MJD, Author at ChartMasters

Stevie Wonder albums and songs sales

In a world of likes and dislikes, you will hardly get a singer as unanimously appreciated as Stevie Wonder.

The sharp contrast between his blindness and the permanent smile on his face can only bring admiration. Add to that an unbelievable talent that most of us sighted people can only dream of and all you get is an immense respect.

And even if you believe that you do not really know his songs, just put in a playlist of his, you will end up surprised to recognize so many sounds. His influence in today’s music is colossal.

In these Black Lives Matter days, reviewing the career in numbers of the singer that made the final push to sign the Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the least we can do. Signed, sealed, delivered, it’s yours!

Streaming Masters – Stevie Wonder

By his 25th birthday, Stevie Wonder was recording his 18th studio album. This was going to be his 3rd consecutive Grammy’s Album Of The Year award, a feat which remains an all-time record.

Some 45 years later, the artist is naturally way less prolific than he used to be – his last studio album came out in 2005. Are streamers still enjoying his amazing catalog yet?

5 major changes at ChartMasters

During the last few days and weeks, we added several great new enhancements to the ChartMasters.org ecosystem.

You possibly noticed some of them, others most likely not as they were added today. Which one of these 5 new additions will you like the most?

BTS dominance is the only unflawed bit of IFPI annual list

As they have been doing since 2001, the IFPI published this week the top selling albums of the year. Unlike the previous edition, when they got the #1 wrong, this time they properly reported the global domination of Korean superstars BTS.

At the start, the list had some issues mainly due to missing albums. As years pass, its accuracy is getting worse and worse. We will review their 2020 top 10 to see that none of the albums has both its ranking and its sales figure correct.

Lauryn Hill albums and songs sales

Departing from the Fugees immediately after their breakthrough was a risky move from Lauryn Hill.

Quickly, doubts were evacuated with The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill becoming a classic on its own. This week, it joined the club of US Diamond albums.

Fugees albums and songs sales

Killing Me Softly is one of these songs which strikes everyone instantly. You don’t need multiple plays to fell in love with it.

Even if it is a cover of Roberta Flack, the imprint of the Fugees was obvious.

Soon, they were claimed to own the greatest selling rap album of all-time. A quarter of century later, we review all their statistics up to date.

Streaming Masters – Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill perfectly switched from her successful stint with the Fugees to her solo career.

Her album The Miseducation Of… had a deep impact on an entire generation. Are people still learning from its songs more than two decades later?

Streaming Masters – Fugees

After a discreet first album, the Fugees exploded with their sophomore effort The Score to become one of the most iconic groups of the 90s.

How popular remain songs like Killing Me Softly, Ready or Not or Fu-Gee-La?

Brazil best sellers since 2003

Brazil best sellers: Ivete Sangalo — Ivete Sangalo

Several months ago, we launched our Receipts Database with the objective of putting together as many factual data figures as possible.

The database keeps growing. This week, we injected over 17,000 shipment codes from Brazil amounting to 162 million sales.

France Best Selling Albums Ever

INTRODUCTION

It has been 5 years since ChartMasters.org is online. It started with a large string of articles about the best selling albums of all-time in France, articles which served to created the comprehensive top sellers list.

Several years later, we are back on it to update all numbers and add albums which crossed the magical 1 million threshold.