2021 YTD thread - United States

[oldbloke]

Here's the "HITS" version of the top 50 Year-End Albums by total activity (SPS)...

RANK	ARTIST | TITLE	YTD ACTIVITY	ALBUMS	SONGS	AOD STREAMS	VOD STREAMS
1	MORGAN WALLEN | DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM	3,230,000	289,000	582,000	3,651,743,000	291,247,000
2	OLIVIA RODRIGO | SOUR	2,859,000	557,000	613,000	2,968,621,000	229,620,000
3	DRAKE | CERTIFIED LOVER BOY	1,973,000	68,000	193,000	2,430,188,000	120,105,000
4	ADELE | 30	1,939,000	1,464,000	273,000	557,716,000	41,619,000
5	POP SMOKE | SHOOT FOR THE STARS AIM FOR THE MOON	1,535,000	47,000	189,000	1,976,096,000	209,363,000
6	DOJA CAT | PLANET HER	1,512,000	34,000	327,000	1,851,993,000	221,053,000
7	THE KID LAROI | F*CK LOVE	1,507,000	14,000	399,000	1,968,573,000	178,252,000
8	JUSTIN BIEBER | JUSTICE	1,475,000	123,000	551,000	1,657,561,000	101,935,000
9	DUA LIPA | FUTURE NOSTALGIA	1,405,000	111,000	727,000	1,584,404,000	119,677,000
10	THE WEEKND | AFTER HOURS	1,344,000	106,000	525,000	1,505,468,000	185,623,000
11	LUKE COMBS | WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET	1,330,000	99,000	430,000	1,513,463,000	121,852,000
12	BILLIE EILISH | HAPPIER THAN EVER	1,251,000	431,000	176,000	1,046,884,000	85,182,000
13	LIL BABY | MY TURN	1,230,000	23,000	124,000	1,529,870,000	280,023,000
14	TAYLOR SWIFT | EVERMORE	1,217,000	530,000	138,000	868,650,000	25,056,000
15	ROD WAVE | SOULFLY	1,206,000	13,000	82,000	1,581,305,000	241,766,000
16	POLO G | HALL OF FAME	1,178,000	27,000	122,000	1,568,695,000	183,685,000
17	MONEYBAGG YO | A GANGSTA'S PAIN	1,176,000	18,000	203,000	1,438,380,000	190,150,000
18	JUICE WRLD | LEGENDS NEVER DIE	1,140,000	72,000	78,000	1,536,847,000	150,792,000
19	TAYLOR SWIFT | RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION)	1,137,000	622,000	123,000	631,147,000	38,296,000
20	POST MALONE | HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING	1,102,000	42,000	183,000	1,353,557,000	119,727,000
21	ARIANA GRANDE | POSITIONS	1,088,000	182,000	167,000	1,164,670,000	106,090,000
22	THE WEEKND | THE HIGHLIGHTS	1,063,000	94,000	230,000	1,210,858,000	166,681,000
23	LIL NAS X | MONTERO	1,020,000	28,000	319,000	1,237,048,000	220,736,000
24	TAYLOR SWIFT | FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION)	1,016,000	522,000	93,000	624,034,000	25,498,000
25	J. COLE | THE OFF-SEASON	1,015,000	111,000	65,000	1,160,153,000	60,019,000
26	LIL DURK | THE VOICE	1,011,000	9,000	130,000	1,270,013,000	198,007,000
27	HARRY STYLES | FINE LINE	1,001,000	318,000	195,000	882,383,000	58,664,000
28	JUICE WRLD | GOODBYE & GOOD RIDDANCE	979,000	46,000	57,000	1,358,509,000	155,974,000
29	KANYE WEST | DONDA	976,000	53,000	58,000	1,187,539,000	35,440,000
30	QUEEN | GREATEST HITS 1	973,000	229,000	326,000	922,544,000	72,045,000
31	TAYLOR SWIFT | FOLKLORE	944,000	305,000	79,000	816,720,000	22,638,000
32	POOH SHIESTY | SHIESTY SEASON	926,000	8,000	103,000	1,172,764,000	249,124,000
33	LIL BABY & LIL DURK | THE VOICE OF THE HEROES	920,000	17,000	133,000	1,159,391,000	99,184,000
34	FLEETWOOD MAC | RUMOURS	912,000	237,000	268,000	828,551,000	43,887,000
35	LUKE COMBS | THIS ONE'S FOR YOU	864,000	70,000	163,000	992,648,000	106,813,000
36	MACHINE GUN KELLY | TICKETS TO MY DOWNFALL	858,000	86,000	167,000	961,597,000	108,477,000
37	BAD BUNNY | EL ULTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO	855,000	7,000	74,000	1,064,559,000	164,679,000
38	HAMILTON | ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST	841,000	72,000	55,000	992,265,000	43,099,000
39	BILLIE EILISH | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?	835,000	226,000	112,000	805,171,000	56,093,000
40	POLO G | THE GOAT	828,000	11,000	67,000	1,172,913,000	129,487,000
41	MEGAN THEE STALLION | GOOD NEWS	824,000	30,000	191,000	984,150,000	143,882,000
42	MORGAN WALLEN | IF I KNOW ME	788,000	56,000	152,000	925,166,000	80,235,000
43	GIVEON | WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE... TAKE TIME	775,000	33,000	76,000	949,830,000	138,540,000
44	BAD BUNNY | YHLQMDLG	757,000	5,000	35,000	972,700,000	87,498,000
45	ED SHEERAN | =	749,000	171,000	564,000	665,300,000	48,389,000
46	ELTON JOHN | DIAMONDS	743,000	125,000	270,000	758,718,000	61,804,000
47	DOJA CAT | HOT PINK	742,000	20,000	132,000	911,380,000	164,703,000
48	TRAVIS SCOTT | ASTROWORLD	718,000	88,000	38,000	815,750,000	64,711,000
49	EMINEM | CURTAIN CALL	717,000	56,000	226,000	823,472,000	128,318,000
50	CHRIS STAPLETON | STARTING OVER	716,000	180,000	322,000	633,555,000	39,594,000

https://hitsdailydouble.com/ytd_project_activity

[Samiamoah]

oldbloke Can you please assist me with the total SPS units of these albums

1. Wings/YNWA
2. The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever

[oldbloke]

last 2021 estimates for harry's singles and niall's heartbreak weather, louis' walls?

Week 52 estimates…
Watermelon Sugar – Sales: 349,000 /ODAS: 665,700,000
Adore You – Sales: 198,000 / ODAS: 560,800,000
Falling – ODAS: 330,600,000
Golden – ODAS: 230,800,000
Heartbreak Weather – Sales: 109,000 / SPS: 470,000
Walls – Sales: 76,000

[oldbloke]

oldbloke Can you please assist me with the total SPS units of these albums

1. Wings/YNWA
2. The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever

I don't have anything on these, but you may find the link below useful
https://chartmasters.org/2021/05/bts...d-songs-sales/

[oldbloke]

