
35 LOVE ON THE INSIDE SUGARLAND 402053
36 IN A PERFECT WORLD… KERI HILSON 394948
37 DAVID COOK DAVID COOK 391355
38 TAYLOR SWIFT TAYLOR SWIFT 389924
39 VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS COLDPLAY 376901
40 NOW 29 VARIOUS ARTISTS 373605
41 19 ADELE 369377
42 FREEDOM AKON 362421
43 LOTUSFLOW3R/MPLSOUND/ELIXIR PRINCE/BRIAN VALENTE 358977
44 DEEPER THAN RAP RICK ROSS 357064
45 CARNIVAL RIDE CARRIE UNDERWOOD 345560
46 SCARS & SOUVENIRS THEOIRY OF A DEADMAN 339720
47 NOW 31 VARIOUS ARTISTS 339521
48 ONE OF THE BOYS KATY PERRY 334606
49 THA CARTER III LIL' WAYNE 333759
50 THE SOUND OF MADNESS SHINEDOWN 330024

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The Thriller total above, btw is an estimate

[Deleted]

I read your threads....thanks!!

[Music Fan]

I'm Guessing BBP is #1 already and PF #2?

[chartfan]

WOW... Cd's are really not selling much...

Do you think the US should have a Silver certification? A lot of albums can be considered a success nowadays without reaching the gold milestone...

I think a certification for 250K sold would work.

[fridayteenage]

Well if labels often aren't willing to even pay for plat. cert, I don't see that.

[areyoureadytojump]

^Yeah, RIAA certs are down so lowering the certification levels won't increase certifications.

[areyoureadytojump]

Jul 28, 2009 23:05:22 GMT -5 @kfercat said:

I read your threads....thanks!!

Me too.

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yay.all american rejects has so good success.

[felipe]

Jul 29, 2009 7:25:28 GMT -5 fridayteenage said:

Well if labels often aren't willing to even pay for plat. cert, I don't see that.

Labels have to pay for the album to be certified?

[Love Plastic Love]

Jul 30, 2009 12:15:05 GMT -5 felipe said:

Jul 29, 2009 7:25:28 GMT -5 fridayteenage said:

Well if labels often aren't willing to even pay for plat. cert, I don't see that.

Labels have to pay for the album to be certified?

Yep. I think it is cheaper to do them at once which is why you see a lot of label-mates certified at once or older albums at the same time as newer ones. Like, they might re-certify Taylor Swift's two cds in the same week.
I wonder how much it costs?

