Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Stick this on in the car and youll have all your passengers singing along. Stray Kids, MAXIDENT (177,000)8. 23 The first week's sales projections for Meek Mill, Lill Wayne, and Rich The Kid's new albums are in. (2004 was also the first full year of the iTunes Store, which launched mid-2003.). As actual cassette mixtapes feature prominently in the Guardians storyline, it makes sense that a real-world cassette album offering, mirroring those seen in the films and series, could be a solid seller. 1. There were 19 albums that earned at least 1 million equivalent album units in 2022 down from 26 in 2021. According to preliminary estimates, shared by Akademiks, the album is. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. The second of two surprise full-lengths (following Folklore several months prior), the follow-up. The rapper, whose debut album Trendsetter was released last Friday, is responding to critics over her first-week sales. Billboard is a part of Penske Media Corporation. In 2021, a total of 46.6 million physical CDs were shipped in the United States. In 2021, 41.7 million vinyl record albums sold, compared with 40.6 million CDs, a massive jump from 2011, when vinyl accounted for less than 2 percent of physical sales of music. The Highlights was released in 21 to coincide with his spellbinding Super Bowl Half-time Show and in 22 it remained one of the UKs most-streamed albums. For further questions, please contact the main RIAA line at 202-775-0101 and ask for Matt Bass to help get you the information you need. Here are the 50 best-selling K-Pop albums that were released in 2021. Both CDs and vinyl experienced high sales in 2021, according to an annual year-end music data report from MRC Data, released this week. 30 comes out top of our year-end list too, with combined chart sales in excess of 600,000 - and with over half a million (502,000) of those being pure sales (448,000 physical, 53,000 downloads), Adele's 30 was the best-selling record of the year too, undoubtedly making it into many a Christmas stocking. In addition, if an album shipped over 1 million copies to stores it can be certified Platinum without all 1 million of these copies being sold. Taylor Swift sold the most albums in total among all artists in 2022, with 2.928 million sold across her entire catalog and via all formats (physical and digital combined). Latin music had the second-largest percentage gain among Luminates core genres, in terms of total album consumption in 2022, rising 28.2%. Yearly U.S. on-demand audio streams surpassed 1 trillion for the first time. It was all format chart (pure sales, track sales, streaming) just like in 2013, 2020 or 2021. Sia, Unstoppable (143,000)Source: Luminate, for the tracking period Dec. 31, 2021 through Dec. 29, 2022. 1996 - Fugees - Ready or Not [The Score] - 5,240,000. (The top-selling album in 2021 was Adeles 30, with 1.464 million sold.). Un Verano Sin Ti was a streaming powerhouse, with 97% of its total activity in 2022 coming from on-demand streams of its 23 songs. 1.57. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google, Visit Billboard Pro for music business news, P!nks Trustfall Debuts at No. Jack Harlow, First Class (433.93 million)8. BTS, Proof (413,000)3. Thanks to its Q4 release in 2021, and the ubiquity of its title track on TikTok, the Springsteen-esque rock on Sam Fenders second album continued to dominate the charts in 2022. 2022Official Charts Company. Harry Styles, Harrys House (757,000)3. outlets. 1 for Third Week Atop Billboard 200 Chart", "Olivia Rodrigo's 'Sour' Spends Fourth Week at No. All sales are reflected on Hanteo & Gaon Chart. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, Stay (2.779 billion)4. Its typical for many K-pop albums to bypass a release on vinyl LP in the U.S. TOP 10 SELLING ALBUMS OF 2022 IN U.S. (PHYSICAL & DIGITAL SALES COMBINED)1. Total sales: 158,185. Bad Bunny, Titi Me Pregunto (451.12 million)7. Swift is the only act to have the top-selling album of the year at least six times since Luminate began tracking sales in 1991. [6] Fearless (Taylor's Version) became the first re-recorded album in history to top the chart. The idea of assembling multiple versions of an albums back cover (or cover) together to reveal a larger complete image isnt unique to Swift, as other acts (frequently in the K-pop world) have employed a similar marketing idea. Stray Kids, ODDINARY (204,000)6. Best-Selling Albums of 2022 1. Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone, Me Porto Bonito (471.36 million)5. Eurovision 2023: Who is the UK's 2023 entry? Both sums are Luminate-era records for vinyls share of the album sales market in the U.S. This is the definitive source of revenue data for the recorded music industry in the United States. TOP 10 SELLING VINYL ALBUMS OF 2022 IN U.S.1. Nirvana, Bleach (7,000)8. TOTAL ALBUM CONSUMPTION INCREASES 9.2%: Equivalent album units increased by 9.2% in 2022, to 974.9 million (up from 893.1 million in 2021). Walker Hayes, AA (144,000)10. Adele, Easy On Me (1.963 billion)10. January 25, 2022, 5:00 AM EST. 1, 40, 83, 179 and 186, respectively.). Voyage is the ninth and final studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA, released 5 November 2021.With ten songs written by Benny Andersson and Bjrn Ulvaeus, it is the group's first album of new material in forty years.. Tyler, the Creator, Igor (172,000)9. With Gold Rush Kid, George Ezra didnt deviate far from his easy going pop-rock formula, and he didnt scrimp on huge melodies either, as heard on smash singles like Green Green Grass and Anyone For You. 1 on Billboard 200", "Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous' Hits Eighth Week at No. Hayley Williams highly influential pop-punk outfit are set to return on February 10th with their first album since 2017s After Laughter. 