CSPC: Meat Loaf Popularity Analysis
Digital Singles Sales
As a reminder, the weighting is done with a 10 to 1,5 ratio between one album and one digital single.
Bat Out of Hell (1977) – 336,000 equivalent albums
Bat Out of Hell – 530,000
You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) – 430,000
Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad – 520,000
Paradise by the Dashboard Light – 660,000
Remaining tracks – 100,000
Dead Ringer (1981) – 11,000 equivalent albums
Dead Ringer for Love – 60,000
Remaining tracks – 10,000
Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983) – 1,000 equivalent albums
All tracks – 5,000
Bad Attitude (1984) – 1,000 equivalent albums
All tracks – 5,000
Blind Before I Stop (1986) – 0 equivalent album
All tracks – irrelevant amount.
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993) – 150,000 equivalent albums
I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) – 850,000
Remaining tracks – 150,000
Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995) – 15,000 equivalent albums
I’d Lie for You (And That’s the Truth) – 80,000
Remaining tracks – 20,000
Couldn’t Have Said It Better (2003) – 6,000 equivalent albums
All tracks – 40,000
Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006) – 32,000 equivalent albums
It’s All Coming Back to Me Now – 150,000
Remaining tracks – 60,000
Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010) – 5,000 equivalent albums
All tracks – 30,000
Hell in a Handbasket (2011) – 3,000 equivalent albums
All tracks – 20,000
Braver Than We Are (2016) – 2,000 equivalent albums
All tracks – 10,000
Orphan – 24,000 equivalent albums
Hot Patootie – 150,000
Remaining tracks – 10,000
Overall, downloads of Meat Loaf are bad. The 4 popular tracks from Bat Out Of Hell sold around half a million each. Paradise by the Dashboard Light leads the way thanks to larger North American numbers.
I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) disappointingly fails to break the million mark. The lack of love from key downloads markets like South Korea no doubt impact its results ngatively. It’s still the highest selling download of Meat Loaf.