Album Sales

Panic! At The Disco’s “Death Of A Bachelor” Leads Album Sales Race With 169.1K (Updated)

Update: For the first time in its career, Panic! At The Disco wins an opening week US album sales race.…

10 years ago

Justin Bieber’s “Purpose,” David Bowie’s “Best Of” Drove 300K+ Weekly Track Sales

Justin Bieber's "Purpose," which was the week's #4 album in terms of pure US sales, was #1 for individual track…

10 years ago

David Bowie’s “Blackstar” Wins US Sales Race With 174K, Also Leads Billboard 200

"Blackstar" indeed becomes the late David Bowie's first #1 album in the United States. The album, which was released two…

10 years ago

David Bowie’s “Blackstar” Wins Album Sales Race, “Best Of” Lands In Top 5

"Blackstar," David Bowie's final studio release before passing, indeed won the January 8-14 weekly sales race. According to preliminary data…

10 years ago

Justin Bieber’s “Purpose” Drove 424K US Track Sales, 41 Million US Streams Last Week

Justin Bieber's "Purpose," which held at #2 on the most recent Billboard 200, earned its position courtesy 124,204 weekly consumption…

10 years ago

David Bowie’s “Blackstar” Pacing For 155-165K US Sales, Will End Adele’s Streak

David Bowie's "Blackstar," which was released two days prior to the iconic musician's death, is on track to win the…

10 years ago

J. Cole’s “2014 Forest Hills Drive” Finally Earns Platinum Certification

J. Cole's "2014 Forest Hills Drive," which crossed the 1 million end-consumer sales mark (let alone shipments mark) this past…

10 years ago

Adele’s “25” Wins US Album Sales Race With 163.8K, Also Leads BB200; Rachel Platten’s “Wildfire” Top 5

Adele's "25" leads Billboard's Top Album Sales chart for a seventh straight week. The album's latest victory comes thanks to…

10 years ago

Adele’s “25” Leads 7th US Album Sales Race; Rachel Platten’s “Wildfire” Debuts in Top 5

Adele's "25" predictably dominated another weekly album sales race. The victory marked the seventh straight for the album, which has…

10 years ago

The Weeknd’s “Beauty Behind The Madness” Drove 849.8 Million US Song Streams in 2015

Per Nielsen Music's annual report, The Weeknd's "Beauty Behind The Madness" was 2015's #5 overall album. It generated 2.045 million…

10 years ago