HOLIDAY ALBUM SPS WEEK 52
Titles shown in green are 2021 releases
Rank	Estimated EAS This Season*	TITLE	Artist
1	409,000	CHRISTMAS	Michael Buble
2	302,000	A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS	Vince Guaraldi
3	272,000	MERRY CHRISTMAS	Mariah Carey
4	259,000	THE CHRISTMAS SONG	Nat King Cole
5	222,000	A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU FROM PHIL SPECTOR	Various
6	219,000	THE BEST OF PENTATONIX CHRISTMAS	Pentatonix
7	199,000	CHRISTMAS CLASSICS	Bing Crosby
8	197,000	THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM	Andy Williams
9	166,000	ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS	Frank Sinatra
10	163,000	WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES AROUND	Kelly Clarkson
11	160,000	MY GIFT	Carrie Underwood
12	156,000	RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER	Burl Ives
13	142,000	ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE: THE DECCA CHRISTMAS RECORDINGS	Brenda Lee
14	140,000	THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS ALBUM	Perry Como
15	134,000	WRAPPED IN RED	Kelly Clarkson
16	117,000	RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER AND OTHER CHRISTMAS CLASSICS	Gene Autry
17	114,000	WHITE CHRISTMAS	Bing Crosby
18	110,000	THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM	Dean Martin
19	97,000	THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS ALBUM	Elvis Presley
20	94,000	EVERGREEN	Pentatonix
21	84,000	UNDER THE MISTLETOE	Justin Bieber
22	83,000	FELIZ NAVIDAD	Jose Feliciano
23	82,000	THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM	Jackson 5
24	77,000	A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS	John Legend
25	71,000	I DREAM OF CHRISTMAS	Norah Jones
26	68,000	DR SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS	Soundtrack
27	66,000	CHRISTMAS EVE AND OTHER STORIES	Trans-Siberian Orchestra
28	63,000	THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS	Soundtrack
29	62,000	YOU MAKE IT FEEL LIKE CHRISTMAS	Gwen Stefani
30	60,000	A HOLLY DOLLY CHRISTMAS	Dolly Parton
31	60,000	NOEL	Josh Groban
32	60,000	BERRY CHRISTMAS (EP)	Chuck Berry
33	58,000	EVERYDAY IS CHRISTMAS	Sia
34	57,000	A PENTATONIX CHRISTMAS	Pentatonix
35	57,000	THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM	Beach Boys
36	54,000	ELLA WISHES YOU A SWINGING CHRISTMAS	Ella Fitzgerald
37	54,000	A DRUMMER BOY CHRISTMAS	For King & Country
38	51,000	A WINTER ROMANCE	Dean Martin
39	47,000	THE POLAR EXPRESS	Soundtrack
40	46,000	HOME FOR CHRISTMAS	'Nsync
* = Weeks 39-52

[xrafaelx]

thank you so much for another year of updates!!

[hot100fan]

Dua Lipa’s ‘Levitating’ Is Most-Streamed Song of 2021 In U.S., Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’ Is MRC Data’s Top Album


1/6/2022

By Keith Caulfield


Plus: Total album consumption grows 11% in U.S., album sales increase for the first time in a decade, vinyl sales outpace CD sales for the first time in modern era & on-demand streaming increases 10%.

Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album rounds out 2021 as the most popular album of the year in the U.S., according to MRC Data. Meanwhile, Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” was the most-streamed song and most-heard song on the radio.Dangerous: The Double Album is Wallen’s second full-length studio album and was released on Jan. 8, 2021. It finishes the year with 3.226 million equivalent album units earned in the U.S. Most of that sum was driven by streaming activity of the set’s sprawling 30-song tracklist. Dangerous is the first country music release to be MRC Data’s year-end top album since 2009, when Taylor Swift’s Fearless was the champ.

2021 also marks the sixth straight year a solo male has MRC Data’s top album, following Lil Baby’s My Turn (2020), Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding (2019), Drake’s Scorpion (2018), Ed Sheeran’s ÷ (Divide) (2017) and Drake’s Views (2016). The last time an album not by a solo male was tops for the year was in 2015, when Adele’s 25 ruled.

MRC Data’s 2021 tracking year ran from Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 30, 2021.

Equivalent album units – for album titles and chart rankings cited below (but not industry volume numbers) – comprise traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album, or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. Album titles and album chart rankings by equivalent album units do not include UGC (user-generated content) streams, but UGC streams are included in MRC Data’s industry volume numbers. (UGC streams are not factored into any of Billboard’s weekly charts.)

For the sake of clarity, equivalent album units do not include listening to music on broadcast radio or digital radio broadcasts. All numbers cited in this story are rounded, and for the U.S. only. Programmed streams are not included in any of the data in this story.

MRC Data (formerly Nielsen Music and SoundScan) began tracking music sales in 1991. MRC Data’s sales, streaming and airplay data is used to compile Billboard’s weekly charts.

Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album debuted atop the weekly Billboard 200 albums chart dated Jan. 23 and spent 10 weeks at No. 1 – the most of any album in 2021. The set spent more weeks at No. 1 than any other album since Drake’s Views spent 13 nonconsecutive weeks in the lead in 2016. Dangerous includes a pair of top 10-charting hit songs on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart: “7 Summers” (No. 6 peak in August of 2020) and “Wasted on You” (No. 9 in January 2021). Both tracks also reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart.

On Feb. 2, in the middle of the album’s fourth week of release, a video emerged showing Wallen using the N-word. He subsequently issued an apology. Reaction was swift, and his music was removed from dozens of high-profile playlists on streamers such as Apple Music and Spotify, and multiple radio groups dropped his music. However, on the Billboard 200, the album posted a gain in units earned during its fourth week and held at No. 1. Dangerous remained in the top 10 of the weekly Billboard 200 chart in all but one of its 51 weeks on the list in the 2021 tracking year. Dangerous is only the seventh album released since January of 2000 to spend 50 weeks in the top 10.

TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2021 IN U.S., BY TOTAL EQUIVALENT ALBUM UNITS

1. Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album (3.226 million)
2. Olivia Rodrigo, Sour (2.856 million)
3. Drake, Certified Lover Boy (1.970 million)
4. Adele, 30 (1.936 million)
5. Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon (1.533 million)
6. Doja Cat, Planet Her (1.510 million)
7. The Kid LAROI, F*ck Love (1.505 million)
8. Justin Bieber, Justice (1.473 million)
9. Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia (1.403 million)
10. The Weeknd, After Hours (1.342 million)

Source: MRC Data, for the tracking period Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 30, 2021. UGC streams are not included in this chart, but are included in MRC Data’s on-demand streaming charts (below). MRC Data’s equivalent album unit totals include SEA and TEA for an album’s songs registered before an album’s release, but during the tracking period. For example, Adele’s 30 album unit total includes SEA and TEA for its song “Easy on Me” from Oct. 15, 2021 (its release day) through Nov. 18, 2021, before the album was released on Nov. 19, 2021.

Dangerous: The Double Album was also the most-streamed album of 2021, in terms of on-demand official streams generated by an album’s songs, with 3.94 billion streams (equating to 2.88 million SEA units of the album’s total 3.23 million units).

In terms of traditional album sales, Dangerous sold 288,000 copies (both physical and digital formats combined) – making it the tenth highest-selling album of 2021. (See list, below.)

Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album Sour is the No. 2 biggest album of 2021 by equivalent album units earned, with 2.856 million units. Drake’s Certified Lover Boy is No. 3 with 1.970 million units, Adele’s late 2021 release 30 finishes the year at No. 4 with 1.936 million units (from only six weeks of release) and Pop Smoke’s 2020 album Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon is No. 5 with 1.533 million units. (Shoot finished 2020 as the year’s No. 3 album.)

TOTAL ALBUM CONSUMPTION INCREASES 11.3%: Equivalent album units increased by 11.3% in 2021, to 893.1 million (up from 802.5 million in 2020). There were 26 albums that earned at least 1 million equivalent album units in 2021 – up from 24 in 2020.

R&B/HIP-HOP STILL DOMINATES, LATIN SURGES: R&B/hip-hop music continues to lead the way in total album consumption, with 247.5 million units earned in 2021 – holding 27.7% of total volume (893.1 million) across MRC Data’s core genres measured. R&B/hip-hop consumption increased 6.1% in 2021 over its volume in 2020 (233.3 million). (R&B/hip-hop is an umbrella genre for MRC Data that contains most titles categorized as R&B and/or rap.)

