2009 YTD sales

[Creme de la Creme]

^That was 2008 my friend.

[Young Money]

Dec 17, 2009 15:08:41 GMT -5 Rodze said:

"Even in death, Michael Jackson is still setting records. He has sold 7,676,000 albums so far this year"

I wonder when was the last time an artist sold that many albums in one year.

Was it Eminem? In 2002/2003 he sold over that.

[eustacia]

So Susan probably won't surpass Taylor this week (sales week ending Sunday 27 December?) Is that the last sales week of the year, since there are only four days left in the year and the next reporting week includes a few days of January already?

[ListenToItTwice]

Dec 28, 2009 4:33:23 GMT -5 eustacia said:

So Susan probably won't surpass Taylor this week (sales week ending Sunday 27 December?) Is that the last sales week of the year, since there are only four days left in the year and the next reporting week includes a few days of January already?

Nope, the following week (ending January 3, 2010) also counts toward 2009, as the bulk of it is in December. As reports are weekly, this week will not be broken up into two parts. So, 2009 is a 53-week sales year.

[fridayteenage]

I still hope we get to see #'s for January 1-December 31 as well.

[Joe1240]

Hope this is not true...

www.examiner.com/x-11363-Dallas-TV-Examiner~y2009m12d28-Susan-Boyle-overtakes-Taylor-Swift

It only took Susan Boyle slightly more than a month to do what Taylor Swift has been working on for all of 2009: having the year's top-selling album. According to new reports the Scottish singing sensation's debut album "I Dreamed a Dream" is now the best-selling disc of the entire year, beating out Swift's "Fearless" in a competition that was close up until the bitter end. (Final numbers will be released on Thursday's edition of the Billboard 200.)

For Susan Boyle, her record sales are a major accomplishment once you consider that at this point last year she was a complete unknown. She skyrocketed to fame thanks to "Britain's Got Talent" and Youtube, and sales of her album have continued to stay strong even in the weeks following its November 24 release.

Taylor Swift doesn't have any reason to be upset, either; in between her MTV Video Music Awards controversy with Kanye West and "Saturday Night Live" appearance, she has managed to become more than just a singer in the eyes of many Americans.

Are you surprised that Susan Boyle has the best-selling album of the year? Let me know your thoughts with a comment below.

[Deleted]

There is still another week to go however, it is inevitable

Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream

Album of the year

[👑 Eloquent ™]

Well at least Tay got the Billboard title. Is Taylor's Fearless the best-selling album released in 2008?

Regardless, as the article said, Taylor has no reason to be upset; her album will end up selling 6-7 million before it's over with domestically. Now we'll get to see how much damage Susan can do post-holiday impact.

[vandj4ever]

Dec 28, 2009 20:56:01 GMT -5 Joe1240 said:

Hope this is not true...

Whether she has passed her yet I don't know; if she hasn't she will.

BB album of the year is still good for Taylor. It credits her with the sales she put up during her own holiday release last year and the consistency through this year. The BB and calendar end of year sales help provide a complete context for the year's best selling albums. Taylor will be #1 and #2 on both lists. Impressive.

[ListenToItTwice]

Fearless:
#3 Nielsen-Soundscan 2008
#2 Nielsen-Soundscan 2009
#1 in our hearts. ;)


Oh that reminds me: Would it be possible to get an updated list of the best-selling albums released in 2008, based on 08-09 sales?

[yosafbridge]

This is the closest list I can find but it's for worldwide sales :

pulsemusic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=gmn&action=display&thread=53312&page=26#2567235

2008's releases

Coldplay Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends 8137000 8331400
Taylor Swift Fearless 6219500 6219500
AC/DC Black Ice 6116500 6116500
Lady Gaga The Fame (Monster) 5782000 5782000
Duffy Rockferry 5600500 5726820
Kings Of Leon Only By The Night 5517000 5517000
Beyoncé I Am... Sasha Fierce 5392500 5392500
Soundtrack Mamma Mia! 5326000 5400240
Pink Funhouse 4961000 4961000
Metallica Death Magnetic 4267500 4267500

[areyoureadytojump]

^Yes, those are worldwide sales.

[fridayteenage]

"Is Taylor's Fearless the best-selling album released in 2008?"

In the US, it's the best-selling album released in the last 4 years, according to the #'s I have.

[samtha25]

Dec 28, 2009 20:57:34 GMT -5 @2m said:

There is still another week to go however, it is inevitable.

