Nominated for nine Grammy Awards, winning five, including Album of the Year, Jagged Little Pill topped the charts in thirteen countries; with sales of over 33 million copies worldwide. This is one of my desert island albums for sure. Mariah Carey Music Box (1993) 28m No Rolling Stones album ? The album also reached number one in fifteen other countries. Adele's three were all achieved with the same album. First week album sales: 29,000 Billboard 200 position: 12 Singles: "Decades", "Tetris", "Therapy Music", "Vinyl Days", "Orville", "Bleed It", "Breath Control" Features: Wiz Khalifa, Action Bronson, Russ, The Game, Royce da 5'9, RZA, DJ Premier, Currensy, Langston Bristol, Doc D, iamJMARS, Big Lenbo, C Dot Castro, Nezi Momodu, Like, Blu, Exile, AZ. "The Life Of Pablo" marks the first time in his career that a Kanye album does not have a top five debut week. Required fields are marked *. It is widely agreed that the duo is among the most significant and influential hip-hop acts of all time. 6 on Genie, and No. 's record and had the most successful first week in hip hop by far. Record labels and artists often post much higher claimed sales than can be certified by companies like Nielsen SoundScan and the RIAA. In other news, the title track "Yet to Come" in BTS' anthology album "Proof" debuted on this week's Billboard 200 and Global Excl. "Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne's sixth album, sold 1,006,000 copies in the first week after its release. I think theres an argument to be made that its hard to compare pre-streaming sales to sales with streaming. we are getting results which are closer and closer to something truly 6. Somehow Pac was still having huuge debuts even 6 years after his death. holds a number of distinctions. It is also interesting to note that female artists dominate the Top 30, with 14 positions occupied by solo female artists. 1 on Billboard 200 with the biggest first-week sales in the United States this year. Here are 20 albums with the biggest first-week sales in hip-hop history. 23. A$AP Rocky's "Long. Check out BTS' "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)," which currently has 102 million views, here! 20. 11. Nelly's "Sweat" debuted with 342K. Sales of the album now stand at over 32 million copies. Complex Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The album made up 67% of all physical sales and became the most-streamed album of the week, with 55.7 million plays across all tracks. U2 The Joshua Tree (1987) 25m Phil Collins No Jacket Required 12 . This just goes to prove that if one produces something people want, audiences will go out and buy it, in droves. TOP GUN - MAVERICK. 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Perhaps the biggest outlier in the top 10 is Folklore by Taylor Swift which lies inside the indie genre. In the USA, Adele seemed to come out of nowhere, but 21 was her second album released in 2011 in the Pop and Soul genres. U.S. chart. Celine Dion Lets Talk About Love (1997) 31m Trivia Facts: 23 years later, theres now a stage musical adaptation of the album, which is absurd. The massive 36-song . Once a crab shuffled across the wooden floor, interrupting the recordings. Ed Sheeran is unbeatable at this point lmao, Check you out, having a wank over Ed Sheeran. They take up a ton of slots further down the list, but their compilation of #1 singles is what makes up the album entitled 1. Where Is Kang Seo Jin Now? True Blue was an immediate global success, reaching number one in then record-breaking 28 countries across the world and became the worlds top-selling album of 1986. Its hard to explain to people who werent there just how fucking big a star Eminem was. Do you think your favorite artist is among them? It simply sold consistently, week after week, for years. The band members are among the richest musicians in the world and even funded the production of the Monty Python and the Holy Grail movie with the proceeds. "The Eminem Show," Eminem's fourth album, sold 1,322,000 copies in the first week after its release. Whitney Houston in 1993 and Taylor Swift in 2018. George Michael Faith (1987) 20m b/c i was wondering where he'd fit in all-time herebut anyway drake/j cole/uzi/21 savage/roddy* for top 5 this year, drake and cole make it to the top 100, Which artists do you expect to have the five best first weeks this year, drake and travis are givens of course. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) 35m On the list of top 5 . This is easily one of the most important albums to ever be created. 25 eventually gave Adele the worlds best-selling album of 2015, with 17.4 million copies sold and has gone on to sell over 22 million copies worldwide. 