2021’s next-largest genre, by total album consumption, was rock with 178.7 million units (up 12.2% from 159.2 million in 2020). Pop music was third, with 116.5 million units (up 13.6% from 102.6 million). Country and Latin music, respectively, round out the top five genres of 2021, with 72.2 million (up 13.8% from 63.5 million in 2020) and 48.2 million (up 21.2% from 39.8 million in 2020).

Latin music had the second-largest percentage gain among MRC Data’s core genres, in terms of total album consumption in 2021, with a 21.2% increase. Notably, Latin music’s top two albums of the year were held by the same artist – Bad Bunny. His 2020 releases El Ultimo Tour del Mundo and YHLQMDLG are Nos. 1 and 2 for the Latin genre in 2021, with 854,000 and 755,000 units earned in 2021, respectively. (In 2020, the two albums closed the year as the Nos. 4 and 1 biggest Latin albums, with 1.44 million and 348,000.) El Ultimo Tour del Mundo made history in late 2020, when it debuted at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart, becoming the first all-Spanish-language No. 1 album.

Latin’s gain trailed only the increase of the comedy music genre, which rallied 27.3% to 2.1 million units in 2021 (up from 1.7 million in 2020). The comedy genre surged in 2021 thanks largely to the success of Bo Burnham’s hit album Inside (The Songs), which earned 464,000 units in 2021. The set has spent more than 25 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Comedy Albums chart, and also reached the top 10 on the weekly all-genre Billboard 200 – the first comedy set to reach the top 10 since 2015.

ADELE’S ‘30’ IS 2021’s TOP-SELLING ALBUM: Adele’s fourth full-length studio album, 30, finishes 2021 as the year’s top-selling album in the U.S., with 1.464 million copies sold across all formats (physical and digital combined: CD, vinyl LP, cassette, digital download, etc.). 30 is the only album to sell a million copies in 2021, and did so in just six weeks of release – the album was released on Nov. 19, 2021. (See the top 10-selling albums of 2021, below.)

Adele also claimed the top-selling album in 2016 and 2015 (with 25 in both years), and in 2012 and 2011 (with 21 in both years). Adele equals Swift as the only artists to capture the top-selling album of the year five times since MRC Data began tracking sales in 1991. (Swift had the top-seller in 2020, 2019, 2017, 2014 and 2009.)

For the fourth year in a row, just one album sold a million copies in the U.S. In 2020, Taylor Swift’s Folklore was the only million-seller (1.28 million), in 2019, Swift’s Lover was the lone million-seller (1.09 million) and in 2018 the soundtrack to The Greatest Showman was tops with 1.49 million.

TOP 10 SELLING ALBUMS OF 2021 IN U.S. (PHYSICAL & DIGITAL SALES COMBINED)

1. Adele, 30 (1.464 million)
2. Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) (621,000)
3. Olivia Rodrigo, Sour (557,000)
4. Taylor Swift, Evermore (529,000)
5. Taylor Swift, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (521,000)
6. Billie Eilish, Happier Than Ever (430,000)
7. Harry Styles, Fine Line (317,000)
8. Taylor Swift, Folklore (304,000)
9. Carrie Underwood, My Savior (293,000)
10. Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album (288,000)
Source: MRC Data, for the tracking period Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 30, 2021.

Swift has four of the top 10-selling albums of 2021 – the first time since MRC Data began tracking sales in 1991 that one artist has four of the year’s top 10 best-sellers. Her 2020 releases Evermore and Folklore are Nos. 4 and 8 for the 2021 year (529,000 and 304,000 sold, thanks in part to their vinyl LP releases in 2021). Her first two rerecorded album projects, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version), both released in 2021, are Nos. 5 and 2 for the year (521,000 and 621,000).

Prior to 2021, Garth Brooks had the most year-end top 10 albums in a single year (dating to 1991), with three among the top 10 in 1992: Ropin’ the Wind (No. 2), No Fences (No. 6) and The Chase (No. 7).

Taylor Swift sold the most albums in total among all artists in 2021, with 2.36 million sold across her entire catalog and via all formats (physical and digital combined). Adele was the No. 2 biggest-seller of albums, having moved 1.62 million in 2021.

U.S. ALBUM SALES INCREASE FOR FIRST TIME IN A DECADE: Total U.S. album sales increased by 6.3% in 2021 total 108.98 million (up from 102.48 million in 2020). It’s the first time overall album sales have posted a yearly increase since 2011, when sales rose by 1.3%. (A common thread in both 2021 and 2011: a new album release from Adele. Her mega-selling 21 album bowed in 2011, while 30 dropped in 2021.)

Physical album sales (CD, vinyl LP, cassette, etc.) grew by 21.7% in 2021 to 82.79 million (up from 68.06 million in 2020) – thanks largely to the continuing comeback story of the vinyl LP.

VINYL OUTSELLS CDS FOR FIRST TIME IN MODERN ERA: For the first time since MRC Data began tracking music sales in 1991, vinyl albums outsold CD albums for the year – and vinyl is now the leading format for album purchases overall in the U.S.

41.72 million vinyl albums were sold in 2021 (up 51.4% from 27.55 million in 2020). 2021 marked the 16th consecutive year vinyl album sales grew, and the largest year for vinyl album sales since MRC Data began tracking sales in 1991. Also in 2021, Vinyl LP sales saw their single-largest sales week of the MRC Data era, when 2.11 million vinyl albums were sold in the week ending Dec. 23.

CD ALBUM SALES UP FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2004: 40.59 million CD albums were sold in 2021 (up 1.1% from 40.16 million in 2020), making it the second-most popular format among consumers who purchased albums. Strikingly, CD album sales posted a yearly gain for the first time since 2004, when CD sales increased 4.6% to 665.5 million (from 636.5 million in 2003).

The top-selling album on the CD format of 2021 is Adele’s 30, with 898,000 copies sold. The act who sold the most albums on the CD format in 2021 was BTS, with 1.03 million sold. Adele was the No. 2-seller on CD in 2021, with 952,000 copies sold across her entire catalog.

Digital album sales were the third-most popular format in 2021 for album purchases, and the segment fell 23.9% in 2021 to 26.19 million (down from 34.42 million in 2020).

The top-selling digital album of 2021 was Adele’s 30 with 245,000 copies sold. Swift was the top-selling artist with digital albums in 2021, with 354,000 downloads sold across her catalog in total. Adele was the runner-up in digital album sales in 2021, with 279,000 copies sold.

Vinyl was the dominant format for album purchases in the U.S. up until the early 1980s. After that, cassettes took hold until the early 1990s, when the CD format blossomed and remained king until 2021.

All album sales, and general industry trends, from March 2020 onwards should be viewed through a COVID-19-impacted lens. In the second quarter of 2020, many brick and mortar music stores had to close temporarily and alter their business model due to the pandemic. (Still, physical album sales fell only 7.4% in 2020 as compared to 2019.)

Vinyl album sales comprised 38.3% of all album sales in the U.S. in 2021 (41.72 million of 108.98 million). Further, vinyl LPs accounted for 50.4% of all physical albums sold (41.72 million of 82.79 million). Both sums are MRC Data-era records for vinyl’s share of the album sales market in the U.S.

In 2021 there were a total of 87 albums that sold at least 50,000 copies on vinyl – up from 51 in 2020. The year’s top-seller is Adele’s 30, with 318,000 copies sold. Comparatively, only 67 albums on the CD format sold at least 50,000 copies in 2021, up from 65 in 2020.

