It has been 5 years since ChartMasters.org is online. It started with a large string of articles about the best selling albums of all-time in France, articles which served to created the comprehensive top sellers list.
Several years later, we are back on it to update all numbers and add albums which crossed the magical 1 million threshold.
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Among all-time top selling artists, Mannheim Steamroller may be the least well-known of them, yet they are possibly the most fascinating of all.
In fact, everything you think you know about music is challenged by the incredible career trajectory of this artist.
As we enjoy the holiday season, we wonder how is it possible that an artist you never heard of sold more Christmas records than even Elvis Presley or Mariah Carey?
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A top frontman and a legendary guitarist shot Van Halen among the best selling American bands of all-time.
The latter, Eddie Van Halen, passed away on October this year from cancer at the age of 65.
Our best way to pay tribute to this iconic band is to study their sales figures in detail, which happen to be very impressive.
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It’s been exactly 6 months since we reviewed The Weeknd‘s career sales and achievements.
His latest effort After Hours is the most streamed English-language album of the year with an insane 3 billion streams on Spotify alone.
Today, we will find out just how much has changed since the release of the R&B superstar’s fourth studio album.
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Back in late 70s, The Police were among the new wave artists who led media to start talking about the second British invasion. This terms refers to a multitude of UK acts suddenly becoming successful in the US.
Very few of them had the lasting impact of their mid-60s predecessors. Among those who did, U2 reign supreme over this generation, while the success of The Police has been impressive too.
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For years, many of you have been waiting patiently for every new Commensure Sales to Popularity Concept (CSPC) article, pieces of work portraying in detail the success of an artist.
Today, with introduce the biggest revolution since the start of this concept.
In fact, the streaming component of CSPC totals will now be updated automatically as soon as you want it!
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The MENA region (short for Middle East and North Africa) has been a place of mystery for very long with no official charts and very few certifications ever coming out.
This resulted in very little awareness of sales happening there. Luckily these days are now over with streaming taking over the industry.
In this article, we will list the most popular international stars in the region, where does your favorite one lands?
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Since the summer of 2016 dozens of artists have been analyzed using the CSPC method.
Some of them destroyed the competition during a short time thanks to only one album, while others have proven longevity through the years.
In the end though, who has really dominated each of the last six decades? Is it the former or the latter kind of artists? You will find the answer in the list below!
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One year ago, we called Billie Eilish the next big thing, 12 months later she is not only a superstar but also unstoppable.
On her way to hit 10 billion streams on Spotify, the 18 year old icon recently became the first female singer ever to manage a sweep of the big 4 categories at the Grammys.
The diva, who’s also the chosen one to record the upcoming James Bond theme, is breaking every barrier.
Speaking about boundaries, are there countries which still resist to her out of the blue success?
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