08/7/2022. Trivia Facts: The singles for this compilation come from the Eagles first four albums. The success of the album led to an 18 month worldwide tour and a VHS and DVD release of the tour. After observing sales trends for many years I started noticing that some artists shift such large quantities of albums in their first week, that they attract an immediate certification. A lot of data was impossible for me to find here. A track equivalent album is equal to 10 tracks, or 10 songs. Michael Jackson, thriller, bad and dangerous. None of the band members had any say in this release happening, and felt it was a ploy by the record company to make more money without additional expenses. The eighth studio album by Michael Jackson dominated worldwide charts reaching number-one in over 10 countries, helped along by his worldwide number-one hit single Black or White. The album sold a whopping 1.7 million copies. 38. Shania Twain also features in very high position in our Top 10 Richest Country Singers list. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. The Marshall Mathers LP has sold over 35 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling album of the 21st century. var gcse = document.createElement('script'); Sour was available to way more people thanPurpose, for example. A massive commercial success, debuting at number one in 32 countries and breaking first-week sales records. It's already the biggest debut sales week of her career, surpassing "1989.". This led 300 million, 400 million, and 500 million first week streams barriers to be broken. G-Unit's "Beg for Mercy" debuted with 377K. 42. Once the songs were written, rehearsals lasted one week and recording took seven weeks, and the rest was history. Their Greatest Hits by the Eagles contains all of their Country Rock, Folk Rock, and Soft Rock singles between 1971 and 1975. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. It has now reached a point that if an artist wants to be eligible for the Top 20 they need to have shipped over 2.1 million units in one week. The first indication that long playing discs may do well in a streaming world came in November 2015. 24. The cover photograph was taken at Kings Laurel Canyon home and shows her sitting in a window frame, holding a tapestry she hand-stitched herself, with her cat Telemachus. The top selling album of all time in the United States based on certified unit sales is currently the Eagles' Greatest Hits, with 38 million copies sold. Bat Out of Hell went 14x Platinum and spent 522 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, the second longest run. The Dark Side of the Moon reached number-one on the US Billboard chart and has charted for over 900 weeks in total. Whitney Houston was a first cousin of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick. The album produced seven singles The Girl Is Mine, Billie Jean, Beat It, Wanna Be Startin Somethin', Human Nature, P.Y.T. AC/DC Back In Black (1980) 50m Steeply influenced by Bruce Springsteens Born To Run, Bat Out of Hell combined the best elements of the urban rock opera and the musicianship of progressive-rock was not an immediate hit. I really have no clue how shes gonna perform in the streaming age. Wks on Chart 1 NEW Trustfall P!nk - 1 1 2 The Name Chapter: Temptation (EP) TOMORROW X TOGETHER 2 1 4 3 RE- ENTRY. Morissette married grunge, pop, and raw, universal emotions in that most 90s of genres, alternative rock. U.S. chart, while it debuted at No. "Speak Now," Taylor Swift's third album, sold 1,047,000 copies in the first week after its release. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Aug. 13) with 2022's biggest week by a woman - and the second-largest week of the year overall . ha ha. debut was Top 3 in every ranking, so its little surprise to see that HARRY STYLES. They went from smashing South Korean charts to smashing . "Born This Way," the second album by Lady Gaga, sold 1,108,000 copies in the first week after its release. Keep in mind that albums likeEminem's The Eminem Show and Whitney Houston's soundtrack for The Bodyguard sold over a million copies in weeks other than their first. While it topped none of the previous lists, Divides The debut studio album by American rock band Boston became the best-selling debut album in the US when released in 1976. It won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, among five others including the Hall of Fame Award. "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water," Limp Bizkit's third album, sold 1,055,000 copies in the first week after its release. Interestingly, the list appears to be fairly different once we display an average per song. Additionally, the song has earned its first MelOn Weekly Popularity Award. Of course, its easier to repeat a 7-songs album than a 25-songs album, but its still a worthy element to factor in. Led Zeppelin themselves called it a fully realized hybrid of the folk and hard-rock directions.. It also had a record-breaking run of 34 weeks at number one on the Australian Albums Chart. Sgt. So if you took US Spotify charts and separated it, Im willing to bet it is pop that sees harder falls while rap gains. Recorded under the working titles of Vodka and Tonics and Silent Movies, Talking Pictures, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road has come to be regarded as Johns best and most popular album. Without further ado, here are the Top34 biggest opening weeks, for an album, in music history (the focus of this article): So these are the 35 biggest first weeks in the rock era. Outkast was an American hip-hop duo formed in 1992 consisting of rappers Andre 3000 and Big Boi. Divide by British superstar Ed Sheeran is a close runner up with almost 3 streams per user. After topping the Billboard 200 chart in its first week with 359,000 copies sold, the singer's MDNA is expected to suffer an 88 percent drop in sales to 46,000 units, according to Forbes. There was a time when you couldnt not hear a Shania single on the radio. 