Swift has three of the year’s top 10-selling vinyl albums (Nos. 3, 6 and 9, see below). Swift is also the top-selling artist on vinyl in 2021, having sold 1.09 million total vinyl LPs during the year across her entire catalog. The Beatles were the No. 2 best-selling act on vinyl in 2021, with 659,000 sold.

TOP 10 SELLING VINYL ALBUMS OF 2021 IN U.S.

1. Adele, 30 (318,000)
2. Olivia Rodrigo, Sour (268,000)
3. Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) (260,000)
4. Harry Styles, Fine Line (256,000)
5. Billie Eilish, Happier Than Ever (252,000)
6. Taylor Swift, Evermore (249,000)
7. Prince & The Revolution, Purple Rain (Soundtrack) (207,000)
8. The Beatles, Abbey Road (201,000)
9. Taylor Swift, Folklore (195,000)
10. Kendrick Lamar, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (194,000)
Source: MRC Data, for the tracking period Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 30, 2021.

TOTAL STREAMING GROWS 10% IN U.S.: Total U.S. on-demand song streams (audio and video combined) grew 10% to 1.13 trillion in 2021 (up from 1.03 trillion in 2020). Total on-demand audio streams jumped 12.6% to 988 billion (up from 877 billion in 2020).

The R&B/hip-hop genre held the largest share of on-demand streams (audio and video combined) in 2021, among MRC Data’s core genres measured, with 30.1% of the year’s volume (340.35 billion of 1.13 trillion). In 2020, R&B/hip-hop represented a leading 32.2% of volume.

The rock genre had the second-largest share of on-demand song streams (audio and video combined) in 2021, with 16.3% of the volume (184.28 billion of 1.13 trillion). Rock was also 2020’s second-biggest genre, with 15.9% of volume.

Looking just at on-demand audio streams for 2021, R&B/hip-hop was tops with 29.8% (294.89 billion of 988.14 billion), while rock was in second place with 17% (167.52 billion of 988.14 billion). The two genres were also the leaders in 2020, with 30.7% and 16.2% of on-demand audio streams that year, respectively.

Note: UGC streams are included in MRC Data’s industry streaming on-demand volume numbers and its year-end streaming song charts. UGC streams are not factored into any of Billboard’s weekly charts.

‘LEVITATING’ TO NO. 1: Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” was the most-streamed song of 2021 in the U.S., with 804.71 million on-demand audio and video streamed combined. It’s also the top-streamed song in terms of audio-only on-demand streams (626.56 million). The most-streamed song of 2020 was Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” with 1.32 billion clicks.

“Levitating” was originally released in March of 2020 as part of the star’s Future Nostalgia album, and was promoted as a single in the fall of 2020. “Levitating” eventually peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, logged a record number of weeks in the top 10 for a song by a female artist (41), and was crowned the year-end No. 1 song on the Hot 100 for 2021.

For clarity, in general, all variations of a song are combined for tracking purposes in MRC Data and on Billboard’s charts. Thus, all versions of “Levitating” are combined for tracking purposes, including its assorted dance remixes and variations featuring DaBaby, and Madonna and Missy Elliott, respectively. The same goes for The Weeknd’s “Save Your Tears,” which began as a solo track in 2020, and now continues to be popular via its 2021 remix with Ariana Grande.

TOP 10 MOST STREAMED SONGS OF 2021 IN U.S., ON-DEMAND (AUDIO & VIDEO COMBINED)

1. Dua Lipa, “Levitating” (804.71 million)
2. Olivia Rodrigo, “Drivers License” (761.58 million)
3. Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U” (709.79 million)
4. Lil Nas X, “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” (684.90 million)
5. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay” (679.90 million)
6. The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears” (677.91 million)
7. Masked Wolf, “Astronaut in the Ocean” (609.90 million)
8. Doja Cat featuring SZA, “Kiss Me More” (599.06 million)
9. Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby” (597.80 million)
10. Polo G, “Rapstar” (572.96 million)
Source: MRC Data, for the tracking period Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 30, 2021. Includes UGC streams.

TOP 10 MOST STREAMED SONGS OF 2021 IN U.S., ON DEMAND AUDIO

1. Dua Lipa, “Levitating” (626.56 million)
2. Olivia Rodrigo, “Drivers License” (595.21 million)
3. Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U” (579.61 million)
4. The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears” (558.16 million)
5. Glass Animals, “Heat Waves” (517.98 million)
6. Doja Cat featuring SZA, “Kiss Me More” (500.07 million)
7. Polo G, “Rapstar” (487.46 million)
8. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay” (486.45 million)
9. Lil Nas X, “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” (470.20 million)
10. Masked Wolf, “Astronaut in the Ocean” (452.21 million)
Source: MRC Data, for the tracking period Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 30, 2021. Includes UGC streams.

BTS’ BIG DIGITAL SALES: For the second year in a row, BTS has the year’s top-selling digital song in the U.S., as “Butter” rounds out 2021 with 1.89 million downloads sold. In 2020, the group’s “Dynamite” was the top seller, with 1.26 million sold. 2021 marks the third straight year in which only one song sold at least 1 million downloads, as digital track sales continue to erode on a yearly basis.

2021 marked the ninth consecutive year digital track sales declined, as they fell 13.2% to 202.92 million (down from 233.85 million in 2020).

TOP 10 SELLING DIGITAL SONGS OF 2021 IN U.S.

1. BTS, “Butter” (1.89 million)
2. Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like” (499,000)
3. BTS, “Permission to Dance” (404,000)
4. Dua Lipa, “Levitating” (375,000)
5. Masked Wolf, “Astronaut in the Ocean” (325,000)
6. BTS, “Dynamite” (308,000)
7. Coldplay x BTS, “My Universe” (287,000)
8. Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits” (282,000)
9. Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), “Leave the Door Open” (260,000)
10. The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears” (251,000)
Source: MRC Data, for the tracking period Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 30, 2021.

DUA’S DOUBLE DUTY: Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” was not only the most-streamed song of 2021 in the U.S., but also the biggest song on the radio. The track collected 2.94 billion audience impressions across all monitored radio stations. Audience impressions are measured by cross-reference plays with Nielsen Audio audience data – i.e., a play of a song on a top-rated New York station at 8 a.m. on a Monday has more listeners (audience) than an overnight weekend play in a smaller city.

TOP 10 RADIO SONGS OF 2021 IN U.S. (BASED ON AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS)

1. Dua Lipa, “Levitating” (2.94 billion)
2. The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears” (2.41 billion)
3. Chris Brown & Young Thug, “Go Crazy” (2.21 billion)
4. The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” (2.13 billion)
5. Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), “Leave the Door Open” (2.11 billion)
6. Doja Cat featuring SZA, “Kiss Me More” (2.03 billion)
7. 24kGolden featuring Iann Dior, “Mood” (1.94 billion)
8. Ariana Grande, “Positions” (1.87 billion)
9. Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U” (1.854 billion)
10. Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits” (1.849 billion)
Source: MRC Data, for the tracking period Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 30, 2021.

[Leviathan]

When can we expect the full top 100 for SPS upto week 52?
Also, Mr. oldbloke, do you have access to the top 200 for SPS like you do with album sales?

[Lemo]

Taylor’s is such a force when it comes to album sales, no one does it like her. Given she plans to re-release her next few studio albums I wouldn’t be surprised to see her appear several times in the 2022 countdown.

[Adelefan2125]

Well, I would say Adele does it pretty damn great too as she just sold over 1M pure copies in 18 days. Scoring the best selling album of the year after she did it twice with both 21 and 25.

Oldbloke, do you have pure sales estimates for the following songs?

- Abcdefu
- That’s What I Want
- Ghost
- Happier Than Ever
- Oh My God

Thanks! And thank you for another great year of sales and units estimations!