I'm not sure it's inevitable that IDAD will be the 2009 top seller. HITS is projecting sales of 510-520K for IDAD and 210-220K for Fearless. HITS has already handed the 2009 crown to Taylor, but I think it's too close to call. If my numbers are correct, the lower of HITS projections would put Fearless's YTD sales at 3144K and IDAD's sales at 2976K. I think it may be tough for IDAD sales to make up the 168K deficit in this post-Xmas week, especially since it's a big week for kids redeeming iTunes gift cards. OTOH, the big-box shelves are loaded with IDAD and there are still lots of folks in the stores this week.

In any event, I think it says something wonderful about the diversity of today's music that last year's top seller was Lil Wayne and this year's will be either Swift or Boyle.

[slw84]

Dec 28, 2009 22:13:24 GMT -5 👑 Eloquent ™ said:

Well at least Tay got the Billboard title. Is Taylor's Fearless the best-selling album released in 2008?

Regardless, as the article said, Taylor has no reason to be upset; her album will end up selling 6-7 million before it's over with domestically. Now we'll get to see how much damage Susan can do post-holiday impact.

LOL I'm loving how unpredictable the music industry can be. So thought Taylor had it. Taylor will be remembered as the star of 2009. Gaga and Subo shortly following.

[bibliotheque]

Taylor will not be remembered as the artist of 2009 and niether will SuBo.

It's definately between GaGa & BEP.

[Legoman]

^
Exactly

[kellybcfan98]

Lady Gaga defines 2009. Like in 05 mariah had more success overall than Kelly, but Kelly defines 2005. Or in 2008, Chris had more success but Rihanna defines 2008.

[neverduplicated]

Dec 30, 2009 8:27:17 GMT -5 kellybcfan98 said:

Lady Gaga defines 2009. Like in 05 mariah had more success overall than Kelly, but Kelly defines 2005. Or in 2008, Chris had more success but Rihanna defines 2008.

I think that's all opinion, really. For many people, Lady Gaga probably doesn't define anything and Taylor Swift = life itself, and visa versa. Same goes for 2005. For me, Mariah, Gwen, and BEP defined 2005. I played those three artists all the time and were captivated by how different and fun they were compared to music I had been listening to. Furthermore, I wasn't so bombarded with Kelly's music in 2005 that I felt like she was inescapable, unlike BEP in 2009 where you just couldn't get away from BBP and IGF no matter where you went.

If you're talking about impact on the music world, I don't think Kelly in 2005 had any more of an impact than the artists I listed before. As for 2009, it's not even over yet, so we can't really judge what impact who has had on the music world, though Lady Gaga will probably end up having a greater impact on the music world than Taylor Swift, even though I think Taylor's chances for future success are just as good as Gaga's.

[bs4everalways]

Dec 29, 2009 19:51:54 GMT -5 bibliotheque said:

Taylor will not be remembered as the artist of 2009 and niether will SuBo.

It's definately between GaGa & BEP.

No. It's all a matter of opinion.

For you GaGa may define 2009 but for me the only thing she defines is crap.

Dec 30, 2009 8:27:17 GMT -5 kellybcfan98 said:

Lady Gaga defines 2009. Like in 05 mariah had more success overall than Kelly, but Kelly defines 2005. Or in 2008, Chris had more success but Rihanna defines 2008.

Again, a matter of opinion.

I'm not even sure if I know the Kelly you're talking about and if it's Kelly Clarkson well...I can't even remember if she released anything in 2005 while I do remember every song Mariah released...and I don't like Mariah.

[popindustrialist]

Breakaway was released at the end of '04, with Since U Been Gone peaking in Feb, Behind These Hazel Eyes in the summer and Because Of You in the fall. Her impact year for that album was '05.

But, I am with the Mariah Stanleys on this; MC outsold her disc, her singles and outplayed her on the radio in '05.

[badrobot]

Here are the roughly updated totals based on BB's rounded figures of 510k for Susan and 224k for Taylor this week.

1 TAYLOR SWIFT - FEARLESS 3,158,000
2 SUSAN BOYLE - I DREAMED A DREAM 2,974,000

At this point it looks like anyone claiming Susan would easily be #1 for the year will most likely be wrong. Even if both albums have an extremely modest 50% drop next week (I would guess closer to 70% for both), you'd have:

Taylor 3,158,000 + 112,000 = 3,270,000
Susan 2,974,000 + 255,000 = 3,229,000

[badrobot]

Updated actual totals:

Taylor 3,157,000
Susan 2,982,000

Projections are 65-75k for Taylor and 150-165k for Susan. Which means Taylor will end up #1 for the year by a 65-80k margin, sales ending up somewhere around:

Taylor 3,212,000-3,222,000
Susan 3,132,000-3,147,000

[leilamaurizia]

Final YTD:

