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Hi William! Sadly, a lot of the numbers we read being claimed as "official" aren't official at all. The true official figures can be found on EMI Ann...

Hi again Vince! Trying to answer on all questions (tell me if I miss some): - Spinning Around is set on 250k physical sales in the UK. It scanned 24...

Hi IE! #1s was overshipped too, it went further on certifications only thanks to catalog sales. From 2003, only the Top 25 has consistently ship 2xP....

Hi Andy! To me what's funny is people who can't understand that not everyone is an "anti" or a "stan". I just can't care about the artist's music whe...

Hi ljkelley! You may or may not like the concept, but at least it is consistent for all artists. Plus, you accurately mention physical singles were m...

Hi Kingagood! I suppose you have been feed with the massively inflated figures available for Kylie on various boards. Compilations, including Ultimat...

Hi Vince! One of the main changes from my old figures (for all artists) to the new ones is that I stopped to use certs as a minimum. For example, whe...

Hi John! I'm sorry to disappoint by an update of Maroon 5 is not in the pipeline so far. The next update will be Justin Bieber who amassed tremendous...

Hi Franz! For some reason, the country totals of Japan and Asia were doubled on Taylor's article! It is now fixed (it doesn't change her figures, it ...

Hi Marcelo! Don't forget that codes refer only to CD sales. Perry's albums sell well digitally, Prism went Platinum on downloads. Btw, a few more co...

Hi John! You must be confusion something, there is no way these albums sold that much. If you refer to Kworb lists, they use a point system rather th...

Hi Tristan! As pat200 said, you are confusing him with Phil Spector. Collins has been criticized by Rock fans for making children's music, he beca...

Hi pat200! To be honest, Genesis isn't on the plan for the moment. While they sold a lot too, they won't impact much annual lists so they aren't as m...

Hi RyanS! Yes, not everyone can say they out-did both the Beatles & MJ in a country! He has a lead of more than 1 million over both of them.

Hi RLAAMJR! Best selling international solo artist in Germany, if bands are included then Queen top him 😉 He tops AC/DC, the Beatles, the Stones, e...

Hi Rob! The BPI certifies records when they reach some criterias, sales aren't blocked there though! Joanne has over 130k sold to date as per the OCC...

Hi RLAAMJR! Most of these packages have been put together into the "Early Material Album" folder while sales of 2CD sets are added directly to indivi...

Hi Morales! Figures from Kworb can be very useful but they miss on pre-album release singles. They do not take off "Complete My Album" downloads, whi...

Hi RobinsonMS! The conversion rate for Audio streams is Spotify * 212/132. It is then converted into Equivalent Album Sales with a 1/1500 ratio. Vide...

Hi RyanS! Most lists online about UK sales are inaccurate mostly because they act as if OCC figures are the bible while they are incomplete and inacc...

Hi RLAAMJR, The set in all its formats is already inside the article at 2 million units sold.

Hi Nid! Streaming took over sales very early in Sweden. BTD achieved most of its chart units in late 2013 / early 2014 when sales were almost dead wh...

Hi Hagai Tambayong! Both Pearl Jam & Beastie Boys have one album bigger in pure sales than Californication, but overall they both sold less albu...