[Leviathan]

Taylor’s is such a force when it comes to album sales, no one does it like her. Given she plans to re-release her next few studio albums I wouldn’t be surprised to see her appear several times in the 2022 countdown.

Yes. I can foresee selling 2M+ albums per year every until 2024 (when her tenth album should realistically come out). Honestly, with the vinyl revival and Taylor dominating that format, as well as Taylor still being in her prime, I think she could actually overtake Mariah in the long run and become the best selling female artist in Nielsen history. She's at around 38M pure albums sold, and Mariah is at 56M. At her current rate it would take her 9 years to surpass her. I'm aware that she'll slow down eventually, but Mariah is barely adding any pure units to her catalogue so it's not that farfetched.

[oldbloke]

Oldbloke, do you have pure sales estimates for the following songs?

- Abcdefu
- That’s What I Want
- Ghost
- Happier Than Ever
- Oh My God

Thanks!

Abcdefu - 76,000
Thats What I Want - 28,000
Ghost - 43,000
Happier Than Ever - 39,000
Oh My God - 12,000

[facedown36]

Yes. I can foresee selling 2M+ albums per year every until 2024 (when her tenth album should realistically come out). Honestly, with the vinyl revival and Taylor dominating that format, as well as Taylor still being in her prime, I think she could actually overtake Mariah in the long run and become the best selling female artist in Nielsen history. She's at around 38M pure albums sold, and Mariah is at 56M. At her current rate it would take her 9 years to surpass her. I'm aware that she'll slow down eventually, but Mariah is barely adding any pure units to her catalogue so it's not that farfetched.

I thing vinyl sales reached a peak this year, and will logically decrease in 2022 with the price becoming more amd more expensive, and the difficulty to supply.

When you read "41.72 millions vinyl albums were sold", what does it mean?

Does it mean that if an album is a double LP, it accounts fpr two vinyl Sold in the 41M?
Id a Super Deluxe Edition is 13 vinyls, does it mean 13 vinyls sold or just one?

That's an important question I think.

[thebigham]

All albums count as one. If it's 2 CDs or 2 vinyls, it's one sale.

Only the RIAA counts it as 2.

[borderwolf]

oldbloke
After week 52, here my yearly request about Neil Young sales:

The Times
Way Down In The Rust Bucket
Archives Vol. II 1972-1976
Young Shakespeare
Carnegie Hall 1970
Barn
Greatest Hits

[facedown36]

All albums count as one. If it's 2 CDs or 2 vinyls, it's one sale.

Only the RIAA counts it as 2.

Ok thanks to clarify.
That means a lot more of vinyls were in fact produced- maybe around twice that number.

Some boxset or deluxe edition even contains both CD and vinyls but must be in fact counted as CDs.

[oldbloke]

YTD SALES STATS - WEEK 52
	2021	2020	change
Total Album Sales	108,982,000	102,480,000	6.3%
Digital	26,187,000	34,423,000	-23.9%
Physical	82,795,000	68,057,000	21.7%
- CD	40,589,000	40,159,000	1.1%
- Vinyl	41,717,000	27,549,000	51.4%
- Other	489,000	349,000	40.2%
Digital Track Sales	202,920,000	233,853,000	-13.2%
Total Album Sales	108,982,000	102,480,000	6.3%
Track Equivalent Albums	20,292,000	23,385,000	-13.2%
Stream Equivalent Albums	721,606,000	634,633,000	13.7%
Total Equivalent Albums	850,880,000	760,499,000	11.9%
% Of Total EAS
Total Album Sales	12.8%	13.5%	-5.0%
Track Equivalent Albums	2.4%	3.1%	-22.4%
Stream Equivalent Albums	84.8%	83.4%	1.6%

[oldbloke]

