South Korean superstar IU just debuted straight at #1 with her new song Blueming on the Gaon charts this week destroying all competition as well as taking up half of the top 10 digital tracks there with songs from her …
Love him or hate him, Rod Stewart is an absolute legend. In fact, Rod the Mod is up to 5 decades and 47 years of #1 records in major markets. This week, the release of his compilation You’re in My …
Through the years, Rod Stewart amassed a lot of hits including Maggie May, Sailing, I Don’t Want To Talk About It, Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?, Baby Jane, Forever Young and more. All of them are now over 30 years …
Unless you are an avid chart follower or well aware of the Japanese culture, the name of Ayumi Hamasaki surely doesn’t speak to you. In her homeland though, the diva used to be unstoppable, hitting the #1 position with 25 …
Although her popularity has been going down lately, Ayumi Hamasaki remains the highest selling female artist of all-time in Japan according to Oricon. As we all know, the market is now switching into a streaming market. Japan is famously late …
During the iTunes era, the greatest selling deep catalog song has been Don’t Stop Believin’, Journey‘s 1981 smash hit. The name itself of the band is unknown in most countries. How have they manage this feat? Are they one-hit wonders? …
American rock legends Journey are mostly famous nowadays for their legendary song Don’t Stop Believin’ and it’s record breaking streaming numbers. Back in the day yet, they charted a whopping 39 distinct songs on various Billboard charts. In fact, their …
40 years ago, in the summer of 1979, the whole world was crazy about the album Breakfast In America by classic group Supertramp. This immense success wasn’t only the peak of the group, but the flagship of an entire genre …
Prog rock British icons Supertramp are still widely loved in markets like France and Italy, but they have disappeared from the radar in English-speaking markets for decades. Is it possibly to have sold millions of albums and get next to zero plays nowadays?
This month marks 8 years since British songstress Amy Winehouse sadly passed away at the age of 27. Everybody remembers the iconic Back to Black. Despite being released nearly 13 years ago, the album is still making yearly sales rankings. How …
