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Hi DD! Next one will be Janet Jackson!

Hi again Juan! Sorry to disappoint but I may even downgrade Spirits sales soon. I just ended to found out with 100% certainty the industry top sell...

Hi Jostein! A choice has been made many years ago to focus on 10 markets for Europe as they are representative from the others. The UK mirrors sale...

Hi Juan! I'm sure you are educated enough on the matter to not take those claims seriously, nor 15m WW nor 1m in Canada ^^ Most figures claimed ...

Hi Skkywill! If you don't consider ABBA into the female category, without getting deep into figures the most realistic answer is yes 😉

Hi Luminator! Sure, this can be done 😉

Hi Marcus! As mentioned inside the article, the Bee Gees label never bothered certifying their albums. In fact, SNF is the only one that ever got u...

Hi Raffi! The RIAA first introduced digital certifications in 2004 when the market was just getting started. Thus, they have set criteria in line w...

There is unsold copies everywhere all the time, why would it never happen in Brazil? Each time an album like Beyoncé's self-titled album ships 100k an...

No Erminio, what's not wrong are facts 😉

Hi again Marcus, You can't sell an album that the public doesn't want. The same happened with Robbie Williams (Rudebox), Guns N Roses or Forever it...

Hi Marcus! Outside of the UK, 40% is very precisely the share of its initial shipment 'Forever' sold. In most countries, a 80%-limit is applied for...

Hi Dabbyy! Certifications are based on shipments from the label to retailers rather than on sales to consumers. Most of the time, initial shipments...

Hello Geoffrey! You are fully correct on your figures! The current formula is temporary, I'm waiting for the IFPI Global 2016 Report to define the ...

Hi Teen Pop, Airplay is segregated into various music categories. To be or not to be #1 fully depends on crossing over those categories. Teen Pop n...

Hi Jason, Billboard themselves stated 12,5m worldwide not that long ago! Indeed, it sold very poorly outside of North America. It peaked at #13 in ...

Yes the RIAA accounts for all sales! The difference gets obvious with the examples you pointed out: - Baby One More Time 14xP (14 million) - Mill...

No they had no favoritism, they were only sticking with available information. Music Clubs weren't reporting their sales to Soundscan so they couldn't...

Hello Teen Pop, Living an era means nothing - the success of each artist is different in each country. A similar success in the same country will s...

Hi Slavisa, This is just a urban legend, it is nowhere near such a figure.

Hi Roulze, Your figures, now that's false 😉 Both Stripped and B2B figures are just delusional and completely contradicted by both IFPI official...

Hi Trish! No doubt Miley Cyrus is a good case to study. As requests are more and more numerous I'll maybe do a poll requesting for next artists!

Hi Kisser! Adding YouTube streams is actually in the pipe 😉