Data Collector – Biggest Digital Singles Sellers
One week ago, the CSPC analysis of Ed Sheeran has been published. We saw that he makes wonders in several formats, including digital sales. How big is his success compared to the like Rihanna, Eminem or Drake? You will find the answer in the list below!
Please keep in mind some artists with strong results in this format haven’t been studied so far, e.g. Nicki Minaj or Kanye West. All figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles.
A lot of lists like this one are available in the Data Collector, so feel free to read them to gauge how your favorite artist ranked in it.
Reminder of the formula:
Equivalent Albums Sales (EAS) = 0.15 * Digital Single Sales
Artists Ranking – Digital Singles SAles
1. Rihanna – 251,130,000 units (37,670,000 EAS)
2. Eminem – 157,350,000 units (23,603,000 EAS)
3. Taylor Swift – 149,820,000 units (22,473,000 EAS)
4. Bruno Mars – 149,490,000 units (22,423,000 EAS)
5. Beyoncé – 144,200,000 units (21,630,000 EAS)
6. Drake – 137,310,000 units (20,596,000 EAS)
7. Maroon 5 – 129,900,000 units (19,485,000 EAS)
8. Katy Perry – 122,700,000 units (18,405,000 EAS)
9. Lady Gaga – 111,200,000 units (16,680,000 EAS)
10. Black Eyed Peas – 103,960,000 units (15,594,000 EAS)
11. Usher – 93,610,000 units (14,041,000 EAS)
12. Coldplay – 93,080,000 units (13,962,000 EAS)
13. Justin Bieber – 87,850,000 units (13,178,000 EAS)
14. P!nk – 81,150,000 units (12,173,000 EAS)
15. Britney Spears – 80,270,000 units (12,040,000 EAS)
16. Michael Jackson – 79,930,000 units (11,990,000 EAS)
17. Adele – 75,300,000 units (11,295,000 EAS)
18. Linkin Park – 73,710,000 units (11,056,000 EAS)
19. Miley Cyrus – 70,300,000 units (10,545,000 EAS)
20. Christina Aguilera – 69,950,000 units (10,493,000 EAS)
21. Ed Sheeran – 69,770,000 units (10,466,000 EAS)
22. Queen – 58,370,000 units (8,755,000 EAS)
23. Alicia Keys – 57,750,000 units (8,663,000 EAS)
24. Nickelback – 57,280,000 units (8,592,000 EAS)
25. One Direction – 57,000,000 units (8,550,000 EAS)