CSPC: Avril Lavigne Popularity Analysis

Avril Lavigne Career CSPC Results

So, after checking all the figures, how many overall equivalent album sales has each album by Avril Lavigne achieved? Well, at this point we hardly need to add up all of the figures defined in this article!

In the following results table, all categories display figures in equivalent album sales. If different, pure sales are listed between parentheses.

artist_spotify_id	#	Cover	Album	Studio albums (EAS)	sales_update_date	Other LPs (EAS)	Physical singles (units sold)	Digital singles (units sold)	Streams	Streams increase	Total EAS	valid_as_of	streams_updated_value	album_id
0p4nmQO2msCgU4IF37Wi3j	1		Let Go	16,220,000	10.02.18	1,006,000	606,000 (2,020,000)	1,106,000 (7,370,000)	2,200,000 (09/28/23)	Av.: 880 LD: 1,320	21,138,000	20,230,928	2,200,000	932
0p4nmQO2msCgU4IF37Wi3j	2		Under My Skin	8,020,000	10.02.18	70,000	204,000 (680,000)	657,000 (4,380,000)	725,000 (09/28/23)	Av.: 260 LD: 340	9,700,000	20,230,928	725,000	933
0p4nmQO2msCgU4IF37Wi3j	3		The Best Damn Thing	5,660,000	10.02.18	114,000	189,000 (630,000)	2,873,000 (19,150,000)	1,590,000 (09/28/23)	Av.: 600 LD: 790	10,429,000	20,230,928	1,590,000	934
0p4nmQO2msCgU4IF37Wi3j	4		Goodbye Lullaby	1,650,000	10.02.18	0	15,000 (50,000)	1,590,000 (10,600,000)	1,249,000 (09/28/23)	Av.: 440 LD: 540	4,507,000	20,230,928	1,249,000	935
0p4nmQO2msCgU4IF37Wi3j	5		Avril Lavigne	740,000	10.02.18	0	3,000 (10,000)	593,000 (3,950,000)	820,000 (09/28/23)	Av.: 260 LD: 280	2,159,000	20,230,928	820,000	936
0p4nmQO2msCgU4IF37Wi3j	6		Love Sux	0		0	0 (0)	0 (0)	291,000 (09/28/23)	Av.: 0 LD: 0	291,000	20,230,928	291,000	0
0p4nmQO2msCgU4IF37Wi3j	7		Head Above Water	0		0	0 (0)	0 (0)	445,000 (09/28/23)	Av.: 0 LD: 0	445,000	20,230,928	445,000	0
0p4nmQO2msCgU4IF37Wi3j	8		Orphan	0	10.02.18	16,000	2,000 (7,000)	105,000 (700,000)	32,000 (02/10/18)	N/A	155,000	20,230,928	32,000	1,620

As a reminder:

• Studio Album: sales of the original album
• Other Releases: sales of compilations generated thanks to the album
• Physical Singles: sales of physical singles from the album (ratio 3/10)
• Download Singles: sales of digital singles from the album (ratio 1,5/10)
• Streaming: equivalent album sales of all the album tracks (ratio 1/1500 for Audio stream and 1/6750 for Video stream)

See where the artist ranks among remaining singers

At 19,34 million equivalent album sales, Let Go is clearly one of the most successful albums from the 00s. There may be some frustration in seeing both Under My Skin and The Best Damn Thing under 10 million, but over 9 million three times in a row is no easy feat. Often regarded as a one-album wonder nowadays, the figures prove that Lavigne was a terrific seller for 3 successive campaigns.

Goodbye Lullaby and Avril Lavigne show a decline that can’t be contested, but their figures aren’t as chaotic as they were upon release. They close in on 3,6 million and 1,6 million respectively, not big nor consistent, but not irrelevant either. The positive indicator for the singer is that all her albums are solid on streaming platforms which means her fans can hope her upcoming records will not automatically bomb, plus her catalog is going to increase steadily in the future.

Her five albums together, along with the few orphan tracks released sparingly, add for 43,06 million equivalent album sales. This puts her in the same league as the likes of Christina Aguilera, Lady Gaga and Norah Jones. All the aforementioned artists are on 50 million equivalent album sales in total, but also all with slightly larger discographies.

The following pages list her most successful songs as well as her records and achievements. Do not forget to check our amazing cross-artists lists posted inside the CSPC: Data Collector which includes the full listing of all CSPC results compiled so far to better gauge her position in the history of the music industry.

As usual, feel free to comment and / or ask a question!

Sources: IFPI, Spotify, YouTube, Chartmasters.org.