New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Nielsen SoundScan)
Nielsen SoundScan, the entertainment industry's data information system that tracks unit point-of-purchase sales of recorded music product and Nielsen BDS, the music industry's leading music performance monitoring service- which power many of the Billboard charts- have announced the 2010 calendar year sales and airplay monitoring data for the 52-week period January 4, 2010 through January 2, 2011.
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OVERALL MUSIC SALES (1/04/10 - 1/02/11) |
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OVERALL ALBUM SALES (1/04/10 - 1/02/11) |
(ALBUMS, SINGLES, MUSIC VIDEO, DIGITAL TRACKS - IN MILLIONS) |
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(INCLUDES ALL ALBUMS & TRACK EQUIVALENT ALBUMS - IN MILLIONS) |
| UNITS SOLD |
2010 |
2009 |
% Chg. |
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UNITS SOLD |
2010 |
2009 |
% Chg. |
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1,507 |
*1,545 |
- 2.4% |
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443.4 |
489.8 |
- 9.5% |
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TOTAL ALBUM SALES (1/04/10 - 1/02/11) |
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INTERNET ALBUM SALES (1/04/10 - 1/02/11) |
| (INCLUDES CD, CS, LP, DIGITAL ALBUMS - IN MILLIONS) |
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(PHYSICAL ALBUM PURCHASES VIA E-COMMERCE SITES, IN MILLIONS) |
| UNITS SOLD |
2010 |
2009 |
% Chg. |
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UNITS SOLD |
2010 |
2009 |
% Chg. |
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326.2 |
373.9 |
- 12.7% |
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24.9 |
25.3 |
- 1.6% |
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DIGITAL TRACK SALES |
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DIGITAL ALBUM SALES |
(1/04/2010 - 1/02/2011 - IN MILLIONS) |
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(1/04/2010 - 1/02/2011 - IN MILLIONS) |
| UNITS SOLD |
2010 |
2009 |
% CHG. |
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UNITS SOLD |
2010 |
2009 |
% CHG. |
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*1,172 |
1,159 |
1.0% |
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*86.3 |
76.4 |
13.0% |
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TOTAL LP ALBUM SALES (1/04/10 - 10/2/11) |
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HOLIDAY SEASON ALBUM SALES (11/08/10 - 12/26/10) |
(LP/VINYL ALBUMS - IN MILLIONS) |
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(Physical & Digital ALBUM SALES DURING HOLIDAY SEASON: IN MILLIONS) |
| UNITS SOLD |
2010 |
2009 |
% Chg. |
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UNITS SOLD |
2010 |
2009 |
% Chg. |
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*2.8 |
2.5 |
14.0% |
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71.6 |
80.2 |
-10.7% |
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*Denotes a Nielsen SoundScan sales record |
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2010 GENRE ALBUM SALES REPORT |
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CURRENT VS. CATALOG ALBUM SALES |
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(1/04/10-1/02/11 - IN THOUSANDS) |
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(1/04/10-1/02/11 - IN MILLIONS) |
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| Genre |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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% Chg. |
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Overall Albums |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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% Chg. |
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| Alternative |
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53,727 |
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68,195 |
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-21% |
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Current |
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187.3 |
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209.9 |
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- 11% |
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| Christian/Gospel+ |
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24,226 |
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27,822 |
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-13% |
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Catalog |
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138.9 |
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163.9 |
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- 15% |
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| Classical |
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8,957 |
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12,140 |
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-26% |
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Deep Catalog |
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106.1 |
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123.4 |
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- 14% |
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| Country |
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43,718 |
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46,130 |
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-5% |
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| Jazz |
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8,780 |
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11,779 |
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-25% |
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Physical Albums: |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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% Chg. |
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| Latin |
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12,350 |
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16,496 |
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-25% |
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Current |
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143.0 |
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170.8 |
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- 16.2% |
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| Metal |
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32,554 |
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38,734 |
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-16% |
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Catalog |
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97.0 |
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126.6 |
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- 23.4% |
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| New Age |
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1,660 |
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2,354 |
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-29% |
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Deep Catalog |
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74.9 |
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95.9 |
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- 21.9% |
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| R&B |
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57,871 |
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69,889 |
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-17% |
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| Rap |
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27,328 |
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26,441 |
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3% |
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Digital Albums: |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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% Chg. |
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| Rock |
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103,709 |
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124,164 |
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-16% |
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Current |
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44.3 |
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39.1 |
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13% |
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| Soundtrack |
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16,412 |
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18,980 |
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-14% |
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Catalog |
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41.9 |
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37.3 |
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12% |
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Deep Catalog |
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31.2 |
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27.5 |
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13% |
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| (Note: Titles may appear in more than one genre.) |
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| +Sales figures tracked by Christian SoundScan |
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DIGITAL TRACK SALES BY DECADE* |
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CURRENT VS. CATALOG DIGITAL TRACK SALES |
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(1/04/10-1/02/11 - IN THOUSANDS) |
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(1/04/10-1/02/11 - IN MILLIONS) |
