hausofmike 127 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 These are the number of albums selling over a million in each calendar year using SoundScan numbers only. 1994 - 69 1995 - 64 1996 - 56 1997 - 70 1998 - 81 1999 - 88 2000 - 88 2001 - 100 2002 - 65 2003 - 70 2004 - 70 2005 - 48 2006 - 52 2007 - 39 2008 - 25 2009 - 22 2010 - 13 2011 - 13 2012 - 10 2013 - 01 ( So Far ) Even though this isn't about Gaga it's relevant to the chart and sales thread. Going from 2001 to 2012 :lmao: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURA 2,890 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 10 :dead: Singles now = albums then Albums now = singles then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisGuyTony 29,374 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 So 1 million albums sold is now considered a success? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausofmike 127 Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 :rip: yep Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavymlover 340 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 lol I never though it would be such a substantial decline. That's insane. Considering that they can't compete with illegal downloads, in my opinion they have to reduce their prices. At least more people would consider to buy music. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaMyBlood95 9,899 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 omg So 1 million albums sold is now considered a success? definitely...example: When they announced that Unapologetic passed the one million mark, everyone was like OMG YES, GREAT etc... That is the situation today.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiltedbliss 915 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Omg :eek: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausofmike 127 Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 This years numbers so far... 1 Album Rank - Sales - TITLE - Artist 01 - 1,985,000 - THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE - Justin Timberlake 02 - 937,000 - UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX - Bruno Mars 03 - 863,000 - BABEL - Mumford & Sons 04 - 655,000 - BASED ON A TRUE STORY - Blake Shelton 05 - 648,000 - THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE - Pink 11 - 543,000 - RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES - Daft Punk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenniferella 2,774 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Wow....didn't know it was THAT bad !!! "I have been writing LG5 since I was 13" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambino 24,108 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I don't get this. "21" sold like 25M in 2011 and 2012 right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausofmike 127 Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 Yes. This means # of albums that sold over a million. In 2001, 100 different albums passed one million in sales. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursula Buffay 73 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I don't get this. "21" sold like 25M in 2011 and 2012 right? The OP is totally irrelevant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambino 24,108 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Yes. This means # of albums that sold over a million. In 2001, 100 different albums passed one million in sales. Oh, now I get this. Wow, such a decline :toofloppy: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausofmike 127 Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 albums selling over 2,000,000 - this year - 0 / last year - 1 albums selling over 1,000,000 - this year - 1 / last year - 1 albums selling over 500,000 - this year - 13 / last year - 11 albums selling over 250,000 - this year - 46 / last year - 37 total albums sales - this year -131,509,000 (-5.2%)/ last year - 138,772,000 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikvs 2,576 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I don't get this. "21" sold like 25M in 2011 and 2012 right? The numbers tell how many albums achieved the 1 million mark. 21 is one of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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