Arturo 40,746 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 As we all know, the music industry has changed vastly in the past year. Nielsen Soundscan has started to include Track Equivalent Albums (TEAs) and Stream Equivalent Albums (SEAs) in their album sales so I would say it's fair to calculate ARTPOP's Album Sales with Tracks + Streams! Here's 2014's TOP Albums with TEA + SEA.The bold # is the total, the italicized number is album sales, the number with a * is TEA, and the number with a bold ^ is SEA :) 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS FROZEN 4,471,000 3,527,000 7,982,000* 218,997,000^ 2 TAYLOR SWIFT 1989 4,399,000 3,661,000 7,210,000* 26,143,000^ 3 SAM SMITH IN THE LONELY HOUR 2,075,000 1,207,000 6,782,000* 285,271,000^ 4 ARIANA GRANDE MY EVERYTHING 1,514,000 509,000 8,313,000* 260,176,000^ 5 KATY PERRY PRISM 1,503,000 584,000 7,742,000* 216,535,000^ 6 LORDE PURE HEROINE 1,481,000 841,000 4,683,000* 257,961,000^ 7 BEYONCE BEYONCE 1,469,000 878,000 4,829,000* 162,408,000^ 8 ED SHEERAN X 1,396,000 810,000 4,493,000* 204,933,000^ 9 PHARRELL WILLIAMS G I R L 1,390,000 581,000 7,344,000* 111,198,000^ 10 LUKE BRYAN CRASH MY PARTY 1,341,000 800,000 4,579,000* 125,736,000^ Now back to Gaga! ARTPOP has sold around 754,000 copies in the U.S ARTPOP's singles have sold around 4.1M copes in the U.S 754,000 (sales) + 410,000 (TEA) + 40,000(?) = 1,204,000 units sold Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabexuela 1,184 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 ARTPOP, get ready for ARTPOP.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainingOnMe 7,252 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Underappreciated album. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brainiac 10,601 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 so it really should be platinum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo 40,746 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 so it really should be platinum. If Gaga's label paid for a certification, yes, it would recieve a Platinum certification for a total of 1m+ units based on these conversions :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANiDONTCURE 30 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Would she be able to hit platinum with the help of TEAs and SEAs? EDIT: just saw your poster. YAY!! Thank you for posting these charts, I like to keep track of charts too but you're more on them then me lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambino 24,103 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 If Gaga's label paid for a certification, yes, it would recieve a Platinum certification for a total of 1m+ units based on these conversions :) This might sound silly, but do labels have to pay for certifications? Aren't these given to albums when they sold a certain amount of copies? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonna Lee 384 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 sis just check video views and spotify streams i like it when u treat me mean it turns my mood from black to blue Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo 40,746 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 This might sound silly, but do labels have to pay for certifications? Aren't these given to albums when they sold a certain amount of copies? In the U.S, yes. In other countries, songs and albums get certified as soon as they pass a certain amount of copies. The RIAA (which certifies in the U.S) is a company that is here to make money. sis just check video views and spotify streams I can't because this is U.S based only. WW video views and spotify streams are easily accessible. Domestic streams and views are not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonna Lee 384 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 In the U.S, yes. In other countries, songs and albums get certified as soon as they pass a certain amount of copies. The RIAA (which certifies in the U.S) is a company that is here to make money. I can't because this is U.S based only. WW video views and spotify streams are easily accessible. Domestic streams and views are not. oh, i didn't read the op carefully i guess great list though! i like it when u treat me mean it turns my mood from black to blue Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo 40,746 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 oh, i didn't read the op carefully i guess great list though! Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paper Planes 340 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Off-topic to the merciless defense of ARTPOP, but I had no idea Ariana and Katy were in the top five for year end sales. I figured Ariana would be in the top ten, but wow Get those streaming points, sis delete it fat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo 40,746 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Off-topic to the merciless defense of ARTPOP, but I had no idea Ariana and Katy were in the top five for year end sales. I figured Ariana would be in the top ten, but wow Get those streaming points, sis Crazy how strong streams and singles can add over 1M in sales to an album.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XoXoJoanneGaga 629 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 What would PRISM be at with the streams? Diamond? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo 40,746 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 What would PRISM be at with the streams? Diamond? Well PRISM has 1.5M total units in 2014 as the chart shows above. It sold 1.1M albums in 2013, about 6.1M singles in 2013, and Idk about 250M streams? That's 1.95M units in 2013. 1.95M (2013) + 1.5M (2014) = 3.45M so, 3x Platinum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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