After 10 years and 8 studio albums as Black Sabbath singer, Ozzy Osbourne went solo with the 1980 album Blizzard of Ozz. Is his personal success comparable to the one obtained with his group on streaming platforms?
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On 13 February 1970, the Birmingham band Black Sabbath released their eponymous debut LP.
This album is regarded by most as the very first heavy metal album ever released.
Their fundamental contribution to the history of rock music gave the band its nickname of Godfathers of Heavy Metal while singer Ozzy Osbourne is widely recognized as the Prince of Darkness.
How many people embraced these satanic flavoured music though? Today, we celebrate this legendary band by studying their commercial success through the years.
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The first album of the legendary heavy metal band Black Sabbath was released 50 years ago. Are they forgotten now? Or is their music still listened to nowadays?
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One year ago, we called Billie Eilish the next big thing, 12 months later she is not only a superstar but also unstoppable.
On her way to hit 10 billion streams on Spotify, the 18 year old icon recently became the first female singer ever to manage a sweep of the big 4 categories at the Grammys.
The diva, who’s also the chosen one to record the upcoming James Bond theme, is breaking every barrier.
Speaking about boundaries, are there countries which still resist to her out of the blue success?
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In 2011, Little Mix became the first group to win the UK TV competition X Factor, managing to out-do the 3rd position One Direction registered one year earlier.
Since then, the 4-members set has been building a large discography with several hit singles. This led various media and fans to claim that they belong to the bestselling girl groups of all-time.
They have never got a top 50 single in markets like Germany and France though, so this makes us wonder how valid are these affirmations?
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After 5 studio albums, is the hype around British girl band Little Mix as big now as it was back in 2011, when they won the 8th edition of The X Factor? To have an idea of the answer, let’s have a look to their streaming numbers!
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Bohemian Rhapsody, Don’t Stop Me Now, Under Pressure, I Want to Break Free, We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions, Another One Bites the Dust, etc. the list of songs by Queen speaks for itself.
The Freddie Mercury-led band from London, UK, shook the world with their iconic hits from 1973 to 1991.
Over 28 years after the passing of their singer, their valuable catalog is as hot as ever.
In fact, their evergreen success has become even more incredible since the Bohemian Rhapsody biopic who led a new generation to discover these classic rock heroes.
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So, are you ready to see a countdown of the best selling artists of the 2010s?
A decade ago, the music industry was completely different. We still had record players at home, downloads was the big thing, Adele and Drake were promising newcomers at best and nobody had heard about streaming platforms.
For artists, that’s the tricky part. A decade is long enough to see a completely new generation of music consumers replace the former one.
That’s why it takes you a lot of appeal to remain on top and why this list is made of the truly biggest artists in the World…
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