NIELSEN & Billboard’s 2013 U.S. Music Report
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STREAMING UP 32% WITH 118.1 BILLION STREAMS IN 2013
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Digital Album Sales Hold Steady; Vinyl LP Sales Increase 33%
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NEW YORK – Nielsen Entertainment, the music industry's leading data information provider (Nielsen SoundScan & Nielsen BDS), and Billboard announce the 2013 year-end report for the 12-month period of December 31, 2012 through December 29, 2013. Nielsen SoundScan measures U.S. point-of-sale of recorded music product. Nielsen BDS tracks U.S. radio airplay and music streams. Both systems power many of the Billboard charts.
For 2013, more albums exceeded a million unit sales than in 2012 (13 in 2013 vs. 10 in 2012). Album sales including Track Equivalent Albums (Albums + TEA) also had more million-sellers in 2013 over 2012 (24 in 2013 vs. 22 in 2012).
"Despite shifts in how music is consumed, we see continued growth in overall music consumption says David Bakula, SVP Industry Insights, Nielsen Entertainment. “With more than 118 billion streams in 2013 reported by our data providers, which is the approximate revenue equivalent of 59 million albums purchased, the industry remains vibrant as consumption continues to change and expand. 2013 was also great year for creative album release events.”
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OVERALL MUSIC STREAMS
(Includes data from AOL, Cricket, MEDIANET, Rdio, rhapsody, Slacker, SPOTIFY, YOUTUBE/VEVO, Zune - IN BILLIONS)
Music streams 2013 % CHG.
118.1 Billion +32%
Overall Music Sales
(TRANSACTIONS: ALBUMS, SINGLES, MUSIC VIDEO, DIGITAL TRACKS–
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IN MILLIONS)
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2013
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2012
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% Chg.
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Units Sold
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1,556
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1,661
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-6.3%
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PHYSICAL Music Sales
(Includes CDs, Cassettes, LPs - In Millions)
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2013
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2012
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% Chg.
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Units Sold
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172
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198
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-13%
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Digital Track Sales
(In Millions)
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2013
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2012
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% Chg.
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Units Sold
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1,259
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1,336
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-6%
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Overall Album Sales With TEA
(Includes All Albums & Track Equivalent Albums –
In Millions)
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2013
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2012
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% Chg.
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Units Sold
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415.3
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450
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-7.7%
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NOTE: TRACK EQUIVALENT ALBUMS EQUATE RATIO OF 10 TRACKS TO 1 ALBUM
Total Album Sales
(Includes CDs, Cassettes, LPs, Digital Albums - In Millions)
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2013
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2012
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% Chg.
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Units Sold
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289.4
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316
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-8%
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2013
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2012
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% Chg.
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CD
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165
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193
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-14%
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DIGITAL 118 118 0%
LP/VINYL 6.1* 4.6 +33%
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Current vs. Catalog Sales (In Millions)
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Overall Albums
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2013
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2012
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% Chg.
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Current
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152
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161
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-5.8%
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Catalog
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138
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155
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-11.1%
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Physical Albums
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2013
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2012
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% Chg.
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Current
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89
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101
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-11.3%
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Catalog
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82
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97
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-15.5%
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ALBUM SALES: GENRE BREAKDOWN
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Format: Album
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2012
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2013
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% Ch (YOY Units)
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Alternative
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16.8%
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17.4%
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-4.7%
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Classic
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2.4%
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2.8%
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4.9%
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Country
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14.2%
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13.8%
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-10.7%
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Hard Music
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10.1%
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10.2%
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-8.2%
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Jazz
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2.6%
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2.3%
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-18.6%
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R&B
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15.9%
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17.5%
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1.2%
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Rap
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7.8%
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8.7%
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2.2%
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Soundtrack
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4.0%
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4.0%
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-8.4%
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Latin
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3.1%
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2.9%
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-12.8%
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Rock
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33.9%
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34.8%
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-5.9%
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Electronic
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2.8%
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3.0%
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-0.3%
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Digital Albums
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2013
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2012
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% Chg.
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Current
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62.3
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60
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+3.5%
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Catalog
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55
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57
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-3.8%
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Digital Tracks
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2013
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2012
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% Chg.
