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Hi LMAO! The thing is that your ratios are valid in the US but the IFPI has been very secretive about the ratio they use. It may be 750=1 just like i...

Hi Al! Only figures backed by enough information are explicitely mentioned but all countries are estimated in order to build the Asian and Worldwide...

Hi Gildo! Well, if we talk about the "truth", then we can't say Michael Jackson, nor anyone, sold in the billions 😉

Hi LMAO! The case of Love Story was raised on the first version of the article. It sold 6,5 million units from Dec 2008 to Nov 2009 as per the IFPI ...

Hi Daydreamer! This is a promo single meaning no copy was commercially sold!

Hi Raffi! It really depends on what you count. If it is albums, then the Beatles lead as you mention. If you add music videos, MJ has a real shot ...

Hi Hagai! The page with totals is now a recurrent on all articles. Only the oldest ones do not have it and as they are being updated it is added! As...

Hi Nathan! With 150 million downloads / ringtones, the change of formula alone provides her an extra 7,5 million! YouTube views have also been integr...

Hi again Lulu! No, actually this is a false myth. In fact, labels never gave nor sold copies to music clubs. The main reason why Clubs were for lon...

Hi Marcus! Closer To The Truth kept going in-and-out the BB200 due to her tour bundles. By the end of July 2014, it had already scanned 337,000 copie...

Hi Lulu! You are mixing different concepts which bring you to wrong conclusions! The first things which needs to be said is that albums certified r...

Hi Elke, The RIAA does not make "estimations", let alone about Worldwide sales. They have 0 authority on that point and are barely quoting the nonsen...

Hi Nathan! You should add the likes Neil Diamond, Bob Marley, Claptan, Santana, Simon & Garfunkel and the Beach Boys who definitely outsold the l...

Hi HengeBoy, Yes, Sam Smith is among the artists to come during the next weeks 🙂

Hi IE! Thanks for noticing, it has been fixed 🙂

Hi Lance! Yes, Pink Floyd's albums sales are largely deflated by their RIAA certifications. Their label hasn't been caring about certifications for ...

Hi Alan! Sales of video singles were added to the singles directly. That's how Justiy My Love broke 2 million! About MDNA World Tour, Brazilian cert...

That's correct. Thriller has the biggest video, but Billie Jean is the biggest song. It was the trigger that made everything happen.

You are both correct! I changed the spelling to best selling english-speaking album for Latin America countries due to the local superstars!

Hi Marcus! Good spot - figures of Ghosts (200k) and HIStory on Film: Volume II (1650k) were reversed. As Ghosts go to Orphan while HIStory to the big...

Hi Nathan, Thanks for pointing out the typo, now fixed!

Nor MJ nor Madonna, the Beatles 😉 Their Love from 2006 is on 6,1 million!

Hi Stephon! As mentioned by GUS, the real credited artist on We Are The World is USA For Africa. While the impact of MJ is clear on that song, this i...

Hi Marcus! Codes of his first 3 CDs are pretty big - 11,500, 17,200 and 5,000 respectively with codes eventually missing and of course no digital sal...