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| Decade |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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% Chg. |
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% Tot Sales |
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Overall Track Sales |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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% Chg. |
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| 2010's |
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251,000 |
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na |
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21.0% |
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Current |
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523.0 |
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507.7 |
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6% |
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| 2000's |
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743,000 |
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979,328 |
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- 22% |
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64.0% |
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Catalog |
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648.5 |
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688.7 |
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- 2% |
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| 1990's |
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85,141 |
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105,470 |
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- 16% |
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7.0% |
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| 1980's |
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38,316 |
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49,883 |
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- 21% |
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3.0% |
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| 1970's |
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30,966 |
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36,988 |
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-14% |
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3.0% |
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| 1960's |
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16,933 |
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15,628 |
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12% |
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1.0% |
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| 1950's |
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2,977 |
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2,929 |
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4% |
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0.3% |
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| 1940's |
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652 |
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759 |
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- 12% |
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0.05% |
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*Digital Tracks sales of songs recorded during the specified decade. |
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2010 YEAR-TO-DATE RECORD COMPANY MARKET SHARE (1/04/10 - 1/02/11) |
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(Reflects the market share for the entire entity, including sub-distributed companies, for the 52-week year) |
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TOTAL ALBUMS (Catalog & Current Titles) |
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CURRENT ALBUMS |
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CATALOG ALBUMS |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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| UMG |
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30.84% |
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30.20% |
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UMG |
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34.61% |
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33.95% |
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UMG |
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25.77% |
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25.41% |
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| SME |
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27.95% |
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28.58% |
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SME |
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27.48% |
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27.40% |
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SME |
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28.59% |
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30.10% |
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| WMG |
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20.01% |
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20.55% |
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WMG |
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18.44% |
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20.05% |
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WMG |
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22.12% |
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21.19% |
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| EMI |
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10.18% |
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9.20% |
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EMI |
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9.62% |
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7.83% |
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EMI |
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10.93% |
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10.94% |
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| OTHERS |
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11.02% |
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11.47% |
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OTHERS |
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9.85% |
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10.77% |
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OTHERS |
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12.60% |
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12.36% |
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PHYSICAL ALBUMS (Catalog & Current Titles) |
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DIGITAL ALBUMS (Catalog & Current Titles) |
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DIGITAL TRACKS |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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| UMG |
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32.06% |
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31.05% |
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UMG |
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27.47% |
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26.92% |
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UMG |
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33.30% |
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32.99% |
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| SME |
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29.31% |
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29.71% |
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SME |
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24.18% |
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24.21% |
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SME |
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25.28% |
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24.95% |
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| WMG |
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19.07% |
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19.97% |
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WMG |
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22.60% |
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22.80% |
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WMG |
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19.58% |
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20.23% |
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| EMI |
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9.99% |
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9.01% |
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EMI |
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10.71% |
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9.92% |
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EMI |
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8.36% |
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7.85% |
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| OTHERS |
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9.57% |
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10.26% |
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OTHERS |
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15.03% |
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16.14% |
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OTHERS |
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12.51% |
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13.42% |