ALBUM SALES WEEK 52
albums selling over 500,000 - this year - 5 / last year - 2
albums selling over 250,000 - this year - 10 / last year - 16
albums selling over 100,000 - this year - 76 / last year - 72
Titles shown in blue are 2021 releases, titles shown in red are catalog
Rank	Estimated 2021 Sales	TITLE	Artist	Estimated Total Sales
1	1,464,000	30	Adele	1,464,000
2	621,000	RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION)	Taylor Swift	621,000
3	557,000	SOUR	Olivia Rodrigo	557,000
4	529,000	EVERMORE	Taylor Swift	812,000
5	521,000	FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION)	Taylor Swift	521,000
6	430,000	HAPPIER THAN EVER	Billie Eilish	430,000
7	317,000	FINE LINE	Harry Styles	1,195,000
8	304,000	FOLKLORE	Taylor Swift	1,579,000
9	293,000	MY SAVIOR	Carrie Underwood	293,000
10	288,000	DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM	Morgan Wallen	288,000
11	242,000	METALLICA	Metallica	17,380,000
12	235,000	RUMOURS	Fleetwood Mac	4,442,000
13	231,000	GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1	Soundtrack	2,965,000
14	230,000	ABBEY ROAD	Beatles	6,315,000
15	227,000	GREATEST HITS	Queen	8,350,000
16	225,000	WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP WHERE DO WE GO	Billie Eilish	1,248,000
17	223,000	PURPLE RAIN	Prince & the Revolution	4,268,000
18	222,000	THE CHAOS CHAPTER: FREEZE	Tomorrow X Together	222,000
19	214,000	STICKER: THE 3RD ALBUM	NCT 127	214,000
20	212,000	MAP OF THE SOUL: 7	BTS	886,000
21	205,000	GOOD KID M.A.A.D CITY	Kendrick Lamar	2,176,000
22	192,000	LEGEND	Bob Marley & the Wailers	12,987,000
23	191,000	BE	BTS	464,000
24	191,000	LET IT BE (OST)	Beatles	1,914,000
25	187,000	THRILLER	Michael Jackson	7,422,000
26	186,000	CHRONICLE:THE 20 GREATEST HITS	Creedence Clearwater Revival	7,551,000
27	181,000	POSITIONS	Ariana Grande	280,000
28	178,000	STARTING OVER	Chris Stapleton	355,000
29	177,000	DONT SMILE AT ME	Billie Eilish	595,000
30	170,000	=	Ed Sheeran	170,000
31	160,000	GOLD-GREATEST HITS	Abba	6,261,000
32	157,000	DARK SIDE OF THE MOON	Pink Floyd	10,771,000
33	155,000	BACK IN BLACK	AC/DC	8,049,000
34	155,000	FORMULA OF LOVE: O+T=<3	Twice	155,000
35	155,000	NEVERMIND	Nirvana	9,990,000
36	154,000	SCALED AND ICY	Twenty One Pilots	154,000
37	154,000	VOYAGE	Abba	154,000
38	152,000	MEDICINE AT MIDNIGHT	Foo Fighters	152,000
39	152,000	LOVER	Taylor Swift	1,411,000
40	150,000	CHEMTRAILS OVER THE COUNTRY CLUB	Lana Del Rey	150,000
41	148,000	AM	Arctic Monkeys	1,183,000
42	146,000	THE BATTLE AT GARDEN'S GATE	Greta Van Fleet	146,000
43	145,000	HARRY STYLES	Harry Styles	654,000
44	142,000	THE VERY BEST OF:SOUNDS OF SUMMER	Beach Boys	3,745,000
45	141,000	KIDS SEE GHOSTS	Kids See Ghosts	288,000
46	141,000	A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS	Vince Guaraldi	4,186,000
47	140,000	TRAVELLER	Chris Stapleton	2,844,000
48	137,000	2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE	J Cole	1,599,000
49	135,000	BORN TO DIE	Lana Del Rey	1,845,000
50	134,000	IF I CAN'T HAVE LOVE I WANT POWER	Halsey	134,000
51	131,000	IGOR	Tyler The Creator	375,000
52	131,000	LOVE FOR SALE	Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga	131,000
53	130,000	THE ALBUM	Blackpink	314,000
54	128,000	RESONANCE PT.1	NCT	265,000
55	124,000	DIAMONDS	Elton John	635,000
56	122,000	JUSTICE	Justin Bieber	122,000
57	120,000	SOB ROCK	John Mayer	120,000
58	120,000	BACK TO BLACK	Amy Winehouse	3,648,000
59	120,000	MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA	BTS	687,000
60	119,000	SENJUTSU	Iron Maiden	119,000
61	111,000	THE COLLEGE DROPOUT	Kanye West	3,686,000
62	110,000	FUTURE NOSTALGIA	Dua Lipa	196,000
63	109,000	STAR-CROSSED	Kacey Musgraves	109,000
64	109,000	GREATEST HITS	Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band	10,241,000
65	109,000	THE OFF-SEASON	J Cole	109,000
66	107,000	AN EVENING WITH SILK SONIC	Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson.Paak)	107,000
67	106,000	GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2: AWESOME MIX VOL. 2	Soundtrack	1,068,000
68	106,000	AFTER HOURS	The Weeknd	585,000
69	105,000	WEEZER	Weezer	3,697,000
70	105,000	MTV UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK	Nirvana	5,611,000
71	105,000	GREATEST HITS	Fleetwood Mac	5,721,000
72	104,000	GREATEST HITS	Guns N'Roses	6,381,000
73	104,000	BLACK PUMAS	Black Pumas	167,000
74	103,000	ONES	Selena	1,156,000
75	101,000	ENTER THE WU-TANG (36 CHAMBERS)	Wu-Tang Clan	2,782,000
76	101,000	SWIMMING	Mac Miller	320,000
77	99,000	MY GIFT	Carrie Underwood	370,000
78	98,000	WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET	Luke Combs	479,000
79	97,000	RAISING THE ROOF	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	97,000
80	97,000	LOVE YOURSELF: TEAR	BTS	529,000
81	96,000	WELCOME 2 AMERICA	Prince	96,000
82	95,000	TEN	Pearl Jam	10,626,000
83	94,000	THE HIGHLIGHTS	The Weeknd	94,000
84	93,000	GREATEST HITS	Journey	9,544,000
85	92,000	GREATEST HITS	Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	9,165,000
86	92,000	KIND OF BLUE	Miles Davis	3,896,000
87	90,000	CHRISTMAS	Michael Buble	4,533,000
88	90,000	ARE YOU EXPERIENCED	Jimi Hendrix Experience	500,000
89	89,000	WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES AROUND	Kelly Clarkson	89,000
90	89,000	TICKETS TO MY DOWNFALL	Machine Gun Kelly	192,000
91	88,000	WHERE HAVE YOU GONE	Alan Jackson	88,000
92	88,000	FLOWER BOY	Tyler The Creator	343,000
93	87,000	LOVE YOURSELF: HER	BTS	425,000
94	87,000	1	Beatles	13,205,000
95	86,000	SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND	Beatles	5,494,000
96	86,000	ASTROWORLD	Travis Scott	663,000
97	86,000	APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION	Guns N'Roses	6,027,000
98	85,000	LED ZEPPELIN IV	Led Zeppelin	4,501,000
99	85,000	MUSIC TO BE MURDERED BY	Eminem	372,000
100	84,000	TASTE OF LOVE: THE 10TH MINI ALBUM (EP)	Twice	84,000
101	83,000	CLOUDS (THE MIXTAPE)	NF	83,000
102	83,000	BLURRYFACE	Twenty One Pilots	1,868,000
103	81,000	PUNISHER	Phoebe Bridgers	128,000
104	81,000	LOVE YOURSELF: ANSWER	BTS	544,000
105	80,000	DAMN.	Kendrick Lamar	1,248,000
106	76,000	MUSIC OF THE SPHERES	Coldplay	76,000
107	76,000	HEART	Eric Church	76,000
108	76,000	POWER UP	AC/DC	302,000
109	76,000	GREATEST HITS	2Pac	5,582,000
110	75,000	AMERICAN TEEN	Khalid	484,000
111	75,000	SOUL	Eric Church	75,000
112	75,000	CTRL	SZA	323,000
113	75,000	GREATEST HITS 1974-78	Steve Miller Band	6,096,000
114	74,000	IN THESE SILENT DAYS	Brandi Carlile	74,000
115	74,000	INSIDE (THE SONGS)	Bo Burnham	74,000
116	74,000	DELTA KREAM	Black Keys	74,000
117	73,000	DIMENSION : DILEMMA	Enhypen	73,000
118	72,000	DANCING WITH THE DEVIL…THE ART OF STARTING OVER	Demi Lovato	72,000
119	72,000	THEIR GREATEST HITS: VOLUMES 1 & 2	Eagles	219,000
120	72,000	MAN ON THE MOON III: THE CHOSEN	Kid Cudi	96,000
121	71,000	HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL	Original Cast	2,187,000
122	71,000	LEGENDS NEVER DIE	Juice WRLD	371,000
123	71,000	THE WALL	Pink Floyd	6,376,000
124	70,000	THIS ONE'S FOR YOU	Luke Combs	708,000
125	69,000	GREENFIELDS: THE GIBB BROTHERS SONGBOOK VOL.I	Barry Gibb & Friends	69,000
126	69,000	RIDE THE LIGHTNING	Metallica	5,203,000
127	68,000	AWAKEN MY LOVE	Childish Gambino	68,000
128	68,000	THE GREATEST SHOWMAN	Soundtrack	2,000,000
129	68,000	DIRTY DANCING	Soundtrack	2,848,000
130	68,000	CERTIFIED LOVER BOY	Drake	68,000
131	68,000	CIRCLES	Mac Miller	239,000
132	67,000	GREATEST HITS	Foo Fighters	1,295,000
133	67,000	THE MISEDUCATION OF	Lauryn Hill	7,635,000
134	67,000	YOUR CHOICE: 8TH MINI ALBUM (EP)	Seventeen	67,000
135	66,000	LICENSED TO ILL	Beastie Boys	6,494,000
136	65,000	CHROMATICA	Lady Gaga	397,000
137	64,000	SUPER ONE: THE 1ST ALBUM	SuperM	239,000
138	64,000	MAMMOTH WVH	Mammoth WVH	64,000
139	64,000	GREATEST HITS	Motley Crue	926,000
140	63,000	WHAT'S GOING ON	Marvin Gaye	591,000
141	63,000	BORN HERE LIVE HERE DIE HERE	Luke Bryan	164,000
142	63,000	ALL THINGS MUST PASS	George Harrison	923,000
143	63,000	GREATEST HITS	White Stripes	103,000
144	61,000	ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS	Neil Diamond	751,000
145	61,000	ULTIMATE SINATRA	Frank Sinatra	671,000
146	61,000	CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST	Tyler The Creator	61,000
147	61,000	ATTACCA: 9TH MINI ALBUM (EP)	Seventeen	61,000
148	61,000	GREATEST HITS	Notorious BIG	1,219,000
149	60,000	THE BITTER TRUTH	Evanescence	60,000
150	60,000	BODY LANGUAGE	Blake Shelton	60,000
151	60,000	THANK U NEXT	Ariana Grande	410,000
152	59,000	TRIPLE LIVE DELUXE	Garth Brooks	98,000
153	59,000	HYBRID THEORY	Linkin Park	10,888,000
154	59,000	EVERGREEN	Pentatonix	59,000
155	58,000	AND JUSTICE FOR ALL	Metallica	6,327,000
156	57,000	UNIVERSE: THE 3RD ALBUM NEO CULTURE TECHNOLOGY (2021)	NCT	57,000
157	56,000	CRAZY IN LOVE: THE 1ST ALBUM	Itzy	56,000
158	56,000	A HOLLY DOLLY CHRISTMAS	Dolly Parton	273,000
159	56,000	40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION	Gary Brewer & the Kentucky Ramblers	56,000
160	56,000	21	Adele	12,116,000
161	56,000	IF I KNOW ME	Morgan Wallen	152,000
162	55,000	CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS	Eminem	4,431,000
163	55,000	FORTITUDE	Gojira	55,000
164	54,000	MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY	Kanye West	1,698,000
165	54,000	THE LUNAR INJECTION KOOL AID ECLIPSE CONSPIRACY	Rob Zombie	54,000
166	54,000	FACES	Mac Miller	54,000
167	54,000	SOLAR POWER	Lorde	54,000
168	54,000	THE GOOD TIMES AND THE BAD ONES	Why Don't We	54,000
169	53,000	DONDA	Kanye West	53,000
170	53,000	MERCURY - ACT 1	Imagine Dragons	53,000
171	52,000	THE ESSENTIAL	Michael Jackson	2,883,000
172	52,000	RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES	Daft Punk	1,164,000
173	51,000	WHEN YOU SEE YOURSELF	Kings Of Leon	51,000
174	51,000	HOTEL CALIFORNIA	Eagles	2,990,000
175	51,000	25	Adele	9,592,000
176	51,000	GREATEST HITS	Bon Jovi	1,414,000
177	50,000	I DREAM OF CHRISTMAS	Norah Jones	50,000
178	50,000	SKOOL LUV AFFAIR	BTS	179,000
179	50,000	MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DAYS	Kid Cudi	1,262,000
180	50,000	CURRENTS	Tame Impala	175,000
181	50,000	THE BEST	BTS	50,000
182	50,000	LED ZEPPELIN II	Led Zeppelin	2,977,000
183	50,000	BLUE BANISTERS	Lana Del Rey	50,000
184	50,000	GOLD-DIGGERS SOUND	Leon Bridges	50,000
185	50,000	THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION	Lionel Richie	2,371,000
186	50,000	THE BEST OF PENTATONIX CHRISTMAS	Pentatonix	257,000
187	50,000	ALL I KNOW SO FAR: SETLIST	P!nk	50,000
188	50,000	WONDER	Shawn Mendes	134,000
189	49,000	TAPESTRY	Carole King	2,507,000
190	48,000	CUZ I LOVE YOU	Lizzo	343,000
191	48,000	NIRATIAS	Chevelle	48,000
192	48,000	THE ESSENTIAL	Johnny Cash	1,900,000
193	48,000	FULLY LOADED: GOD'S COUNTRY	Blake Shelton	284,000
194	47,000	PLASTIC HEARTS	Miley Cyrus	89,000
195	47,000	MASTER OF PUPPETS	Metallica	5,633,000
196	47,000	THE BEATLES	Beatles	4,490,000
197	47,000	HOZIER	Hozier	1,055,000
198	47,000	DEJA VU	Crosby Stills Nash & Young	1,597,000
199	47,000	MCCARTNEY III	Paul McCartney	167,000
200	46,000	THE DREAMING	Monsta X	46,000