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Current
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594
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603
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-1.5%
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Catalog
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666
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733
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-9.2%
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DIGITAL TRACKS – GENRE BREAKDOWN
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Sales:
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% of Total:
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TRACKS
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2012
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2013
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% Change:
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2012
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2013
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Total
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1,335,881
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1,259,786
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-5.70%
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BLUES
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3,014
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2,526
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-16.20%
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0.20%
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0.20%
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CHILDREN
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4,675
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4,021
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-14.00%
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0.30%
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0.30%
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CHRISTIAN/GOSP
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34,354
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32,813
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-4.50%
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2.60%
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2.60%
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CLASSICAL
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7,041
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5,945
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-15.60%
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0.50%
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0.50%
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COMEDY
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5,094
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4,577
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-10.10%
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0.40%
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0.40%
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COUNTRY
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162,075
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159,237
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-1.80%
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12.10%
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12.60%
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DANCE/ELECTRON
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53,005
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57,469
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8.40%
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4.00%
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4.60%
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HOLIDAY/SEASON
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12,072
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9,336
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-22.70%
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0.90%
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0.70%
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JAZZ
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8,774
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7,597
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-13.40%
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0.70%
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0.60%
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LATIN
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21,061
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19,266
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-8.50%
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1.60%
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1.50%
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NEWAGE
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1,548
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1,375
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-11.20%
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0.10%
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0.10%
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POP
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303,751
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257,308
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-15.30%
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22.70%
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20.40%
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R&B/HIP-HOP
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249,330
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233,953
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-6.20%
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18.70%
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18.60%
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ROCK
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323,772
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284,319
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-12.20%
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24.20%
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22.60%
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WORLD
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8,696
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6,047
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-30.50%
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0.70%
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0.50%
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![Adobe Systems]()
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Billboard’s Top Selling Albums & SONGS Based on Nielsen SoundScan U.S. Data
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![Adobe Systems]()
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2013 Top Ten Selling Albums w/TEA
(Includes All Albums & Track Equivalent Albums)
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2013 Top Ten Selling Albums
(Includes All CD, DIGITAL, & VINYL Albums)
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Title/Artist
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Units Sold
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1
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TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN/ 20/20 EXPERIENCE
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3,086,000
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2
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IMAGINE DRAGONS / NIGHT VISIONS
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2,479,000
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3
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MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS / THE HEIST
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2,462,000
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4
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MARS*BRUNO / UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX
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2,328,000
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5
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EMINEM / MARSHALL MATHERS LP2
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2,298,000
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6
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FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE / HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES
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2,238,000
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7
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DRAKE / NOTHING WAS THE SAME
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1,930,000
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8
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BRYAN*LUKE / CRASH MY PARTY
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1,930,000
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9
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PERRY*KATY / PRISM
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1,650,000
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10
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P!NK / TRUTH ABOUT LOVE
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1,604,000
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Title/Artist
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Units Sold
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1 TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN / 20/20 EXPERIENCE
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2,427,000
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2 EMINEM / MARSHALL MATHERS LP2
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1,727,000
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3 BRYAN*LUKE / CRASH MY PARTY
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1,521,000
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4 IMAGINE DRAGONS / NIGHT VISIONS
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1,402,000
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5 MARS*BRUNO / UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX
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1,399,000
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6 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE / HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES
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1,350,000
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7 DRAKE / NOTHING WAS THE SAME
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1,344,000
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8 BEYONCE / BEYONCE
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1,301,000
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9 SHELTON*BLAKE / BASED ON A TRUE STORY
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1,109,000
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10 JAY Z / MAGNA CARTA...HOLY GRAIL
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1,099,000
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2013 Top Ten Selling Digital Songs
(Combines all digital track versions of a song)
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Title/Artist
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Units Sold
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1. THICKE*ROBIN FEAT. T.I. & PHAR / BLURRED LINES 6,498,000
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2. MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. /THRIFT SHOP 6,148,000
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3. IMAGINE DRAGONS / RADIOACTIVE 5,496,000
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4. FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE / CRUISE 4,691,000
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5. LORDE / ROYALS 4,415,000
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6. PERRY*KATY / ROAR 4,410,000
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7. P!NK FEAT. NATE RUESS / JUST GIVE ME A REASON 4,321,000
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8. MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. 4,260,000
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9. MARS*BRUNO / WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN 3,928,000
10. RIHANNA FEAT. MIKKY EKKO / STAY 3,854,000
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2013 Top Ten Selling Artists
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(Based on total album sales in 2013)
artist
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1
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TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN
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3,445,000
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2
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BRYAN*LUKE
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2,740,000
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3
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EMINEM
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2,518,000
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4
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ONE DIRECTION
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1,973,000
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5
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SHELTON*BLAKE
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1,720,000
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6
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MARS*BRUNO
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1,708,000
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7
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DRAKE
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1,605,000
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8
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BEYONCE
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1,573,000
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9
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MUMFORD & SONS
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1,534,000
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10.