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BILLBOARD'S TOP SELLING ALBUMS & ARTISTS, BASED ON NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN DATA |
*for the 2010 Calendar Year |
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2010 TOP TEN SELLING ALBUMS |
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2010 TOP TEN SELLING ARTISTS |
(1/04/2010-1/02/2011) |
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(Based on Album sales from 1/04/2010-1/02/2011) |
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Title/Artist |
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Units Sold |
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Artist |
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Units Sold |
| 1 |
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Recovery/ Eminem |
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3,415,000 |
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1 |
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Taylor Swift |
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4,470,000 |
| 2 |
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Need You Now/ Lady Antebellum |
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3,089,000 |
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2 |
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Eminem |
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4,317,000 |
| 3 |
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Speak Now/ Taylor Swift |
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2,960,000 |
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3 |
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Lady Antebellum |
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3,848,000 |
| 4 |
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My World 2.0/ Justin Bieber |
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2,319,000 |
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4 |
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Justin Bieber |
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3,728,000 |
| 5 |
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The Gift/ Susan Boyle |
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1,852,000 |
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5 |
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Glee Cast |
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3,603,000 |
| 6 |
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Fame/ Lady Gaga |
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1,591,000 |
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6 |
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Susan Boyle |
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2,711,000 |
| 7 |
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Soldier Of Love/ Sade |
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1,300,000 |
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7 |
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Lady Gaga |
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2,591,000 |
| 8 |
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Thank Me Later/ Drake |
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1,269,000 |
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8 |
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Michael Jackson |
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2,118,000 |
| 9 |
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Raymond V Raymond/ Usher |
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1,183,000 |
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9 |
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Zac Brown Band |
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1,824,000 |
| 10. |
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Animal/ Ke$ha |
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1,143,000 |
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10. |
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Beatles |
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1,697,000 |
2010 TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL SONGS |
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2010 TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL ARTISTS |
(Combines all versions of same Song -1/04/2010-1/02/2011) |
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(Based on Digital Track sales from 1/4/2010 - 1/2/2011) |
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Title/Artist |
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Units Sold |
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Artist |
Units Sold |
| 1 |
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California Gurls/ Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg |
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4,398,000 |
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1 |
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Eminem |
15,673,000 |
| 2 |
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Hey, Soul Sister/ Train |
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4,314,000 |
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2 |
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Ke$ha |
13,497,000 |
| 3 |
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Love The Way You Lie/ Eminem feat. Rihanna |
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4,245,000 |
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3 |
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Lady Gaga |
11,891,000 |
| 4 |
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Dynamite/ Taio Cruz |
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4,083,000 |
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4 |
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Katy Perry |
11,837,000 |
| 5 |
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Airplanes/ B.o.B. feat. Hayley Williams |
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4,004,000 |
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5 |
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Black Eyed Peas |
11,337,000 |
| 6 |
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OMG/ Usher feat. Will.i.am |
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3,763,000 |
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6 |
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Usher |
10,717,000 |
| 7 |
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Not Afraid/ Eminem |
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3,414,000 |
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7 |
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Glee Cast |
10,654,000 |
| 8 |
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Just The Way You Are/ Bruno Mars |
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3,276,000 |
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8 |
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Rihanna |
10,099,000 |
| 9 |
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Break Your Heart/ Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris |
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3,245,000 |
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9 |
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Taylor Swift |
9,912,000 |
| 10. |
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Need You Now/ Lady Antebellum |
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3,182,000 |
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10. |
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B.o.B. |
9,118,000 |
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2010 TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL TRACKS |
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2010 TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL ALBUMS |
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(1/04/10 - 1/02/2011) |
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(1/04/2010-1/02/2011) |
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Title/Artist |
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Units Sold |
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Artist |
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Units Sold |
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| 1 |
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Hey, Soul Sister/ Train |
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4,249,000 |
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1 |
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Recovery/ Eminem |
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852,000 |
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| 2 |
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Dynamite/ Taio Cruz |
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4,080,000 |
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2 |
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Speak Now/ Taylor Swift |
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488,000 |
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| 3 |
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California Gurls/ Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg |
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4,027,000 |
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3 |
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Animal/ Ke$ha |
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395,000 |
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| 4 |
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OMG/ Usher feat. Will.i.am |
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3,674,000 |
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4 |
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Need You Now/ Lady Antebellum |
