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Does anyone have any current sales from any of Cher's albums? Maybe from the last time they appeared on the Catalog charts?
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Originally posted by KevinScreamPrisoner Of Rock'n'RollComment
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From Ask Billboard Today (please note, I asked the question to Billboard and they replied to me!):
CHER INFORMATION, YES?
Hi Gary,
I love reading your Chart Beat section and I wonder if you could help me out. As the "Burlesque" soundtrack should soon pass 500,000 in sales, what are Cher's top-selling albums and singles are since the advent of Nielsen SoundScan tabulation in 1991?
Thanks,
Stephen Nield
England
Hi Stephen,
The "Burlesque" soundtrack has totaled sales of 497,000, according to SoundScan. As it's averaged approximately 3,000 in sales in recent weeks, it's possible that the set will hit the half-million mark next week.
In the meantime, here's a recap of Cher's five best-selling albums and downloads during the SoundScan era.
Albums:
3.6 million, "Believe" (released in 1999)
2.8 million, "The Very Best of Cher" (2003)
964,000, "Heart of Stone" (1989)
955,000, "If I Could Turn back Time - Cher's Greatest Hits" (1999)
598,000, "Love Hurts" (1991)
Digital Songs:
394,000, "If I Could Turn Back Time" (released in 1989)
375,000, "Believe" (1999)
372,000, "I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher) (1965)
226,000, "After All" (with Peter Cetera) (1989)
212,000, "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" (1971)
"Believe," released before the dawn of the digital era, has sold 1.8 million physical singles, Cher's top sales sum for the configuration.Comment
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^Thanks, Stephen!! Nice to have some updated figures!!
The Very Best of Cher could be re-certified 3xp.
If I Could Turn back Time - Cher's Greatest Hit could be re-certified 1xp.Comment
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Cher RIAA
Cher 1xp
Half Breed Gold
Take Me Home Gold
Love Hurts Gold
Heart of Stone 3xp
Believe 4xp
If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher's Greatest Hit Gold
Living Proof Gold
The Very Best of Cher 2xp
Total: 12.5xpComment
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Is "Believe" really the best-selling single of all time?? Girls' Generation ?
? HyoYeon ? Britney Spears ?
Girls' Generation is the best-selling girl group of all time.Comment
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No.Originally posted by joiPrince_JOComment
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Some single certifications as well:
Please note that all the 70's singles which were certified Gold sold 1 million, not 500,000. Gold for singles back then was a million sales.
Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves 1971 Gold
Half Breed 1973 Gold
Dark Lady 1974 Gold
Take Me Home 1979 Gold
After All 1989 Gold
If I Could Turn Back Time 1989 Gold
Believe 1999 Platinum
After All has sold 226,000 since the digital era and Turn Back Time has sold 394,000 digital singles so both should really be Platinum by now. As well, Believe sold 1.8 million physical singles and 375,000 digital singles so has sold 2.2 million copies and should be 2x Platinum.Comment
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I have heard it is.Originally posted by LostAvenger? Girls' Generation ?
? HyoYeon ? Britney Spears ?
Girls' Generation is the best-selling girl group of all time.Comment
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[quote=joiPrince_JO]I have heard it is.[/quote:2p194wgy]Originally posted by LostAvenger
Then it would need about 25 million more to catch up with Elton's "Candle In The Wind '97". And "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby is rumoured to have sold 40-50 million.Comment
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But it is one of the best-selling singles of all time!?? Girls' Generation ?
? HyoYeon ? Britney Spears ?
Girls' Generation is the best-selling girl group of all time.Comment
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What about "The Greatest Thing"? Wasn't it supposed to premiere like a couple of months ago?!Comment
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Its sold about 7m copies worldwide, and was the 2nd best-selling single worldwide of 1998.Originally posted by joiPrince_JO
That's as big as it gets!Comment
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I thought it was the best selling single of 1999? As well, it is in the top 20 biggest selling singles of all time on Media Traffic.Originally posted by 04wayneComment
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The RIAA site lists 1969 as the release date for "Take Me Home"- oops.Comment
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Absolutely not. It was released in October 1998 in Europe, a month later in the US - it would've sold 85% of its sales in 1998. It was outsold worldwide that year by My Heart Will Go On.Originally posted by StephenN17Comment
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That's untrue. It didn't sell 85% of it's sales in 1998. It reached no.1 in New Zealand, Australia, France and Netherlands to name a few in January 1999 and it didn't reach no.1 in the US until about April 1999. So there's no way it sold 85% of its sales in 1998!Comment
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Yeah, they do make a few mistakes lol!Originally posted by HolidayGuyComment
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I am a dufus!Originally posted by StephenN17
You're absolutely right.
I don't know why I didn't bother reading about this, without first making such boisterous remarks, I do apologise!
Of its 7m or so sales, 1.65m come from the UK. When considering its year end chart placings in Germany and smaller European territories in 1998, it just can't have been the best-selling single of 1999. Britney Spears released Baby One More Time in 1998, but that didn't start selling until mid January 1999, and sold almost all of its near 6m units in 1999.Comment
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It's ok, we all make mistakes lol. According to Media Traffic, it was very close between Cher and Britney in 1999. But I think it's a combination of sales and airplay. So maybe Britney sold the most in 1999, but in terms of overall sales and airplay Cher was higher. Here's the site:
http://www.mediatraffic.de/countdown1999.htmComment
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Highest figures I've read for "Believe" are at 10 million but I think it's higher than 7 million. Probably 8-8.5 million.
"My Heart Will Go On" sold over 10-12 million for sure.Comment
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Based on certifications and sales we know, here are the sales of the single Believe:
Believe
Australia 210,000
Austria 30,000
France 750,000
Germany 1,250,000
Netherlands 75,000
New Zealand 7,500
Norway 20,000
Sweden 90,000
Switzerland 50,000
United Kingdom 1,720,000
United States 2,200,000
This makes 6,402,500 sales in just these countries. With all other countries included, the total number of sales could be 7,500,000-8,000,000.Comment
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I've recently discovered that Heart Of Stone by Cher was certified as 4x Platinum in Australia!
Australia 4x Platinum 280,000
Canada 4x Platinum 400,000
United Kingdom Platinum 500,000
United States 3x Platinum 3,200,000
So worldwide sales are about 4,500,000!Comment
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From ARIA:
Cher
Singles:
Just Like Jesse James Gold
Strong Enough Gold
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) Platinum
If I Could Turn Back Time 2x Platinum
Believe 3x Platinum
Albums:
Cher Gold
Love Hurts Platinum
Believe 2x Platinum
The Very Best Of Cher 2x Platinum
The Greatest Hits 3x Platinum
Heart Of Stone 4x Platinum
DVDs:
The Very Best Of Cher: The Video Hits Collection Platinum
Live In Concert 2x Platinum
The Farewell Tour 8x PlatinumComment
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New sales/chart positions from Spain, with thanks to davidalic:
SONNY & CHER
Single:
1965 I got you babe #8 (16 Weeks)
CHER:
Singles:
1998 Believe #1 (for 9 weeks in total) (19 weeks)
1999 Strong enough #4 (11 weeks)
1999 D´ove l´amore #4 (6 weeks)
2001 The music´s no good without you #8 (4 weeks)
Albums:
1993 Greatest hits 65-92 #23 (20 weeks)
1998 Believe #2 (49 weeks) 4x PLATINUM 400,000
1999 The Greatest hits #5 (13 weeks) PLATINUM 100,000
2001 Living proof #17 (2 weeks) PLATINUM 100,000Comment
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