Lil Nas X will forever be this breakthrough artist who logged 19 weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 with Old Town Road, the longest chart topper of all-time.
A hit of this magnitude is virtually impossible to follow up, but the singer has been flooding airwaves and streaming playlists anew in 2021. How well is he doing?
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University students’ heroes during the 80s and stars for the masses during the 90s, R.E.M. is one of the most well respected rock bands of the last 40 years.
Very discreet since they disbanded in 2011, their catalog remains home for classic hits like Losing My Religion and Everybody Hurts.
Pioneers of the Alternative Rock scene, the group paved the way of success to many bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nirvana, but how many units have they sold by themselves?
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The year 1991 may be the biggest of all-time in terms of blockbuster albums with Metallica, Nirvana, Michael Jackson, U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, Guns ‘N Roses (x2), Garth Brooks, Bryan Adams, Genesis, and Enya dropping some of the biggest records of the last 40 years.
The one which kicked this insane era is Out of Time, the global breakthrough of R.E.M. Today, we review streaming statistics of the American alternative scene icons.
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Since her Hot 100 debut with Bodak Yellow in late 2017, US rap singer Cardi B has been busy scoring hits.
Up to 5 chart toppers in the main chart, how is she doing at a global scale?
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With only one album released, Lewis Capaldi has already got UK’s annual top seller twice, tying a 50-years old feat from Simon & Garfunkel.
Is this amazing achievement entirely down to the streaming juggernaut Someone You Loved?
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The K-Pop industry continues its outstanding rise to fame. If BTS are the flagship of the genre, more groups are proving to be incredibly popular, with one of the hottest of them being the all-female band Blackpink.
Last year, they dropped their first entire album, but they have been releasing very popular songs and mini albums for several years. How much have they sold up to date?
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After 5 years of minor success, Doja Cat exploded in 2020 thanks to the smash Say So. Since then, she can’t stop proving she is here to stay.
Songs like Streets, Need to Know and Kiss Me More confirmed her hit-making skills. Where will she stop, considering she is already the most streamed female artist at the moment?
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Unknown a mere 8 months ago, Olivia Rodrigo is undoubtedly the biggest success story of the year.
Her album Sour, led by super smashes Drivers License and Good 4 U, is breaking records every week. We review the singer’s numbers.
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Part of the legendary “Unholy Trinity of British Hard Rock and Heavy Metal” along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, Deep Purple helped introduce and style, Hard Rock and Heavy Metal in the early 70s.
Active to this day, the general public remembers them best for Smoke On The Water, a song often listed along with the likes of Whole Lotta Love and Back In Black in best guitar riffs of all-time lists.
Unlike these other bands though, their certified sales are very low, which has led to various myths floating around for decades.
At last, we can enlighten on this mystery. Take your seat and let’s delve into the murky world that is, Deep Purples worldwide sales.
More than half a century after their debut, UK hard rock band Deep Purple are still busing recording and touring.
If people are still willing to purchase concert tickets to see the legendary group play live, are they streaming their extensive catalog just as well?
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