jeangrey wrote:SEEKING SPEARS' SALES
Hi Gary,
I've been trying to find up-to-date sales figures for Britney Spears' albums, and you're the only source I could find that might be able to help. Could you please provide sales data of her albums?
Thanks!
Mark Smith
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hi Mark,
Should Britney Spears' "Radar" debut on the Mainstream Top 40 radio airplay chart next week, which looks likely based on the format's building chart, Spears will take sole ownership of most entries on the tally this decade. She's currently tied with Nelly, each with 20 charted titles in that span.
As we wait to confirm that feat, here is a look at the hefty sales figures of Spears' charted albums on the Billboard 200, according to Nielsen SoundScan:
10,534,000, "...Baby One More Time," 1999 (No. 1, six weeks)
9,184,000, "Oops!...I Did It Again," 2000 (No. 1, one week)
4,336,000, "Britney," 2001 (No. 1, one week)
2,970,000, "In the Zone," 2003 (No. 1, one week)
1,575,000, "Circus," 2008 (No. 1, one week)
1,347,000, "Greatest Hits: My Prerogative," 2004 (No. 4)
967,000, "Blackout," 2007 (No. 2)
100,000, "B in the Mix: The Remixes," 2005 (No. 134)
Ask Billboard, July 10, 2009
BMG music service wasn't tracked by Nielsen soundscan so to get more accurate numbers you have to add those numbers from that service.
Baby one more time = 1,600,000
Oops...I did it again = 1,210,000
Britney = 588,000
In the zone = 400,000
That gives these numbers:
Baby one more time = 12,134,000
Oops...I did it again = 10,394,000
Britney = 4,924,000
In the zone = 3,370,000
Greatest hits has passed 1,363,000, Blackout is at 972,000, Circus has passed 1,615,000 and single collection has sold +83,000 copies to date.