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IMAGINE DRAGONS
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1,434,000
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2013 Top Ten Selling CD Albums
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2013 Top Ten Selling Vinyl Albums
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1
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TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN / 20/20 EXPERIENCE
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1,381,000
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2
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BRYAN*LUKE / CRASH MY PARTY
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1,065,000
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3
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EMINEM / MARSHALL MATHERS LP2
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950,000
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4
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FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE / HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES
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902,000
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5
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MARS*BRUNO / UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX
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871,000
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6
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BROOKS*GARTH / BLAME IT ALL ON MY ROOTS
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771,000
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7
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SHELTON*BLAKE / BASED ON A TRUE STORY
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765,000
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8
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ONE DIRECTION / MIDNIGHT MEMORIES
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714,000
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9
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PERRY*KATY / PRISM
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686,000
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10
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ROBERTSONS / DUCK THE HALLS:A ROB
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677,000
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1
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DAFT PUNK / RANDOM ACCESS MEORIES
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49,000
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2
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VAMPIRE WEEKEND / MODERN VAMPIRES OF THE CITY
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34,000
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3
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ARCADE FIRE / REFLEKTOR
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31,000
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4
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MUMFORD & SONS / BABEL
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27,000
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5
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MUMFORD & SONS / SIGH NO MORE
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27,000
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6
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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE /...LIKE CLOCKWORK
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27,000
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7
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BON IVER / FOR EMMA FOREVER AGO
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23,000
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8
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LUMINEERS / LUMINEERS
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22,000
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9
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NATIONAL*THE / TROUBLE WILL FIND ME
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22,000
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10.
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TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN / 20/20 EXPERIENCE
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21,000
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2013 Top Ten Selling Digital Albums
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1
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TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN / 20/20 EXPERIENCE
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1,026,000
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2
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BEYONCE/BEYONCE
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972,000
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3
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IMAGINE DRAGONS/NIGHT VISIONS
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833,000
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4
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EMINEM/MARSHALL MATHERS LP2
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777,000
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5
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DRAKE/NOTHING WAS THE SAME
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689,000
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6
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MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS/THE HEIST
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658,000
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7
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JAY Z/MAGNA CARTA...HOLY GRAIL
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640,000
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8
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PITCH PERFECT/SOUNDTRACK
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559,000
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9
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MUMFORD & SONS/BABEL
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556,000