[oldbloke]

SONG SALES WEEK 52
songs selling over 250,000 - this year - 10 / last year - 11
songs selling over 100,000 - this year - 39 / last year - 71
Titles shown in blue are 2021 releases
Rank	Estimated 2021 Sales	TITLE	Artist	Estimated Total Sales
1	1,889,000	BUTTER	BTS	1,889,000
2	499,000	FANCY LIKE	Walker Hayes	499,000
3	404,000	PERMISSION TO DANCE	BTS	404,000
4	375,000	LEVITATING	Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby	458,000
5	325,000	ASTRONAUT IN THE OCEAN	Masked Wolf	343,000
6	308,000	DYNAMITE	BTS	1,563,000
7	287,000	MY UNIVERSE	Coldplay x BTS	287,000
8	282,000	BAD HABITS	Ed Sheeran	282,000
9	260,000	LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN	Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak)	260,000
10	251,000	SAVE YOUR TEARS	The Weeknd	272,000
11	229,000	BLINDING LIGHTS	The Weeknd	849,000
12	222,000	DRIVERS LICENSE	Olivia Rodrigo	222,000
13	213,000	LIL BIT	Nelly & Florida Georgia Line	266,000
14	213,000	STAY	Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber	213,000
15	213,000	EASY ON ME	Adele	213,000
16	197,000	BEST FRIEND	Saweetie feat. Doja Cat	197,000
17	192,000	COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX)	Elton John & Dua Lipa	192,000
18	177,000	UP	Cardi B	177,000
19	168,000	GOOD 4 U	Olivia Rodrigo	168,000
20	168,000	DRUNK (AND I DON'T WANNA GO HOME)	Elle King & Miranda Lambert	168,000
21	165,000	THE GOOD ONES	Gabby Barrett	184,000
22	164,000	PEACHES	Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon	164,000
23	150,000	AM I THE ONLY ONE	Aaron Lewis	150,000
24	146,000	HEAT WAVES	Glass Animals	170,000
25	142,000	SHIVERS	Ed Sheeran	142,000
26	137,000	FOREVER AFTER ALL	Luke Combs	246,000
27	136,000	IF I DIDN'T LOVE YOU	Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood	136,000
28	135,000	MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)	Lil Nas X	135,000
29	135,000	INDUSTRY BABY	Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow	135,000
30	132,000	KISS ME MORE	Doja Cat feat. SZA	132,000
31	120,000	TENNESSEE WHISKEY	Chris Stapleton	2,209,000
32	113,000	BEAUTIFUL MISTAKES	Maroon 5 feat. Megan Thee Stallion	113,000
33	112,000	BUY DIRT	Jordan Davis Featuring Luke Bryan	112,000
34	111,000	WITHOUT YOU	Kid Laroi	124,000
35	111,000	DREAMS	Fleetwood Mac	1,538,000
36	111,000	DON'T START NOW	Dua Lipa	435,000
37	106,000	BEGGIN'	Maneskin	106,000
38	103,000	CHASING AFTER YOU	Ryan Hurd with Maren Morris	103,000
39	101,000	I HOPE	Gabby Barrett	567,000
40	99,000	LEAVE BEFORE YOU LOVE ME	Marshmello X Jonas Brothers	99,000
41	95,000	LET'S GO BRANDON	Loza Alexander	95,000
42	95,000	BANG	AJR	298,000
43	94,000	ANYONE	Justin Bieber	94,000
44	89,000	MY JESUS	Anne Wilson	89,000
45	89,000	STARTING OVER	Chris Stapleton	188,000
46	87,000	SCARS IN HEAVEN	Casting Crowns	87,000
47	87,000	DEJA VU	Olivia Rodrigo	87,000
48	87,000	SAND IN MY BOOTS	Morgan Wallen	87,000
49	87,000	WATERMELON SUGAR	Harry Styles	349,000
50	85,000	YOU SHOULD PROBABLY LEAVE	Chris Stapleton	94,000

[oldbloke]