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382,000 |
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| 5 |
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Love The Way You Lie/ Eminem feat. Rihanna |
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3,553,000 |
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5 |
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Fame/ Lady Gaga |
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373,000 |
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| 6 |
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Airplanes/ B.o.B. feat. Hayley Williams |
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3,365,000 |
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6 |
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Hope For Haiti/ Various |
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371,000 |
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| 7 |
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Just The Way You Are/ Bruno Mars |
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3,271,000 |
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7 |
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted../ Kanye West |
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367,000 |
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| 8 |
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Tik Tok/ Ke$ha |
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3,033,000 |
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8 |
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Sigh No More/ Mumford & Sons |
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343,000 |
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| 9 |
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I Like It/ Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull |
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2,951,000 |
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9 |
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Thank Me Later/ Drake |
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269,000 |
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| 10. |
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Like A G6/ Far East Movement feat. Catar |
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2,870,000 |
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10. |
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Suburbs/ Arcade Fire |
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241,000 |
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2010 TOP TEN SEASONAL ALBUMS |
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2010 TOP TEN INTERNET ALBUMS |
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(1/04/2010-1/02/2011) |
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(1/04/2010-1/02/2011) |
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Title/Artist |
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Units Sold |
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Title/Artist |
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Units Sold |
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| 1 |
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The Gift/ Susan Boyle |
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1,852,000 |
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1 |
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Speak Now/ Taylor Swift |
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185,400 |
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| 2 |
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O Holy Night/ Jackie Evancho |
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1,010,000 |
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2 |
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The Gift/ Susan Boyle |
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152,600 |
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| 3 |
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Music: Xmas/ Glee Cast |
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917,000 |
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3 |
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My World 2.0/ Justin Bieber |
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105,000 |
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| 4 |
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Merry Christmas II You/ Mariah Carey |
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432,000 |
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4 |
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Need You Now/ Lady Antebellum |
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103,200 |
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| 5 |
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My Christmas/ Andrea Bocelli |
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371,000 |
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5 |
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O Holy Night/ Jackie Evancho |
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102,500 |
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| 6 |
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Noel/ Josh Groban |
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261,000 |
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6 |
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Live At the... /James Taylor & Carol |
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88,600 |
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| 7 |
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Merry Little Christmas/ Lady Antebellum |
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253,000 |
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7 |
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Illuminations/ Josh Groban |
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78,500 |
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| 8 |
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Now Christmas 4/ Various |
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240,000 |
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8 |
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My World/ Justin Bieber |
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74,200 |
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| 9 |
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The Holiday Collection/ Taylor Swift |
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209,000 |
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9 |
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Soldier Of Love/ Sade |
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72,000 |
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| 10. |
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Christmas Cornucopia/ Annie Lennox |
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178,000 |
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10. |
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I Dreamed A Dream/ Susan Boyle |
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71,800 |
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2010 TOP TEN VINYL ALBUMS |
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2010 TOP TEN VINYL ARTISTS |
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(1/04/2010-1/02/2011) |
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(Based on Vinyl Album sales from 1/04/2010-1/02/2011) |
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Title/Artist |
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Units Sold |
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Artist |
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Units Sold |
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| 1 |
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Abbey Road/ Beatles |
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35,000 |
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1 |
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Beatles |
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36,700 |
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| 2 |
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Suburbs/ Arcade Fire |
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18,800 |
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2 |
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Black Keys |
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36,000 |
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| 3 |
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Brothers/ Black Keys |
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18,400 |
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3 |
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Radiohead |
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30,500 |
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| 4 |
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Contra/ Vampire Weekend |
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15,000 |
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4 |
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Arcade Fire |
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28,600 |
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| 5 |
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Thriller/ Michael Jackson |
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14,200 |
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5 |
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Jimi Hendrix |
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26,400 |
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| 6 |
