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Category: Insights

Welcome to ChartMasters’ insights section! Here we discuss industry trends, local markets, and surprising data points. Let us go deeper in understanding the music industry.

The best selling studio albums by the Beatles

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on November 8, 2024 2 Comments
The best selling studio albums by the Beatles

Abbey Road is the best selling Beatles studio album at 30 million sales. Among solo efforts, Lennon’s Double Fantasy leads. Here’s the top 30.

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The best selling digital tracks by the Beatles

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on August 23, 2024 4 Comments
The best selling digital tracks by the Beatles

It’s no news that the Beatles dominated the 60s, but which of their tracks, solo or group, were the top sellers in digital formats?

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The best selling singles by the Beatles

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on July 19, 2024 17 Comments
The best selling singles by the Beatles

During more than 25 years, the Beatles dominated singles charts like nobody else. We ranked their best selling physical singles, one by one.

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The 60 most global artists of all-time

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on June 24, 2024 45 Comments
The 60 most global artists of all-time

15 years after his death, Michael Jackson remains the biggest pop star on Earth. Check out this listing of the 60 most global artists ever!

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Spotify claims 60% of top hits’ global streams

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on April 12, 2024 4 Comments
Spotify claims 60% of top hits’ global streams

Spotify’s market share is said to be 35% worldwide, in audio streaming paid users. But they effectively claim 60% of global hits’ streams!

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YouTube Most Streamed Artists of 2022

By Al Posted on January 6, 2023 22 Comments
YouTube Most Streamed Artists of 2022

Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, BTS… these have been some of the biggest artists of the year, but who are YouTube most streamed artists of 2022? While YouTube doesn’t bring in as much money to the music industry as …

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Collections madness #1: France

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on March 12, 2022 12 Comments
Collections madness #1: France

What if I tell you that there are 3 billion album sales lost in the nature? Sales that have been ignored by both charts and certifications. These sales bring millions of units to many artists. How is this possible, and …

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YouTube Most Streamed Artists of 2021

By Al Posted on January 5, 2022 26 Comments
YouTube Most Streamed Artists of 2021

Drake, Adele, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, BTS, Olivia Rodrigo… these have been some of the biggest artists of the year, but who are YouTube most streamed artists of 2021? While YouTube doesn’t bring in as much money to the music …

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The hidden sales of Eastern Europe during the Cold War

By Al Posted on August 4, 2021 14 Comments

Did people under the iron curtain buy western music? What are flexi-discs and postcard-discs? And what sales records exist? We’ve dug into archive material and pictures to shed a light on some of the most mysterious, yet sizable records sales.

UK pure singles sales revealed

By Guillaume Vieira Posted on July 19, 2021 2 Comments

Way back in March 2012, Billboard made a huge step forward, introducing streams into the Hot 100. Less than a decade later, streaming got so dominant in the music industry that it is now difficult to identify pure sales data. …

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  • RE: Most streamed tracks on Spotify

    Roxette - Listen to your heart

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