"25," the third album by Adele, sold 3,378,000 copies in the first week after its release handily breaking a single-week record that was previously set by *NSYNC in 2000. K-pop have upped its game as well with 4 albums by BTS and Blackpink inside the top 75. Is this something you'd be interested in me posting annually? Q: Where is X album? The album was named after the age of Adele during its production, this her second album is the best-selling album of the past decade. GRaceland (Paul Simon).Whats Goin On (Marvin Gaye)? 35. Whilst this is not ideal, the albums for which I could not obtain worldwide figures, after further investigation, were not really big outside their country of origin, therefore, the quoted sales accounted for the majority of their worldwide sales in their debut week. Top Album Sales Week of March 4, 2023 This Week Award i Last Week Peak Pos. 16. The band decided their fourth album would officially be untitled, and would be represented instead by four symbols chosen by each band member, without featuring the name or any other details on the cover. 11. debut was Top 3 in every ranking, so its little surprise to see that ASAP" debuts with 139K. Eminem The Eminem Show (2002) 27m Drakes Scorpion posted an insane 559 million streams on its first week 2 years ago. Music industry One step closer to being accurate. Its been re-printed and re-issued countless times, as recently as 2014, helping boost the sales numbers. 2004 - The rise of Kanye West. 25 by Adele is the fastest-selling album of all time in the US with 3,378,000 copies sold in its first seven days. The debut solo studio album by George Michael spawned four number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100: Faith, Father Figure, One More Try, and Monkey, making Michael the only British male solo artist to have four number one hits from one album. The song Bad was meant to be a duet between Michael and Prince. The third studio album by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain became the best-selling country music album, the best-selling studio album by a female act, and the best selling album by a Canadian. "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" successfully entered at No. 40. Feeling instantly nostalgic. Phil Collins No Jacket Required 12 . With the release of his sophomore album The Marshall Mathers LP, the "Rap God" smashed records for the biggest first-week sales in hip-hop. As a result, whether the song will enter the chart in the following weeks remains to be seen. Second, I can see THREE Michael Jackson albums here (Thriller, Bad and Dangerous), while you stated two. These includes DJ Khaled and Camila Cabello. 2002 - Eminem continues to dominate, the rise of Nelly. 38. MTV dominated the pop culture market at the time & Eminem was riding that wave. With the bar for the list set as high as 79 million are big consistent streams of the entire album needed in most cases to get so high numbers. 2Pac continued to post great first weeks with "Loyal to the Game" debuting with 330K. Guns N Roses Appetite for Destruction (1987) 30m Only 22 albums in history have sold 1 million copies in a single week here they all are. "Double Live," the first live album from country star Garth Brooks, sold 1,085,000 copies in the first week after its release. The record continues to be so strong on weekly charts today that we tend to miss the fact that Spotify had almost 200 million less users when it came out than now. Metallica Metallica (1991) 31m var cx = 'partner-pub-3868619518247857:4666236348'; Michael Jackson's 1982 . This is the second fastest selling album of all-time. The Bodyguard soundtrack was released in 1992, sung entirely by Whitney Houston in the R&B, Soul, and Pop genres. Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) 45m Perhaps the biggest outlier in the top 10 is Folklore by Taylor Swift which lies inside the indie genre. The final studio album by Simon & Garfunkel topped the charts in over ten countries and received two Grammy Awards. Swift is the only artist in history to have five different albums with million-selling weeks. "Yet to Come" has now spent 11 days in a row on the chart. It comes as no surprise. Celine Dion Lets Talk About Love (1997) 31m Older albums with re-releases or resurgences of popularity also have clear advantages. After topping the Billboard 200 chart in its first week with 359,000 copies sold, the singer's MDNA is expected to suffer an 88 percent drop in sales to 46,000 units, according to Forbes. Look at those sales numbers! BTS' 'Yet to Come' Wins on 'Music Bank' - But Other Nominee Draws Attention, THIS Male Idol Draws Attention as HYBE's 'Hidden Card' Amid BTS Temporary Break, BTS Confirmed as 2030 Busan World Expo Official Ambassadors. Released in 1982, it was a weird transition time for music when Disco and Funk were on the way out and Rock and Pop were on the way in. In Spring 2017, the album broke the record for the longest-charting album by a female artist on the Billboard 200, surpassing Tapestry by Carole King. Young Buck's "Straight Outta Cashville" debuted with 361K. In 2014 Billboard began to take streaming into account for first week sales and total album sales. Huh I did not remember JIK having the biggest first week last year. certainly the last biggest act in hiphop, i dont see it ever being surpassed with how BIG he was. Nelly's "Sweat" debuted with 342K. Your email address will not