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High Violet/ National |
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13,600 |
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6 |
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National |
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24,600 |
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| 7 |
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Teen Dream/ Beach House |
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13,000 |
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7 |
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Pavement |
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24,200 |
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| 8 |
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Valleys of Neptune/ Jimi Hendrix Experience |
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11,400 |
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8 |
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Vampire Weekend |
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21,900 |
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| 9 |
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Dark Side of the Moon/ Pink Floyd |
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10,600 |
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9 |
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Metallica |
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20,000 |
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| 10. |
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XX/ The XX |
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10,200 |
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10. |
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Bob Dylan |
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17,000 |
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2010 TOP TEN PHYSICAL ALBUMS |
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(Based on CD, Cassette and LP album sales from 1/04/2010-1/02/2011) |
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Title/Artist |
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Units Sold |
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| 1 |
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Need You Now/ Lady Antebellum |
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2,707,000 |
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| 2 |
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Recovery/ Eminem |
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2,563,000 |
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| 3 |
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Speak Now/ Taylor Swift |
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2,473,000 |
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| 4 |
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My World 2.0/ Justin Bieber |
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2,121,000 |
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| 5 |
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The Gift/ Susan Boyle |
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1,820,000 |
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| 6 |
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Fame/ Lady Gaga |
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1,218,000 |
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| 7 |
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Soldier of Love/ Sade |
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1,107,000 |
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| 8 |
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Raymond V Raymond/ Usher |
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1,026,000 |
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| 9 |
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Thank Me Later/ Drake |
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1,000,000 |
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| 10. |
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O Holy Night/ Jackie Evancho |
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991,000 |
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BILLBOARD'S MOST PLAYED TITLES AND ARTISTS, BASED ON NIELSEN BDS DATA |
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*for the 2010 Calendar Year |
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Top 10 Most Played Songs |
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Top 10 Artist Airplay |
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Title/Artist |
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Detections |
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Artist |
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Detections |
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Need You Now/ Lady Antebellum |
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600,000 |
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1 |
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Taylor Swift |
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1,128,000 |
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| 2 |
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Hey, Soul Sister/ Train |
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540,000 |
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2 |
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Lady Antebellum |
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1,127,000 |
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| 3 |
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California Gurls/ Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg |
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503,000 |
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3 |
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Lady Gaga |
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1,076,000 |
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| 4 |
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Nothin' On You/ B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars |
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485,000 |
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4 |
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Ke$ha |
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1,056,000 |
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| 5 |
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OMG/ Usher feat. Will.i.am |
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470,000 |
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5 |
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Black Eyed Peas |
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1,048,000 |
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| 6 |
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Dynamite/ Taio Cruz |
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461,000 |
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6 |
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Rihanna |
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904,000 |
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| 7 |
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Tik Tok/ Ke$ha |
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459,000 |
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7 |
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Train |
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873,000 |
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| 8 |
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Bad Romance/ Lady Gaga |
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449,000 |
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8 |
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Jason Derulo |
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860,000 |
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| 9 |
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Break Your Heart/ Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris |
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447,000 |
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9 |
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Kenny Chesney |
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850,000 |
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| 10. |
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Airplanes/ B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams |
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430,000 |
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10. |
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Nickelback |
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847,000 |
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Top 10 Holiday Songs Airplay |
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Nielsen BDS: Top 10 Artists - Internet Streams |
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Title/Artist |
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Detections |
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Artist |
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Streams |
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| 1 |
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Rockin' Around the Christmas.../Brenda Lee |
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34,900 |
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1 |
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Eminem |
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94,000,000 |
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| 2 |
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A Holly Jolly Christmas/ Burl Ives |
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34,400 |