1 BGMA SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 3,216,988
2 COL BOYLE*SUSAN I DREAMED A DREAM 3,103,828
3 EPIC JACKSON*MICHAEL NUMBER ONES 2,355,449
4 INT LADY GAGA FAME 2,237,750
5 DECC BOCELLI*ANDREA MY CHRISTMAS 2,207,202
6 DBV HANNAH MONTANA HANNAH MOVIE SNDTRK 1,823,435
7 INT BLACK EYED PEAS E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES) 1,786,825
8 INT EMINEM RELAPSE 1,735,358
9 RCNT JAY-Z BLUEPRINT 3 1,514,758
10 RCA KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT 1,397,693
11 ROAD NICKELBACK DARK HORSE 1,368,352
12 EPIC JACKSON*MICHAEL MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT 1,287,045
13 ATLG TWILIGHT SOUNDTRACK 1,282,260
14 EPIC JACKSON*MICHAEL THRILLER 1,273,413
15 ATLG BROWN*ZAC BAND FOUNDATION 1,264,241
16 WAR BUBLE*MICHAEL CRAZY LOVE 1,222,070
17 HOL CYRUS*MILEY TIME OF OUR LIVES EP 1,212,336
18 COL BEYONCE I AM...SASHA FIERCE 1,199,969
19 ARNV UNDERWOOD*CARRIE PLAY ON 1,183,086
20 EPIC JACKSON*MICHAEL ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON 1,154,814
21 LYST RASCAL FLATTS UNSTOPPABLE 1,129,896
22 INT U2 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON 1,067,100
23 RCA MATTHEWS*DAVE BAND BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KIN 993,252
24 CAPN LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 974,694
25 ATLG NEW MOON (TWILIGHT) SOUNDTRACK 964,575
26 BBOW ALDEAN*JASON WIDE OPEN 958,540
27 COL MAXWELL BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT 948,806
28 ARI HOUSTON*WHITNEY I LOOK TO YOU 910,685
29 WAR GREEN DAY 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN 903,544
30 CAPN RUCKER*DARIUS LEARN TO LIVE 883,761
31 RCA DAUGHTRY LEAVE THIS TOWN 881,621
32 SMCM VARIOUS NOW 31 849,520
33 RCA CLARKSON*KELLY ALL I EVER WANTED 815,483
34 LAF P!NK FUNHOUSE 797,924
35 BGMA SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 781,632
36 EPIC FRAY*THE FRAY 780,319
37 J KEYS*ALICIA ELEMENT OF FREEDOM 779,093
38 UME VARIOUS NOW 30 740,931
39 ISL BIEBER*JUSTIN MY WORLD 727,914
40 CAPN URBAN*KEITH DEFYING GRAVITY 722,718
41 COL MAYER*JOHN BATTLE STUDIES 698,068
42 J FOXX*JAMIE INTUITION 694,714
43 MERN SUGARLAND LOVE ON THE INSIDE 684,776
44 SMCM VARIOUS NOW 32 674,654
45 UNIV OWL CITY OCEAN EYES 653,037
46 ATLG MRAZ*JASON WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THIN 649,255
47 COL GLEE CAST GLEE: THE MUSIC V1 641,933
48 BNTE JONES*NORAH FALL 629,450
49 HOL JONAS BROTHERS LINES VINES & TRYING TIMES 620,016
50 ATLG SHINEDOWN SOUND OF MADNESS 610,806

Bonus numbers:
51 DEF WEST*KANYE 808S & HEARTBREAK 597,346
53 INT LADY GAGA FAME MONSTER (8 TRK) 570,475
57 JIVE SPEARS*BRITNEY CIRCUS 535,396
74 ARNV UNDERWOOD*CARRIE CARNIVAL RIDE 461,034
158 RLSG UNDERWOOD*CARRIE SOME HEARTS 251,119

[kokuna]

thanks so muchhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. great job

[areyoureadytojump]

Thanks!

[wavetunes]

Thanks, leilamaurizia!!

[carrieidol1]

Holy Crap, Carrie Underwood's 2005 "Some Hearts" is still in the top 200 selling albums of the year....that is remarkable!!! Not only that, it sold 1/4 of a million copies in it's 4th year of release!!!

[kellybcfan98]

[/quote] I'm not even sure if I know the Kelly you're talking about and if it's Kelly Clarkson well...I can't even remember if she released anything in 2005 while I do remember every song Mariah released...and I don't like Mariah.[/quote]

Umm.. how about Since U Been Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes, Breakaway, and Because of You? Plus Walk Away in early 2006. at you not knowing that.

[Young Money]

Very nice for Taylor, GaGa, DMB etc