In 2017, he was already one of the hottest new rappers. But after his tragic passing in June 2018, his career ended well before anyone would expect. You may wonder how much value XXXTentacion was able generate during such a short time.
Björk’s albums and songs sales
Everything seems so special about Björk. Her persona, her look, her origins, her music, her lyrics, her videos, her career. Commercially speaking though, being so unique and different, usually provides a handicap to mainstream acceptance and popularity, rather than an advantage. So, given all this context about her, just how much has the Icelandic singer managed to sell? View More
Streaming Masters – Björk
Have you ever stream music of Björk? The cult singer has been critically acclaimed for long, but her music is often rated hard to digest at first. With streams, it is now fairly easy to give her a try. How many are doing it though? Which songs they are listening to? And how are her recent works performing?
Streaming Masters – Led Zeppelin
They maybe only released 8 studio albums and recorded 93 tracks, between 1969 and 1979 but that didn’t stop them becoming one of the Top 10, best selling album acts ever.
Defunct since drummer John Bonhams death in September 1980 and no new music recorded in 39 years, are they still as popular today? Let’s find out, by delving into this edition of Streaming Masters on Led Zeppelin.
Streaming Masters – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Paul McCartney’s albums and songs sales
The success of Paul McCartney as part of the Beatles has been out of this world for 55 years and counting. What about his solo career through? At 76, he is still able to shot to the top of the US album chart as shown by his last effort Egypt Station. He also landed at #1 multiple times with both albums and singles during the 70s and the 80s. Will that be enough to crack the 73 million equivalent album sales registered by his former band partner John Lennon?
Streaming Masters – Paul McCartney
Expectedly, streaming numbers of the Beatles are impressive. Paul McCartney released 25 studio albums plus classical material since then, including an album which came out during the streaming era. Is that enough to challenge results of the fab four with his own catalog?
Spotifys Most Streamed Tracks Of The 1950s
What is the 3rd most streamed track of 1955, the 8th most streamed track of 1973 or the 12th most streamed track of 1997. You probably won’t know this of the top of your head, but fret not, we are now going to present to you, overall decade lists, broken down year by year, of the most streamed tracks on Spotify. Ultimately, when updating them, we will also be able to identify the pace of increase of songs, albums, and catalogs of some artists to know how much they will increase in terms of equivalent album sales in the future.
BTS’ global heatmap
From local newcomers to selling millions of albums globally and topping the Billboard 200 twice! It’s safe to say that K-pop group BTS is the hottest boyband in the world at the moment. But have they really hit mainstream status everywhere?
Flashdance’s album and songs sales
The Greatest Showman, Mamma Mia 2, A Star Is Born, and more recently Bohemian Rhapsody, reminded to all if that was needed how big a soundtrack can be. The movie industry has always been bigger than the music industry, appealing to a wider audience. This is why exposing songs that people like through theaters can be so rewarding. It is nothing new as shown by this study of the iconic 1983 soundtrack Flashdance.