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2 |
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Taylor Swift |
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77,000,000 |
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| 3 |
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The Christmas Song/ Nat King Cole |
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33,300 |
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3 |
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Lady Gaga |
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58,000,000 |
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| 4 |
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Jingle Bell Rock/ Bobby Helms |
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33,000 |
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4 |
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Rihanna |
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57,000,000 |
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| 5 |
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Feliz Navidad/ Jose Feliciano |
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32,900 |
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5 |
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Ke$ha |
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53,000,000 |
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| 6 |
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All I Want for Christmas is../ Mariah Carey |
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32,500 |
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6 |
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Nickelback |
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52,000,000 |
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| 7 |
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It's the Most Wonderful.../Andy Williams |
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29,200 |
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7 |
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Lady Antebellum |
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52,000,000 |
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| 8 |
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Happy X-Mas (War is Over)/ John Lennon |
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28,400 |
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8 |
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Black Eyed Peas |
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49,000,000 |
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| 9 |
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Do They Know It's Christmas?/ Band Aid |
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26,700 |
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9 |
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Beyonce |
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46,000,000 |
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| 10. |
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White Christmas/ Bing Crosby |
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26,200 |
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10. |
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Mariah Carey |
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45,000,000 |
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Nielsen BDS: Top 10 Internet Streamed Songs |
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Nielsen BDS: Top 10 Music Video Internet Streams |
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Title/Artist |
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Streams |
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Title/Artist |
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Streams |
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Love the Way You Lie/ Eminem feat. Rihanna |
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22,366,000 |
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1 |
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Tik Tok/ Ke$ha |
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6,174,000 |
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| 2 |
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Need You Now/ Lady Antebellum |
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22,103,000 |
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2 |
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Love the Way You Lie/ Eminem feat. Rihanna |
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3,948,000 |
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| 3 |
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Tik Tok/ Ke$ha |
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20,218,000 |
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3 |
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Airplanes/ B.o.B feat Hayley Williams |
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3,324,000 |
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| 4 |
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Just A Dream/ Nelly |
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19,491,000 |
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4 |
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Bad Romance/ Lady Gaga |
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2,699,000 |
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| 5 |
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Just the Way You Are/ Bruno Mars |
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18,485,000 |
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5 |
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Give It Up To Me/ Shakira feat. Lil Wayne |
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2,378,000 |
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| 6 |
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Airplanes/ B.o.B. feat. Hayley Williams |
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18,472,000 |
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6 |
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Can't Be Tamed/ Miley Cyrus |
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2,236,000 |
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| 7 |
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Breakeven/ Script |
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18,161,000 |
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7 |
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Baby/ Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris |
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2,137,000 |
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Break Your Heart/ Taio Cruz feat Ludacris |
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17,471,000 |
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8 |
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In My Head/ Jason Derulo |
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1,944,000 |
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| 9 |
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I Like It/ Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull |
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16,887,000 |
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9 |
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Alejandro/ Lady Gaga |
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1,883,000 |
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| 10. |
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OMG/ Usher feat Will.i.am |
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16,789,000 |
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10. |
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Sweet Dreams/ Beyonce |
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1,875,000 |
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BILLBOARD'S TOP TITLES & ARTISTS OF THE NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN ERA |
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TOP TEN SELLING ARTISTS |
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TOP TEN SELLING ALBUMS |
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(based on album sales from 1991-1/02/2011) |
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(1991 - 1/02/2011) |
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Title/Artist |
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Units Sold |
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Artist |
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Units Sold |
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| 1 |
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Garth Brooks |
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68,513,000 |
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1 |
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Metallica/ Metallica |
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15,620,000 |
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| 2 |
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Beatles |
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62,066,000 |
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2 |
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Come On Over/ Shania Twain |
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15,499,000 |
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| 3 |
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Mariah Carey |
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53,185,000 |
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3 |
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Jagged Little Pill/ Alanis Morissette |
