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.