8) were only available in one iteration each. 30, the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Adele, was the best-selling album of 2021, with 1.464 million copies sold. Hats off to the Rocketman. 1 On Billboard 200 By Cole Blake Sep 12, 2021 Drake landed his 10th No. Soundtrack, Encanto (1.839 million)7. The Recording Industry Association of America advocates for recorded music and the people and companies that create it in the United States. Music consumption in the U.S., as measured by equivalent album units, grew by 9.2%. R&B/HIP-HOP LEADS, LATIN & CHILDRENS MUSIC GAINS: R&B/hip-hop music continues to have the largest share of total album consumption, with 261.7 million units earned in 2022 accounting for 26.8% of total volume (973.9) last year across all of Luminates core genres measured. 1 on Billboard 200, Most for a Male Artist Since Drake's 'Views', "Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous' Spends 10th Week at No. 2 biggest-seller with albums, as he sold 1.068 million in 2022. Two more Guardians-related titles dot the top 10 (at Nos. 1 (13,000)4. Swift loomed so large on vinyl in 2022, one out of every 25 vinyl LPs sold last year in the U.S. was a Swift album (1.695 million of 43.46 million). 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'SoulFly', "Justin Bieber's 'Justice' Returns to No. A: Track equivalent sales (or TEA/Track Equivalent Albums) is a term used to describe the sale of music downloads or singles. 1 on Billboards Top Album Sales Chart, SZAs SOS Makes It 10 Weeks at No. Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100 24 February 2023 - 02 March 2023 The UK's Top 100 biggest artist albums of the week, compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on sales of CDs, vinyl,. In the meantime, expect some exciting new tracks from Nice Biscuit in 2023 ahead of their much anticipated third album . Swift was also the top-selling act across digital albums in 2022, with 292,000 download albums sold across her catalog in total. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Donda', "Drake's 'Certified Lover Boy' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200", "Playboi Carti Lands First No. Real Gone Music presents this landmark album in a 2-LP set pressed in red vinyl at Gotta Groove Records, and housed inside a gatefold jacket with two printed inner sleeves featuring lyrics. The top-selling album on the CD format in 2022 was Midnights with 640,000 copies sold. Source: IFPI. Rock out and take yourself back to the glory days of Knebworth, Oasis vs Blur and the bands Britpop heyday with this compilation of all 27 of their UK singles. Rock (17.1%; 190.82 billion of 1.108 trillion), pop (12.5%; 138.97 billion of 1.108 trillion), country (7.8%; 85.91 billion of 1.108 trillion) and Latin (7.3%; 80.35 billion of 1.108 trillion) were Nos. Eurovision 2023: Who is the UK's 2023 entry? 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Justice', "Rod Wave Earns First No. Funnily enough, it was the second biggest album of 2021 too, losing out to Adeles 30. TOP 10 MOST STREAMED SONGS OF 2022 IN U.S., ON DEMAND AUDIO1. It was streamed 2.3 million times in its opening week. 43.46 million vinyl albums were sold in 2022 (up 4.2% from 41.72 million in 2021). Standout tracks: Dancing Queen, The Winner Takes it All, Mamma Mia, Waterloo. Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years: Don't Stop 9. (3/1a). 1 for any album since Drakes Views also logged 13 frames at No. 2022 is the seventh consecutive year a solo male artist has Luminates top album by equivalent album units, following Morgan Wallens Dangerous: The Double Album (2021), Lil Babys My Turn (2020), Post Malones Hollywoods Bleeding (2019), Drakes Scorpion (2018), Ed Sheerans (Divide) (2017) and Drakes Views (2016). Headlining Exclusive SXSW Event . Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits (2.060 billion)9. While they were away, they scored a songwriting credit on Olivia Rodrigos 2021 smash Good 4 U (which references their 2007 hit Misery Business), plus Williams released a solo album Petals for Armor in early 2020. Pop music was third, with 123.7 million (up 6.2% from 116.5 million) and country music was fourth, with 75.7 million (up 4.8% from 72.2 million). In April 2021 she released her sixth studio album . Standout tracks: Billie Jean, Dont Stop Til You Get Enough, Human Nature, Standout tracks: Kiss Me More, Woman, You Right, Get Into It (Yuh), Relevant Audio Network Playlist: Hip Hop/R&B. (See the top 10-selling albums of 2022, below. The music industry is getting bigger, but the hits are getting smaller. (Swift herself has done it for previous releases.) Coming in at Number 2 is Ed Sheeran's = (Equals), with total chart sales in excess of 432,000 in 2021. and in 2014 for the 40th anniversary of the Eurovision win. Wks on Chart 1 NEW This Is Why Paramore - 1 1 2. Standout tracks: Easy On Me, Oh My God, I Drink Wine. And while that record, The Car, appears a little later down this list, it was the Arctic Monkeys 2013 LP AM that benefitted from a belated sales boost. ALBUM SALES DECLINE BY 8.2%: Total U.S. album sales fell by 8.2% in 2022 to 100.09 million (down from 108.98 million in 2021). 2022s second-largest genre, by total album consumption, was rock with 194.7 million units (up 9% from 178.7 million in 2021). Michael Jackson, Thriller (168,000)10.