ALBUM SPS WEEK 52
Rank	Estimated EAS	TITLE	Artist
1	3,226,000	DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM	Morgan Wallen
2	2,856,000	SOUR	Olivia Rodrigo
3	1,970,000	CERTIFIED LOVER BOY	Drake
4	1,936,000	30	Adele
5	1,533,000	SHOOT FOR THE STARS AIM FOR THE MOON	Pop Smoke
6	1,510,000	PLANET HER	Doja Cat
7	1,505,000	F*CK LOVE	Kid Laroi
8	1,473,000	JUSTICE	Justin Bieber
9	1,403,000	FUTURE NOSTALGIA	Dua Lipa
10	1,342,000	AFTER HOURS	The Weeknd
11	1,328,000	WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET	Luke Combs
12	1,249,000	HAPPIER THAN EVER	Billie Eilish
13	1,228,000	MY TURN	Lil Baby
14	1,215,000	EVERMORE	Taylor Swift
15	1,204,000	SOULFLY	Rod Wave
16	1,175,000	HALL OF FAME	Polo G
17	1,173,000	A GANGSTA'S PAIN	Moneybagg Yo
18	1,136,000	LEGENDS NEVER DIE	Juice WRLD
19	1,136,000	RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION)	Taylor Swift
20	1,100,000	HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING	Post Malone
21	1,086,000	POSITIONS	Ariana Grande
22	1,061,000	THE HIGHLIGHTS	The Weeknd
23	1,021,000	MONTERO	Lil Nas X
24	1,014,000	FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION)	Taylor Swift
25	1,013,000	THE OFF-SEASON	J Cole
26	1,008,000	THE VOICE	Lil Durk
27	1,000,000	FINE LINE	Harry Styles
28	979,000	GOODBYE AND GOOD RIDDANCE	Juice WRLD
29	976,000	DONDA	Kanye West
30	971,000	GREATEST HITS	Queen
31	942,000	FOLKLORE	Taylor Swift
32	922,000	SHIESTY SEASON	Pooh Shiesty
33	920,000	THE VOICE OF THE HEROES	Lil Baby & Lil Durk
34	910,000	RUMOURS	Fleetwood Mac
35	863,000	THIS ONE'S FOR YOU	Luke Combs
36	856,000	TICKETS TO MY DOWNFALL	Machine Gun Kelly
37	853,000	EL ULTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO	Bad Bunny
38	841,000	HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL	Original Cast
39	834,000	WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP WHERE DO WE GO	Billie Eilish
40	826,000	THE GOAT	Polo G
41	822,000	GOOD NEWS	Megan Thee Stallion
42	787,000	IF I KNOW ME	Morgan Wallen
43	774,000	WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE...TAKE TIME	Giveon
44	755,000	YHLQMDLG	Bad Bunny
45	745,000	=	Ed Sheeran
46	742,000	DIAMONDS	Elton John
47	741,000	HOT PINK	Doja Cat
48	716,000	ASTROWORLD	Travis Scott
49	716,000	CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS	Eminem
50	712,000	STARTING OVER	Chris Stapleton
51	700,000	GOOD KID M.A.A.D CITY	Kendrick Lamar
52	699,000	CHRONICLE:THE 20 GREATEST HITS	Creedence Clearwater Revival
53	698,000	DEATH RACE FOR LOVE	Juice WRLD
54	696,000	DESTINED 2 WIN	Lil Tjay
55	673,000	BEERBONGS AND BENTLEYS	Post Malone
56	670,000	TRAVELLER	Chris Stapleton
57	663,000	THATS WHAT THEY ALL SAY	Jack Harlow
58	662,000	LOVER	Taylor Swift
59	655,000	SINCERELY KENTRELL	YoungBoy Never Broke Again
60	654,000	AN EVENING WITH SILK SONIC	Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson.Paak)
61	654,000	SCORPION	Drake
62	653,000	KHALED KHALED	DJ Khaled
63	647,000	2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE	J Cole
64	644,000	PRAY 4 LOVE	Rod Wave
65	643,000	ETERNAL ATAKE	Lil Uzi Vert
66	639,000	CTRL	SZA
67	634,000	OVER IT	Summer Walker
68	624,000	MUSIC TO BE MURDERED BY	Eminem
69	619,000	LEGEND	Bob Marley & the Wailers
70	609,000	YOUNG STONER LIFE: SLIME LANGUAGE 2	Young Thug/Various
71	606,000	DREAMLAND	Glass Animals
72	581,000	STONEY	Post Malone
73	580,000	GREATEST HITS	Journey
74	574,000	CULTURE III	Migos
75	574,000	BACK IN BLACK	AC/DC
76	570,000	DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT	Lewis Capaldi
77	570,000	÷	Ed Sheeran
78	570,000	BLAME IT ON BABY	DaBaby
79	558,000	WHOLE LOTTA RED	Playboi Carti
80	557,000	TOP	YoungBoy Never Broke Again
81	555,000	GREATEST HITS	2Pac
82	550,000	9	Jason Aldean
83	550,000	LUV IS RAGE 2	Lil Uzi Vert
84	543,000	PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR BEING ANTISOCIAL	Roddy Ricch
85	539,000	TAKE CARE	Drake
86	539,000	GREATEST HITS	Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
87	538,000	DONT SMILE AT ME	Billie Eilish
88	534,000	?	XXXTentacion
89	532,000	GREATEST HITS	Guns N'Roses
90	530,000	DAMN.	Kendrick Lamar
91	522,000	ABBEY ROAD	Beatles
92	521,000	NEVERMIND	Nirvana
93	519,000	THRILLER	Michael Jackson
94	515,000	1989	Taylor Swift
95	510,000	DOO-WOPS AND HOOLIGANS	Bruno Mars
96	509,000	METALLICA	Metallica
97	498,000	JUST CAUSE Y'ALL WAITED 2	Lil Durk
98	495,000	CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST	Tyler The Creator
99	491,000	AMERICAN TEEN	Khalid
100	490,000	BELIEVERS NEVER DIE: GREATEST HITS	Fall Out Boy

[thebigham]

Please remember to "like" oldbloke's posts. It's a lot of work compiling the numerous charts he posts!

His "Album Sales Week 52" has only 3 likes.

oldbloke has been doing this thread since 2008! THANKS for all the numbers!!!!!

[Lemo]

Thanks so much Oldbloke! You’re the reason I actually signed up to UKMiX 11 years ago!

[TheMysteriousMan]

Hi oldbloke! In your post https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-di...5#post10793055 "album sales week 51", Taylor Swift's 1989 sold 50k, ranked at #171. But in "album sales week 52", 1989 was not on the list, was that an adjustment to your previous estimations or smth else?

Thank you for the efforts by the way! We love you!

[oldbloke]

Hi oldbloke! In your post https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-di...5#post10793055 "album sales week 51", Taylor Swift's 1989 sold 50k, ranked at #171. But in "album sales week 52", 1989 was not on the list, was that an adjustment to your previous estimations or smth else?

Thank you for the efforts by the way! We love you!

Yes it’s an adjustment – I received a few bits of additional info this week. 1989 sales for 2021 are around 45,000.

One of the biggest adjustments, and one I find a little confusing is on the SPS list at #82. I didn’t even have this album in my original top 200. The number comes from the MRC Data Year-End Report, which lists the top 5 country albums. I also missed adjusting the SPS for the Beatles “1” album after the “Let It Be” re-issue.


You can download that MRC report here:
https://mrcdatareports.com/mrc-data-...ar-end-report/

[oldbloke]

oldbloke
After week 52, here my yearly request about Neil Young sales:

The Times - 7,000
Way Down In The Rust Bucket - 24,000
Archives Vol. II 1972-1976 - 12,000
Young Shakespeare - 25,000
Carnegie Hall 1970 - 22,000
Barn - 28,000
Greatest Hits

I've added the sales for the 2020/2021 releases above. Greatest Hits didn't chart on the TAS weekly listings in 2021. I'd still imagine it would be his biggest seller though, somewhere in the 30,000-40,000 range at a guess.