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Update


1 FEARLESS TAYLOR SWIFT 1461971
2 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK 1297192
3 RELAPSE EMINEM 1295295
4 NUMBER ONES MICHAEL JACKSON 1260000
5 THE FAME LADY GAGA 1103227
6 TWILIGHT SOUNDTRACK 1027501
7 DARK HORSE NICKELBACK 1001078
8 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON U2 960077
9 UNSTOPPABLE RASCAL FLATTS 886747
10 I AM…SASHA FIERCE BEYONCE 865465
11 THRILLER MICHAEL JACKSON 792000
12 THE E.N.D. (THE ENERGY NEVER DOES) BLACK EYED PEAS 778983
13 BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 777513
14 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN GREEN DAY 703851
15 ONLY BY THE NIGHT KINGS OF LEON 686551
16 ALL I EVER WANTED KELLY CLARKSON 654639
17 NOW 30 VARIOUS ARTISTS 650605
18 INTUITION JAMIE FOXX 644941
19 ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON 642000
20 THE FRAY THE FRAY 641879
21 THE FOUNDATION ZAC BROWN BAND 561596
22 808S & HEARTBREAK KANYE WEST 555352
23 WORKING ON A DREAM BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 546554
24 FUNHOUSE PINK 520903
25 BLACKSUMMER'S NIGHT MAXWELL 492256
26 WE SING. WE DANCE. WE STEAL THINGS. JASON MRAZ 485953
27 DEFYING GRAVITY KEITH URBAN 481927
28 CIRCUS BRITNEY SPEARS 479534
29 A DIFFERENT ME KEYSHIA COLE 472767
30 PAPER TRAIL T.I. 467342
31 LEARN TO LIVE DARIUS RUCKER 450689
32 WIDE OPEN JASON ALDEAN 449146
33 LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES JONAS BROTHERS 442103
34 LOVE VS MONEY THE-DREAM 431403
35 LOVE ON THE INSIDE SUGARLAND 411527
36 IN A PERFECT WORLD… KERI HILSON 402618
37 TAYLOR SWIFT TAYLOR SWIFT 400902
38 NOW 31 VARIOUS ARTISTS 397145
39 DAVID COOK DAVID COOK 396149
40 VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS COLDPLAY 382488
41 19 ADELE 373976
42 NOW 29 VARIOUS ARTISTS 373605
43 LEAVE THIS TOWN DAUGHTRY 370746
44 FREEDOM AKON 365424
45 DEEPER THAN RAP RICK ROSS 360991
46 LOTUSFLOW3R/MPLSOUND/ELIXIR PRINCE/BRIAN VALENTE 358977
47 CARNIVAL RIDE CARRIE UNDERWOOD 350605
48 SCARS & SOUVENIRS THEOIRY OF A DEADMAN 350602
49 THE SOUND OF MADNESS SHINEDOWN 346446
50 LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 344730

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MJ will be #2 by next week

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Aug 1, 2009 1:21:13 GMT -5 @2m said:

MJ will be #2 by next week

And at his rate, probably #1 come three weeks.

[freeman]

Jul 30, 2009 12:17:54 GMT -5 Love Plastic Love said:

Jul 30, 2009 12:15:05 GMT -5 felipe said:

Labels have to pay for the album to be certified?

Yep. I think it is cheaper to do them at once which is why you see a lot of label-mates certified at once or older albums at the same time as newer ones. Like, they might re-certify Taylor Swift's two cds in the same week.
I wonder how much it costs?

They are cheaper than I thought...

All certification audits are conducted for a fee. If multiple sales levels are simultaneously certified, only one audit certification fee is charged. Companies requesting their initial certification audit must incur any travel expenses by the RIAA®'s independent auditor. The charge for certifications is $350 for RIAA® member companies. Non-members are charged $450 per certification, which must be pre-paid. Companies will be charged the full audit certification fee for any requests that do not meet the Gold® and Platinum® Program requirements. A 30-day time limit is set for pending certifications. If a full audit cannot be completed within this time, a charge of $100 will be rendered to member companies and $200 to non-member companies.
-From RIAA website

[when the pawn...]

Just Number Ones, Thriller & Essential combine to a little under 2.7mil so far...he's is #1 selling artist of the year, correct?

[carrieidol1]

Aug 4, 2009 9:54:13 GMT -5 when the pawn... said:

Just Number Ones, Thriller & Essential combine to a little under 2.7mil so far...he's is #1 selling artist of the year, correct?

Taylor Swift is still ahead by like 100k, but not for long. MJ should take that title come next week's sales. Unless his sales start to really die out soon, which doesn't appear probable, he will be able to keep the title through the rest of the year.

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2.7M is for just the 3 albums listed that have the most significant numbers

10 or so other discs have racked up numbers as well

[Deleted]

With a new chart we can get an update

Catalog titles are rounded estimates
non-catalog titles no longer on the BB200 are based on last known sales

1 NUMBER ONES MICHAEL JACKSON 1,620,000
2 FEARLESS TAYLOR SWIFT 1,607,678
3 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK 1,406,540
4 RELAPSE EMINEM 1,379,589
5 THE FAME LADY GAGA 1,200,317
6 DARK HORSE NICKELBACK 1,078,039
7 TWILIGHT SOUNDTRACK 1,071,841
8 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON U2 981,447
9 THRILLER MICHAEL JACKSON 962,000
10 THE E.N.D. (THE ENERGY NEVER DOES) BLACK EYED PEAS 958,176

