CSPC: Alanis Morissette Popularity Analysis
Physical Singles Sales
As a reminder, the weighting is done with a 10 to 3 ratio between one album and one physical single.
Alanis (1991) – 1,000 equivalent albums
All singles – 3,000
Now Is the Time (1992) – 0 equivalent album
All singles – 1,000
Jagged Little Pill (1995) – 690,000 equivalent albums
You Oughta Know – 600,000
Hand in My Pocket – 120,000
Ironic – 1,270,000
You Learn – 90,000
Head over Feet – 190,000
All I Really Want – 30,000
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998) – 162,000 equivalent albums
Thank U – 410,000
That I Would Be Good – 5,000
Unsent – 5,000
So Pure – 20,000
Joining You – 100,000
Under Rug Swept (2002) – 54,000 equivalent albums
Hands Clean – 160,000
Precious Illusions – 20,000
So-Called Chaos (2004) – 80,000 equivalent albums
Eight Easy Steps – 5,000
Out Is Through – 10,000
Everything – 250,000
Flavors of Entanglement (2008) – 3,000 equivalent albums
Underneath – 10,000
Havoc and Bright Lights (2012) – 3,000 equivalent albums
Guardian – 10,000
Orphan – 9,000 equivalent albums
Crazy – 30,000
Singles from Jagged Little Pill were incredibly successful in supporting the album. Nevertheless, they weren’t as huge in physical single format. Ironic still sold well past a million thanks to 650,000 US sales and over half a million in Europe. You Oughta Know, paired with You Learn in the US, was the only other CD single released in that market. The remaining singles relied almost exclusively on sales from Europe and Australia.
Ironically, while they had limited lasting appeal, singles Thank U and Hands Clean sold decently upon release. As a general note, physical singles remain a low format for Morissette who sold 3,3 million copies through this avenue.