IFPI Global Top 10 Albums of 2018
It’s time to welcome the IFPI Global Top 10 Albums of 2018! It’s a good ol’ list, focusing on pure album sales. This atypical methodology leads to the most unique list ever by the IFPI since they debuted them in …
Author: Guillaume Vieira
Streams shot the US music industry to nearly $10 billion
<em>US Sales Database by the RIAA </em>
The Recording Industry Association of America, better known by their RIAA acronym, has published their much anticipated 2018 Shipment & Revenue Statistics. The main conclusion? Streaming is no longer a utopia but instead a true game changing actor. In fact, …
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The Doors’ albums and songs sales
The Doors are arguably one of the most iconic rock bands of all-time. Their lead singer, Jim Morrison, is still regarded as a demigod by many some 47 years after his passing but if we look at their chart history, …
Going through Brazil’s top foreign sellers of the 80s
Are you ready for a fascinating ride in the Brazilian atmosphere of the 80s? We may caricature the local music scene and say that moms were crazy about Roberto Carlos, that kids went wild with Xuxa and that youth’s idols …
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Dido’s albums and songs sales
Dido is back! I can already hear many teenagers asking “Dido who?”. For people like me who are old enough to have been listening to music at the start of the 00s though, Dido was almost as inevitable as …
Streaming Masters – Dido
Less than 3 weeks before the release of Still On My Mind, her 5th album, let’s review streaming results of the British singer Dido, an icon of the 00s. What’s on top, Thank You, Here With Me, Stan, White Flag? …
Metallica albums and songs sales
From the Four Horsemen to the Metal Kings, the road has been very long for rock legends Metallica. Currently in the final phase of their 159-dates WorldWired Tour, the band proved with their last album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct that they …
The race to 100 million CSPC is on
Selling a million album is something, no matter if we talk about pure album sales or converted singles formats. It takes a lot of success to get there. Climbing all the way to 10 million is all the more difficult …
James Blunt’s albums and songs sales
James Blunt had everything for you to love him or hate him. Excessive radio play, easy love-themed songs and weird nasal voice in a side, soulful singing, relentless melodies and cleverly written lyrics in the other. In 2005/2006, this explosive …
Streaming Masters – James Blunt
Depending on where you sit on Earth, you will think of James Blunt as a complete has-been or a consistent hit maker. What’s safe to say is that all of you know You’re Beautiful. What do streaming numbers have to …