be published. The record was a commercial success, charting at number-one in the US for 15 weeks. Would love your thoughts, please comment. If NF sold 30k pure like Chance and the other 51k people that bought the album streamed the album 100 times each first week instead then he'd have 30k pure + 3.4k sales from streaming. Complex Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. "Red," Swift's fourth album, sold 1,208,000 copies in the first week after its release. First week album sales: 29,000 Billboard 200 position: 12 Singles: "Decades", "Tetris", "Therapy Music", "Vinyl Days", "Orville", "Bleed It", "Breath Control" Features: Wiz Khalifa, Action Bronson, Russ, The Game, Royce da 5'9, RZA, DJ Premier, Currensy, Langston Bristol, Doc D, iamJMARS, Big Lenbo, C Dot Castro, Nezi Momodu, Like, Blu, Exile, AZ. The record label had low expectations, yet it topped the charts in over 30 countries, was the best-selling album for 2 years straight, and is the top seller of the 21st century. Also, on the 20th, BTS' anthology album "Proof" took the No. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Lets add this information to the table. Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down (1983) 20m. The Wall initially received mixed reviews from critics, many of who found it overblown and pretentious. "The Bodyguard" soundtrack co-executive produced by Clive Davis and Whitney Houston, who starred in the film became the first album verified by Nielsen to move more than 1 million units in the US in a single week. "Reputation," Swift's sixth album, sold 1,238,000 equivalent album units in the first week after its release. Not just hard rock but medieval folk, electrified blues, and the majestic epic Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin IV has now sold over 37 million copies worldwide. Trivia Facts: In 2013, this album has been preserved by the Library of Congress in the National Recording Registry for being culturally significant. 2Pac - Greatest Hits Released: November 24, 1998 Label: Death Row/Interscope Records Units sold: 10 million 5. Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water (1970) 25m No Elvis? Somehow Pac was still having huuge debuts even 6 years after his death. This beast of an album went 16x Platinum, was #1 on the Billboard 200 for 24 weeks straight, and stayed on the charts for 120 total weeks. "Speak Now," Taylor Swift's third album, sold 1,047,000 copies in the first week after its release. It reached number-one in eleven countries, including the US for 12 non-consecutive weeks. Norah Jones Come Away with Me (2002) 27m In the US, the album sold over 3.38 million copies in its first week, marking the largest single-week sales for an album. It was played for the press live at the Rainbow Theatre a year before its release and they loved it. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Finally Springsteen became as powerful in the studio as he always had been on stage. 8 on MelOn. That stunt helped create the mystique around the album. Madonna True Blue (1986) 25m Faith won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1989. ha ha. What fascinates me the most is the fact that an artist can so unanimously appeal to the social conscious that people will go out on mass to purchase their album and even more fascinating, in the albums first weeks of release. Meek Mill's "Dreams & Nightmares" debuts with 165K. Top 50 of ALL TIME and the Beach Boys Pet Shop isnt on this list is a SHAME. Youd recognize songs like Youre Still the One, That Dont Impress Me Much, and Man! In other news, the title track "Yet to Come" in BTS' anthology album "Proof" debuted on this week's Billboard 200 and Global Excl. "1," a post-breakup compilation album by The Beatles, sold 1,259,000 copies in the week ending December 24, 2000, six weeks after its release. The Swedish pop group consisting of Ulf Ekberg and three siblings: Jonas Berggren, Linn Berggren and Jenny Berggren had one of the best-selling debut albums of all time with Happy Nation (reissued as The Sign). She wasnt satisfied with her first album capturing the sound of tragedy and tried to write an upbeat album. The success of the album led to an 18 month worldwide tour and a VHS and DVD release of the tour. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 1.78 million copies in the US in its first week alone, which made it the fastest-selling studio album in the United States at the time. RELATED:Pigeons & Planes - 10 Perfect Albums That Never Went Platinum Shania Twain is a huge Country crossover artist, merging into the Pop genre. Purpose and Scorpion are comfortably inside the Top 5, while Post Malone, Lamar and Grande record similar results one step behind, which was also expected. Without further ado, here are the Top34 biggest opening weeks, for an album, in music history (the focus of this article): So these are the 35 biggest first weeks in the rock era. U.S. chart. With eight weeks at the top of the US album chart, the album features songs that are considered Bon Jovis best known, including You Give Love a Bad Name, Livin on a Prayer and Wanted Dead or Alive. The fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2 had the provisional titles The Desert Songs and The Two Americas. It had some unbelievable singles that still get radio play today. It was actually untitled, with some fans calling it Zoso in response to the four symbols each band member