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14,673,000 |
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| 4 |
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Metallica |
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52,672,000 |
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4 |
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Millennium/ Backstreet Boys |
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12,115,000 |
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| 5 |
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Celine Dion |
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51,162,000 |
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5 |
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Soundtrack/ Bodyguard |
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11,823,000 |
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| 6 |
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George Strait |
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42,396,000 |
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6 |
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Supernatural/ Santana |
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11,709,000 |
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| 7 |
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Eminem |
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39,643,000 |
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7 |
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Beatles 1/ Beatles |
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11,703,000 |
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| 8 |
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Tim McGraw |
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39,396,000 |
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8 |
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Human Clay/ Creed |
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11,563,000 |
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| 9 |
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Alan Jackson |
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38,275,000 |
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9 |
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No Strings Attached/ N Sync |
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11,117,000 |
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Pink Floyd |
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36,429,000 |
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10. |
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Falling Into You/ Celine Dion |
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10,785,000 |
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TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL SONGS |
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TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL ALBUMS |
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(7/04/2004-1/02/2011) |
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(7/04/2004 - 1/02/2011) |
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Title/Artist |
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Units Sold |
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Artist |
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Units Sold |
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| 1 |
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I Gotta Feeling/ Black Eyed Peas |
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6,627,000 |
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1 |
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Fame/ Lady Gaga |
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884,000 |
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| 2 |
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Just Dance/ Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis |
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5,911,000 |
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2 |
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Recovery/ Eminem |
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852,000 |
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| 3 |
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Poker Face/ Lady Gaga |
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5,840,000 |
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3 |
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Viva La Vida/ Coldplay |
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795,000 |
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| 4 |
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Low/ Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain |
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5,781,000 |
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4 |
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Fearless/ Taylor Swift |
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700,000 |
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| 5 |
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Boom Boom Pow/ Black Eyed Peas |
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5,754,000 |
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5 |
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Only By the Night/ Kings Of Leon |
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646,000 |
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| 6 |
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Tik Tok/ Ke$ha |
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5,483,000 |
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6 |
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Soundtrack/ Twilight |
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643,000 |
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I'm Yours/ Jason Mraz |
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5,470,000 |
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7 |
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E.N.D. (Energy Never../ Black Eyed Peas |
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532,000 |
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| 8 |
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Hey, Soul Sister/ Train |
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5,001,000 |
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8 |
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Speak Now/ Taylor Swift |
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488,000 |
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| 9 |
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Apologize/ Timbaland feat. One Republic |
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4,880,000 |
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9 |
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Continuum/ John Mayer |
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487,000 |
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Love Story/ Taylor Swift |
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4,853,000 |
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10. |
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In Between Dreams/ Jack Johnson |
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414,000 |
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TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL ARTISTS |
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(Based on Digital Track sales from 7/04/2004-1/02/2011) |
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Artist |
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Units Sold |
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| 1 |
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Taylor Swift |
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34,269,000 |
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| 2 |
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Black Eyed Peas |
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33,831,000 |
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| 3 |
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Rihanna |
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33,673,000 |
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| 4 |
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Eminem |
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33,279,000 |
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| 5 |
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Lady Gaga |
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29,311,000 |
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| 6 |
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Kanye West |
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25,343,000 |
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| 7 |
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Beyonce |
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25,136,000 |
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| 8 |
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Nickelback |
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23,919,000 |
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| 9 |
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Michael Jackson |
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23,218,000 |
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| 10. |
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Katy Perry |
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22,574,000 |
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See also: The Nielsen Company & Billboard's 2010 Music Industry Report (2010 Year-end Factoids)
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