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Post by radicaltheory on Mar 9, 2010 12:15:48 GMT -5
I'm sure this is unprecedented, but I just wanted confirmation of what album is closest to this many sales.
Very recently, Selena was certified 35X PLATINUM for Dreaming Of You, and 20X PLATINUM for Amor Prohibido, in latin certifications.
So does anyone know what other album has been certified close to this much? (in latin sales). I posted this topic here rather than the latin sub-forum since there's more chart gurus here, and because I have other questions about other chart records for other artists I wanted to post down the road, and figured if anyone else had any to go ahead and post them here, maybe we can help one another.
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Post by radicaltheory on Mar 9, 2010 12:17:11 GMT -5
So the latin certifications are for sales in the U.S. I'm so confused right now?
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Post by galvanize on Mar 9, 2010 12:22:38 GMT -5
No, I'm sure Selena has the highest selling Latin album ever. Santana's "Supernatural" sold bucketloads, but it's not really deemed as a "latin album" as such, despite Santana the band's hispanic roots.
I think the only other "Latin" album if you really want to get technical that's outsold "Dreaming Of You" would be "Romanza" by classical artist Andrea Boccelli which sold over 4 million copies.
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Post by radicaltheory on Mar 9, 2010 12:26:27 GMT -5
No, I'm sure Selena has the highest selling Latin album ever. Santana's "Supernatural" sold bucketloads, but it's not really deemed as a "latin album" as such, despite Santana the band's hispanic roots. I think the only other "Latin" album if you really want to get technical that's outsold "Dreaming Of You" would be "Romanza" by classical artist Andrea Boccelli which sold over 4 million copies. Okay, thank you. Is that in standard or latin certifications? Because if you take the latin certifications of Dreaming Of You, that's 7 million copies sold, then add on to it the 3x platinum it's been certified standardly. The latin certifications are for sales in Latin America or what? I'm confused, I'm reading different things in different places. Thank you. |
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Post by galvanize on Mar 9, 2010 12:29:35 GMT -5
Billboard Latin certifications are for all of the United States, including Puerto Rico.
The highest figure I've heard "Dreaming Of You" at max was over 4 million copies. I read that Soundscan didn't include several latin chain stores meaning that it shows much more than Soundscan tracked. (3.7 million I read a couple of weeks back)
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Post by radicaltheory on Mar 9, 2010 12:32:15 GMT -5
Billboard Latin certifications are for all of the United States, including Puerto Rico. The highest figure I've heard "Dreaming Of You" at max was over 4 million copies. I read that Soundscan didn't include several latin chain stores meaning that it shows much more than Soundscan tracked. (3.7 million I read a couple of weeks back) So wouldn't you add the standard sales figures to the latin sales figures? Or not? |
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Post by ƒony (Les taches faibles™) on Mar 9, 2010 13:06:21 GMT -5
Billboard Latin certifications are for all of the United States, including Puerto Rico. The highest figure I've heard "Dreaming Of You" at max was over 4 million copies. I read that Soundscan didn't include several latin chain stores meaning that it shows much more than Soundscan tracked. (3.7 million I read a couple of weeks back) So wouldn't you add the standard sales figures to the latin sales figures? Or not? I don't think so. |
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Post by radicaltheory on Mar 9, 2010 13:15:07 GMT -5
So wouldn't you add the standard sales figures to the latin sales figures? Or not? I don't think so. You are right. I just figured it out, the album is certified in latin because generally albums with dominant Spanish tracks don't sell well in the U.S. (evidenced by the lower certifications), so then when they do break that barrier and sell enough to be certified in standard certifications, it is the eligible for those certifications. |
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Post by joeysbluerose on Mar 15, 2010 8:56:50 GMT -5
yeah an album has to have 75% sung in spanish to be considered a latin album and with dreaming of you don't forget not only are there seven spanish tracks but 3 of the six english tracks have spanish parts in them so that adds up to 75% so there for it's considered a latin album
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