1991 was the first year that Nielsen started tracking music sales data. In the Netherlands, the album used to hold the record for longest run ever on the Dutch Album chart with 269 weeks (non-consecutive) but lost it to Adeles 21 in 2016. Some argue that its in the Progressive Rock genre as well, which has a core set of diehard fans. It will be interesting to see if anyone will be able to challenge the records that currently stand. "1," a post-breakup compilation album by The Beatles, sold 1,259,000 copies in the week ending December 24, 2000, six weeks after its release. It was promoted alongside the film Moonwalker, which starred Michael Jackson. The best-selling boy band of all time are the first group since Led Zeppelin to have their first ten albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200. Feeling instantly nostalgic. For more K-Pop news, follow and subscribe to KpopStarz. Trivia Facts: The album stayed in the top 10 for 52 weeks, set a record for 112 weeks in the top 20, and stayed in the top 40 for 127 weeks. Trivia Facts: The title comes from Adeles age at the time of production. Some of these have had their time in the spotlight, but ones that are greatest hits records can still claim their higher spot over time. Its not one of the best musicals of all time, actually canceled in the U.S. in its early performances. The Spice Girls have sold 85 million records worldwide and became the biggest British pop success since The Beatles. Nevermind not only popularised the Seattle grunge movement but also brought alternative rock as a whole into the mainstream. This is why Billboard is honestly a joke and it's silly to compare artists with different demographics to each other. By then, the platform had 88 million monthly active users, a number that has now increased to over 300 million. No data for number 5 but I'm going to assume it was LL Cool J's "14 Shots to the Dome". The bands most commercially successful release sold a record-breaking 347,000 copies in its first week on sale in the UK, spent 10 weeks at number-one on the UK Albums Chart, and reached number four in the US Billboard 200. This is a list of the fastest-selling albums (pure sales) in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began on March 1, 1991. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. A truly impressive feat. Sour by Olivia Rodrigo shots to the top spot with this view. In the 30+ years since, only 22 albums have sold at least 1 million copies in one week. Metallica Metallica (1991) 31m J Balvin was able to reach past the 100 million mark with Colores too. The album was so successful the media was making up stories about the members just to get more attention (some things never change). 16. The album went 23x Platinum in the USA. None of these album are what anyone might have considered popular music at the time. In order to attain this level of success an act really needs to be in tune with what is happening on society, what audiences want, whilst remaining true to their brand and music. In Spring 2017, the album broke the record for the longest-charting album by a female artist on the Billboard 200, surpassing Tapestry by Carole King. That sales sum marks the largest sales week for a digital album in 2022, and the biggest for any album since Adele's "30" debuted with 205,000 digital albums sold in its first week last fall. Not that it needed the boost, but its been remastered and re-issued four times with deluxe editions and even one including a DVD of all of their videos and promotional films. The record labels marketing department knew better, even though Jim wrote the bulk of the material. A: Only albums that make the top 50 in sales+streaming for their debut week are counted. I Feel Like a Woman and That Dont Impress Me Much, the album stayed on the US top 10 for 54 weeks, and set a record for longest stay in the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 of 112 weeks. Trivia Facts: The album was recorded in Nassau in the Bahamas in a low-cost studio due to scheduling issues. :), Holy shit thats absurd. Madonna True Blue (1986) 25m In 1977, Fleetwood Mac released Rumours to the Soft Rock crowd, but obviously it had great mass appeal. Outkast has their best commercial week thus far. Faith