11 UNSTOPPABLE RASCAL FLATTS 939,681
12 I AM…SASHA FIERCE BEYONCE 911,813
13 ONLY BY THE NIGHT KINGS OF LEON 864,755
14 ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON 844,000
15 BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 833,152
16 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN GREEN DAY 763,581
17 ALL I EVER WANTED KELLY CLARKSON 680,176
18 NOW 30 VARIOUS ARTISTS 676,698
19 THE FOUNDATION ZAC BROWN BAND 670,951
20 THE FRAY THE FRAY 670,229
21 BLACKSUMMER'S NIGHT MAXWELL 661,371
22 INTUITION JAMIE FOXX 661,077
23 808S & HEARTBREAK KANYE WEST 566,989
24 NOW 31 VARIOUS ARTISTS 566,308
25 FUNHOUSE PINK 559,881
26 LEAVE THIS TOWN DAUGHTRY 547,387
27 WORKING ON A DREAM BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 546,554
28 WIDE OPEN JASON ALDEAN 537,983
29 WE SING. WE DANCE. WE STEAL THINGS. JASON MRAZ 532,645
30 LEARN TO LIVE DARIUS RUCKER 528,318
31 DEFYING GRAVITY KEITH URBAN 525,196
32 LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES JONAS BROTHERS 506,058
33 CIRCUS BRITNEY SPEARS 490,839
34 A DIFFERENT ME KEYSHIA COLE 484,566
35 PAPER TRAIL T.I. 480,602
36 LOVE ON THE INSIDE SUGARLAND 470,902
37 TAYLOR SWIFT TAYLOR SWIFT 444,804
38 LOVE VS MONEY THE-DREAM 444,022
39 IN A PERFECT WORLD… KERI HILSON 431,869
40 DAVID COOK DAVID COOK 412,813
41 VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS COLDPLAY 407,673
42 THE SOUND OF MADNESS SHINEDOWN 405,874
43 LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 399,633
44 SCARS & SOUVENIRS THEOIRY OF A DEADMAN 390,795
45 19 ADELE 389,427
46 HANNAH MONTANA 3 SOUNDTRACK 389,255
47 GREATEST HITS II KENNY CHESNEY 381,545
48 OFF THE WALL MICHAEL JACKSON 377,000
49 FREEDOM AKON 376,770
50 DEEPER THAN RAP RICK ROSS 374,172

[Keelzit]

OMG! :o Will Taylor Swift be able to reclaim her throne by the chart year's end?

[Music Fan]

Aug 30, 2009 4:03:22 GMT -5 Keelzit said:

OMG! :o Will Taylor Swift be able to reclaim her throne by the chart year's end?

Looks like it! As much as MJ could be a legend, an album that isn't his NEEDS to be #1.

[folkfan]

Thanks, 2m. Any chance that you could do an update of the chart year sales?

[👑 Eloquent ™]

Aug 30, 2009 4:03:22 GMT -5 Keelzit said:

OMG! :o Will Taylor Swift be able to reclaim her throne by the chart year's end?

I believe her re-releasing Fearless at the end of October will help her reclaim the top spot.

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Michael Jackson's continued exposure in the news and holiday releases will keep him in the spotlight as well

[barbush]

The eventually winner of the "biggest album of the year" sweepstakes might not be Taylor Swift OR Michael Jackson. It might be an album that comes out in the last few months of the year.

[slicknickshady]

Aug 30, 2009 16:44:44 GMT -5 barbush said:

The eventually winner of the "biggest album of the year" sweepstakes might not be Taylor Swift OR Michael Jackson. It might be an album that comes out in the last few months of the year.

I doubt that. I don't see any release jumping all the way to #1.