chose, which were included in the LPs sleeve. Numbers behind streams ofThe WeekndsMy Dear Melancholy,Kanye WestsYeand Lil Nas Xs 7 EP take another feel when we see that they are so short. Alanis Morissette was backed by a super band, including Flea, one of the best bassists of all time from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, on You Oughta Know. It came out in 1995 and is purely an Alternative Rock album when that was the most popular genre. Sales were boosted when the single Smooth featuring Matchbox Twenty singer Rob Thomas, was a number one success worldwide and topped the Billboard chart for 12 weeks. Eminem, G-Unit & Nelly continue to dominate. Green Day has sold more than 85 million records worldwide. Once a crab shuffled across the wooden floor, interrupting the recordings. Outkast has their best commercial week thus far. RELATED:Green Label - The Top 10 Best Selling Albums of 2013, Every No. Their Greatest Hits by the Eagles contains all of their Country Rock, Folk Rock, and Soft Rock singles between 1971 and 1975. Trivia Facts: Thriller marked the first time Michael Jackson reached the top of the Billboard 200, back when it was called the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart. When the song was released as Baby One More Time as Spears debut single in October 1998 it reached number one in at least 18 countries. 19. 's "Niggaz4Life", Ice Cube's "Death Certificate", MC Hammer's "Too Legit to Quit", Public Enemy's "Apocalypse 91 The Enemy Strikes Black", DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's "Homebase", and Various Artist's "Boyz n the Hood (soundtrack)" probably round out the top 5. 's record and had the most successful first week in hip hop by far. 6. Trivia Facts: This was the first album to ever sell more than a million units in one week according to SoundScan. 13. On top of that, Spotify links to you these pages for new releases by artists you follow. The bottom 5 are all releases from the last 2 years. See 20 of the Biggest First-Week Hip-Hop Album Sales Over the Years Aftermath Entertainment / Interscope Records Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP Release Date: May 23, 2000 First-Week. Divide takes a marginal lead here ahead of Purpose with 18.2% of Spotifys active users streaming it in full one time during its debut week. gcse.src = 'https://cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=' + cx; 1 on Billboard's Global' Global Excl. (Remember Me)| 1997| 549K 37| Jay-Z| The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse| 2002| 545K 38| D12| D12 World| 2004| 544K 39| Drake| If You're Reading This It's Too Late| 2015| 535K 40| Outkast| Stankonia| 2000| 530K 41| Jay-Z| Magna Carta Holy Grail| 2013| 527K 42| T.I.| King| 2006| 522K 43| Snoop Dogg| Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told| 1998| 520K 44| Dr. Dre| 2001| 1999| 516K 45| J. Cole| 4 Your Eyez Only| 2016| 511K 46| Outkast| Speakerboxxx/The Love Below| 2003| 510K 47| Drake| More Life| 2017| 505K 48| Juice WRLD| Legends Never Die|2020|497K 49| Kanye West| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy| 2010| 496K 50| Master P| MP Da Last Don| 1998| 495K 51| The Notorious B.I.G.| Born Again| 1999| 485K 52| Lil Wayne | Tha Carter V | 2018 | 480K 53| Snoop Dogg| Tha Doggfather| 1996| 479K 54| Jay-Z| The Blueprint 3| 2009| 476K 55| Nas| I Am| 1999| 470K 56| T.I.| T.I. He was paid $5,000 for his work (too bad he got no royalties). By September 2018, the album had spent 500 weeks on the Billboard album chart, making it one of the four longest-running albums of all time and the best-selling metal album of all time. Green Day Dookie (1994) 20m Eric Robert/Sygma/Kevin Mazur/TAS18 via Getty Images. A truly impressive feat. The Dark Side of the Moon reached number-one on the US Billboard chart and has charted for over 900 weeks in total. 3 Life and Times of S. Carter| 1999| 462K 59| Kanye West| 808's & Heartbreak | 2008| 450K 60| Drake| Thank Me Later| 2010| 447K 61| Kanye West| The College Dropout| 2004| 441K 62| DMX| The Great Depression| 2001| 439K 63| Jay-Z & Kanye West| Watch The Throne| 2011| 436K 64| Eminem| Kamikaze| 2018| 434K 65| Lloyd Banks| The Hunger for More| 2004| 433K 66| 2Pac| Tupac: Resurrection| 2003| 430K 67| Ludacris| Chicken-n-Beer| 2003| 429K 68| 2Pac| Until The End of Time| 2001| 427K 69| Jay-Z| American Gangster| 2007| 426K 70| Lauryn Hill| The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill| 1998| 423K 71| Jay-Z| The Blueprint| 2001| 420K 72| Method Man| Tical 2000: Judgement Day| 1998| 411K 73| 2Pac & Outlawz| Still I Rise| 1999| 408K 74| J. Cole | KOD| 2018| 398K 75| Snoop Dogg| Tha Last Meal| 2000| 397K 76| Nelly| Suit| 2004| 396K 77| Nicki Minaj| Pink Friday| 2010| 395K 78| Bone Thugs-N-Harmony| The Art Of War| 1997| 394K 79| Mystikal| Ghetto Fabulous| 1998| 385K 79| The Game| Doctor's Advocate| 2006| 385K 81| G-Unit| Beg for Mercy| 2003| 377K 82| J. Cole| 2014 Forest Hills Drive| 2014| 375K 82| Drake & Future| What A Time to Be Alive| 2015| 375K 84| D12| Devil's Night| 2001| 372K 85| 2Pac| Better Dayz| 2002| 366K 86| Kendrick Lamar| To Pimp a Butterfly| 2015| 363K 87| Ja Rule| Pain Is Love| 2001| 361K 87| Young Buck| Straight Outta Cashville| 2004| 361K 89| Beastie Boys| To the 5 Boroughs| 2004| 360K 90| Nas| Hip Hop Is Dead| 2006| 356K 91| Young Jeezy| The Inspiration| 2006| 352K 92| Jay-Z| Vol.
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