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Author: Guillaume Vieira

ABBA’s global heatmap

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on January 16, 2019 5 Comments
ABBA’s global heatmap

The ABBAmania took over the World in the second half of the 70s. The Swedish quartet ABBA broke various sales records in many countries with their success being compared with the one of the Beatles a decade earlier, except in the US. …

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Michael Jackson’s global heatmap

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on January 12, 2019 119 Comments
Michael Jackson’s global heatmap

Since the explosion of Thriller way back in 1983, Michael Jackson has been regarded as the definitive reference in terms of global superstardom. Even huge worldwide singers have better markets than others though. So, where does the king of pop …

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Garth Brooks’ albums and songs sales

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on January 5, 2019 36 Comments
Garth Brooks’ albums and songs sales

The Independent, Business Insider, Digital Music News, they all published “Best Selling Artists Ever” lists that placed Garth Brooks as the second best selling artist ever, number one among solo acts. One would expect these sources to be reliable. It …

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Björk’s albums and songs sales

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on December 23, 2018 16 Comments
Björk’s albums and songs sales

Everything seems so special about Björk. Her persona, her look, her origins, her music, her lyrics, her videos, her career. Commercially speaking though, being so unique and different, usually provides a handicap to mainstream acceptance and popularity, rather than an …

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Streaming Masters – Björk

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on December 23, 2018 4 Comments
Streaming Masters – Björk

Have you ever stream music of Björk? The cult singer has been critically acclaimed for long, but her music is often rated hard to digest at first. With streams, it is now fairly easy to give her a try. How …

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Flashdance’s album and songs sales

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on December 5, 2018 7 Comments
Flashdance’s album and songs sales

The Greatest Showman, Mamma Mia 2, A Star Is Born, and more recently Bohemian Rhapsody, reminded to all if that was needed how big a soundtrack can be. The movie industry has always been bigger than the music industry, appealing …

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The 40 greatest albums of the 90s

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on November 29, 2018 113 Comments

Of course, the elitist press will think it’s outrageous to call the most streamed albums from the 90s the greatest ones. Some artists are arguably critics darlings, but some others are favored by the general public and we are left wondering …

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43 Classic LPs of the 80s

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on November 22, 2018 75 Comments

During the 80s everything got bigger. Arena rock, heavy metal, power ballads, dancefloor anthems, kings & queens of pop, existing genres got louder, heavier. The scene also became more diverse with rap and electronic music breaking the main audience. Are …

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The insane lack of accuracy of OCC’s Mariah Carey figures

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on November 19, 2018 6 Comments

Playing with numbers isn’t always a good idea. You are no doubt aware that the internet is full of false data. If you have been reading us for some time, it’s just as clear for you that official data can …

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Taylor Swift’s global heatmap

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on November 18, 2018 23 Comments
Taylor Swift’s global heatmap

The career of Taylor Swift is pretty unique. For many years, she was seen as a pure US star from the country family. She then moved to pop music, trying to make her success global. Her sales are undoubtedly massive, but has …

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  • RE: Spotify top album debuts

    @banele I added an African estimate for it, do take it with a grain of salt though as I have no data...

    By Al , 4 hours ago

  • RE: The 22 Best-Selling Hispanic Singers Ever

    I'll have to check Menudo, as I've no details so far. However, it's worth noting that Ricky Martin j...

    By Guillaume Vieira , 6 hours ago

  • RE: Earth, Wind & Fire albums and songs sales

    Thanks for the analysis of Earth, Wind & Fire. Indeed, there is one thing I don't understand:...

    By Landi Schorsch , 22 hours ago

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