won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1989. Whos Next by the Who ? Madonnas third studio album was inspired by her then husband Sean Penn, to whom Madonna dedicated the album. Trivia Facts: Thriller marked the first time Michael Jackson reached the top of the Billboard 200, back when it was called the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart. 2000 - A new millennium and the rise of Eminem. ASAP" debuts with 139K. Their other albums on the list are "MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ~The Journey~" (564k copies) and "BTS, THE BEST" (782k copies). Must See: The 25 Biggest First Week-Sales In Music History Published: Tuesday 16th Apr 2013 by David Justin Timberlake reigns supreme on the Official Top 25 Biggest First Week-Sales In Music. Michael Jackson 's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. U.S. charts. 1 on Billboard's Global' Global Excl. Then, what happens when we mix both factors, the number of songs by album and Spotifys MAU? It received nearly unanimous perfect scores from all of the critics and still does retrospectively. Rap fans give more credit to the album format as a whole. The album also won a Grammy Award in 1986 for Best Engineered Album. The debut solo studio album by George Michael spawned four number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100: Faith, Father Figure, One More Try, and Monkey, making Michael the only British male solo artist to have four number one hits from one album. DMX's "It's Dark and Hell Is Hot" also sold 251K making 1998 a dominant year for X. Eminem debuted with 283K first week for his "The Slim Shady LP". BTS' 'Yet to Come' Wins on 'Music Bank' - But Other Nominee Draws Attention, THIS Male Idol Draws Attention as HYBE's 'Hidden Card' Amid BTS Temporary Break, BTS Confirmed as 2030 Busan World Expo Official Ambassadors. The album also won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1985. In the US, Bat Out of Hell still sells about 200,000 copies a year and has sold an estimated 43 million copies worldwide, including 14 million in the United States alone. #8 - Adele - 21 Certified Sales: 27.1 million In the USA, Adele seemed to come out of nowhere, but 21 was her second album released in 2011 in the Pop and Soul genres. The Eminem Show (2004) The Eminem Show Preview E Eminem Preview E 1 Curtains Up - Skit E Eminem 0:29 2 White America E Eminem 5:24 3 Business E Eminem 4:11 4 She wasnt satisfied with her first album capturing the sound of tragedy and tried to write an upbeat album. Her debut studio album received Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album; the song Dont Know Why won Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. 13. and i wouldnt be surprised if someone like lil baby dropped again, i know that drip harder 2 has been teased and with how both of those artists have grown in status, that could be a monster release, also i know this sub hates him but the kid laroi is gearing up to have a huge year and i wouldnt be surprised if he snuck in with one of the biggest albums of 2021 as well. The Swedish pop group consisting of Ulf Ekberg and three siblings: Jonas Berggren, Linn Berggren and Jenny Berggren had one of the best-selling debut albums of all time with Happy Nation (reissued as The Sign). At the time, and perhaps still, Bad was called the most anticipated album in history. I for one would be interested to see who would be able to beat Michael Jacksons astounding 7 million unit achievement. Michael took advantage of all four genres to create the best-selling album of all time. With the release of his sophomore album The Marshall Mathers LP, the "Rap God" smashed records for the biggest first-week sales in hip-hop. The album still scores around 10,000 sales a week due to covers of the entire album still coming out by various artists. It won six of the most prestigious Juno Awards in 1996. Likely the most famous musician since the peak of Michael Jacksons fame. 40. The follow up to Thriller reached number-one in 25 countries, sold at least two million copies in its first week in the US and remained in the top five on the Billboard 200 album chart for 38 weeks, setting a record for the longest run in the top five by an album from a male solo artist. The album spent 31 non-consecutive weeks at number-one on the US charts. Eric Robert/Sygma/Kevin Mazur/TAS18 via Getty Images. Celine Dion The Colour of My Love (1993) 20m gcse.src = 'https://cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=' + cx; That being said, there are still some artists that attain the USA platinum benchmark in the first week of release. Celine Dion has three albums, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Britney Spears, Madonna, Eminem, Adele and Michael Jackson all have two albums each in the list. The album won the band a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album in 1995. This record won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and went 18x Platinum.