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Hi Dan! We have always been working on two main pipes: - artists with strong news surrounding them (new album, passing etc) - else, completing th...

Hi Julien, MJ is not forgotten obviously, but those studies take time. As he had near no news since CSPC series started, we haven't got into his f...

Hi Joe! From a personal perspective, I would love to work on CCR, but I must admit I may miss time in the near future as the pipe is full of severa...

Hi ChartStan, All Beyoncé figures were fully reviewed last December. She does sell some steady amounts over time, but nowhere near enough to push S...

Hi Nicolò! About songs of Soundtracks, they are distinct cases. The song Into The Groove appeared on the movie Desperately Seeking Susan, but it wa...

Hi Chrysalynne Lingling! Hernan and Anthony, on physical singles and streams, already completed their parts on Cher! I'm the one being late there d...

Hi Pelvis, It really depends on the artist. Madonna sold bucketloads of physical singles in the period that had formulas inflating numbers, she su...

Hi Raffi! You are right about Adele's 21, myself I didn't really how to mention it knowing the figure at the end of the article was lower but the u...

Hi Pelvis! Please refer to the answer to Mat's similar question. I'll add details inside the Fixing log article too 🙂

Hi Mat! The life of every human being is important so please don't bet it on Madonna having sold 90 million singles, you would lose yours! 😉

Hi RLAAMJR! Singles happen to be limited at times when the major thinks enough people will buy the album if they don't find the single. As MHWGO sing...

Hi Mat! Her small drop of 3m is almost exclusively due to physical singles! Since the last article, especially while working on Spice Girls article, ...

Hi Yog! It is no doubt disappointing but if George Michael gets updated now his sales would barely change. He was updated after the main formula upda...

Hi Gus! Definitely, I someway mixed weeks in the US and songs #1 in the UK! Now fixed, thanks 😉

Hi Leon! I Gotta Feeling tops Uptown Funk, Poker Face, Love The Way You Lie, Someone Like You, Just Dance etc. It is tied with Rolling In The Deep ...

Hi Dan! The ratio is 10 to 1,5 between one album and one digital single. The explanations are posted here.

Hi but! The Dutchess went 3xPlatinum in Russia for more than 60,000 unit shipped, making it her third European market after the UK and Germany!

Hi Angelogilly, Yes, the "after" word isn't exclusive, for example Beyoncé too released a successful debut solo album and then a new Destiny's Chil...

Hi Raffi! Exactly, for singles too Soundscan sales appear to be fairly incomplete. Supposedly the situation improved over the years although as sal...

Hi Michael! "About A Girl" being displayed under Bleach is due to the concept. We focus on albums that created the value, About A Girl was created ...

Hi Raffi! Singles you mention from the Soundscan era have definitely not sold as much outside the US as they did inside! The gap comes from the US ...