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Hi CMdigger! They aren't listed because they would be out of that top 10 if their year was completed. Pre-2006 many relevant albums are still miss...

Hi all! Bing Crosby leads the way, so he will be the next pick after Jay-Z 🙂

Hi Raffi! Thanks for list, I've fixed typos now: added MTV Unplugged to album sales by countryfixed the Everytime I Close My Eyes physical sales ...

Hi Dan! I don't think we can make it a general rule, these artists climbed about 9% but for distinct reasons. Queen sold bucketloads after Bohemian R...

Hi quiet storm! Treating different cases as if they were the same wouldn't be a "unified" model, rather the opposite! I already answered in-depth to ...

Hi TaylorFan! Nobody here stated she would day 200m on first day, please avoid bringing silly points from fanatics' boards here. Also, "get a brain...

Hi tsaotd! I mentioned the state of the art in my comment to matt, and about Asian sales there are still room for improvement really as Mariah is in...

Hi Smiley! To be honest I wouldn't put my hand on it, in recent months we noticed several files which had some errors in parts of the formula for the...

Hi Gus! As Denysanatol said, the 19.2m includes everything (including sales of albums/comps thanks to the track) and is expressed in equivalent album...

Hi Winston68! The Beatles are definitely in the pipeline, although this can take a bit of time as we will also publish the CSPCs for all solo members...

Hi Kiimi! I think I've though about it a dozen of times while doing the study, but still managed to forget to add it! So no, Chinese sales aren't inc...

Hi Jorge! To be honest I'm surprised at your comment about Madonna, Celine and Whitney. Since 2001 to date, Mariah is similar to Madonna and Celine i...

That's correct ClockingBell, MTV Unplugged's line is inside the EP block in the main sheet, which means it doesn't add up to the total album sales. To...

Hi matt! Why are you revisiting history so grossly? 1) Dua Lipa You stated that you were "mad at how inflated" her streaming ratio was. You said it ...

Hi tsaotd! Apart from small fixes here and there, plus of course recurrent sales, the main reason is the absence of ringtones when her previous artic...

Hi Denysanatol! It's not part of the plan. We are going to test short articles like this one to highlight some big milestones or historical movements...

Hi Anon, You speak about having "no credibility" and then go on listing a list full of delusional figures from online boards and pretend it comes fro...

Hi Filippo! If we talk about album sales, only 1 missing act is over 100m, that one is Neil Diamond. Then some artists are in the 75-90m range, like ...

Oh well, if KB50MH is rated as a "credible" source that people can "trust", the fanbase really is in dire straits lately!

Yep as Al said it's with TEA+SEA. That being said, technically speaking a good chunk of its TEA+SEA aren't eligible for Hysteria as they were download...

Hi Matt! This song is purposedly excluded so far. It's one of these playcounts which seems flawed lately, as numbers suddenly changed, and the number...

Hi N N! Ironically, the conclusion from your message is that it's possible to get way, way better figures from "amateur estimation" than from "indu...