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10.
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MARS*BRUNO/UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX
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524,000
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Billboard’s MOST STREAMED SONGS ![]()
Based on Nielsen bds U.S. STREAMING Data
2013 top 10 Most Streamed Songs Streams
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1
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HARLEM SHAKE / BAAUER
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489,674,000
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2
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GANGNAM STYLE / PSY
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279,949,000
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3
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THRIFT SHOP / MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. WANZ
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256,954,000
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4
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WRECKING BALL / MILEY CYRUS
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187,648,000
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5
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RADIOACTIVE / IMAGINE DRAGONS
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171,286,000
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6
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WE CAN'T STOP / MILEY CYRUS
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155,356,000
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7
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BLURRED LINES / ROBIN THICKE FEAT. T.I. + PHARRELL
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138,790,000
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8
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CAN'T HOLD US / MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. RAY DALTON
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135,758,000
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9
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SAIL / AWOLNATION
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134,483,000
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10
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STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM / DRAKE
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125,465,000
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Billboard’s MOST PLAYED SONGS ![]()
Based on Nielsen bds U.S. RADIO AIRPLAY Data
2013 top 10 Most Played Songs – All U.S. Radio DETECTIONS
1 Blurred Lines / Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. + Pharrell 673,000
2 Mirrors / Justin Timberlake 568,000
3 Stay / Rihanna Feat. Mikky Ekko 519,000
4 When I Was Your Man / Bruno Mars 517,000
5 Locked Out Of Heaven / Bruno Mars 514,000
6 Ho Hey / Lumineers 502,000
7 Radioactive / Imagine Dragons 493,000
8 Just Give Me A Reason / P!nk Feat. Nate Ruess 479,000
9 Can't Hold Us / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton 464,000
10 Suit & Tie / Justin Timberlake Feat. Jay Z 462,000
2013 top 10 Most Played Songs - Top 40 DETECTIONS
1 Can't Hold Us / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton 438,000
2 Blurred Lines / Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. + Pharrell 419,000
3 Thrift Shop / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Wanz 403,000
4 Mirrors / Justin Timberlake 397,000
5 Stay / Rihanna Feat. Mikky Ekko 351,000
6 Don't You Worry Child / Swedish House Mafia Ft. John Martin 342,000
7 Locked Out Of Heaven / Bruno Mars 330,000
8 When I Was Your Man / Bruno Mars 330,000
9 Get Lucky / Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams 329,000
10 Clarity / Zedd Feat. Foxes 318,000
2013 top 10 Most Played Songs - Country DETECTIONS
1 Wagon Wheel / Darius Rucker 195,000
2 Downtown / Lady Antebellum 188,000
3 Mama's Broken Heart / Miranda Lambert 185,000
4 Get Your Shine On / Florida Georgia Line 184,000
5 Don't Ya / Brett Eldredge 182,000
6 DONE. / The Band Perry 180,000
7 Runnin' Outta Moonlight / Randy Houser 178,000
8 All Over The Road / Easton Corbin 177,000
9 Anywhere With You / Jake Owen 175,000
10 Sure Be Cool If You Did / Blake Shelton 175,000
2013 top 10 Most Played Songs – Latin DETECTIONS
1 Y Te Vas / Banda Carnaval 83,000
2 El Ruido De Tus Zapatos / La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho 82,000
3 La Mejor De Todas / Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga 81,000
4 Y Ahora Resulta / Voz De Mando 80,000
5 Te Amo (Para Siempre ) / Intocable 76,000
6 Vivir Mi Vida / Marc Anthony 72,000
7 Adivina / Noel Torres 71,000
8 Me Gustabas / Hermanos Vega Jr. 71,000
9 Limbo / Daddy Yankee 68,000
10 Damaso Gerardo Ortiz 67,000
2013 top 10 Most Played Songs – Adult Contemporary DETECTIONS
1 Ho Hey / Lumineers 247,000
2 Just Give Me A Reason / P!nk Feat. Nate Ruess 225,000
3 Daylight / Maroon 5 214,000
4 Catch My Breath / Kelly Clarkson 203,000
5 Try / P!nk 195,000
6 Home / Phillip Phillips 191,000
7 Gone, Gone, Gone / Phillip Phillips 191,000
8 When I Was Your Man / Bruno Mars 180,000
9 I Will Wait / Mumford & Sons 167,000
10 Stay / Rihanna Feat. Mikky Ekko 164,000
2013 top 10 Most Played Songs – Alternative/Mainstream Rock DETECTIONS
1 Radioactive / Imagine Dragons 132,000
2 Safe And Sound / Capital Cities 88,000
3 Sweater Weather / Neighbourhood 83,000
4 Demons / Imagine Dragons 81,000
5 Madness / Muse 80,000
6 Mountain Sound / Of Monsters And Men 76,000
7 Out Of My League / Fitz & The Tantrums 73,000
8 Little Black Submarines / Black Keys 65,000
9 Ho Hey / Lumineers 61,000
10 I Will Wait / Mumford & Sons 61,000
2013 top 10 Most Played Songs – R&B DETECTIONS
1 Adorn / Miguel 158,000
2 Blurred Lines / Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. + Pharrell 122,000
3 Bad / Wale Feat. Tiara Thomas 122,000
4 Power Trip / J. Cole Feat. Miguel 119,000
5 Love And War / Tamar Braxton 118,000
6 Pour It Up / Rihanna 117,000
7 How Many Drinks? / Miguel 105,000
8 Body Party / Ciara 97,000
9 Suit & Tie / Justin Timberlake Feat. Jay Z 96,000
10 Poetic Justice / Kendrick Lamar Feat. Drake 92,000
2013 top 10 Most Played Songs – Satellite & Network Radio DETECTIONS
(Includes data from services including Sirius XM, Music Choice, WestwoodOne, Cumulus Media Networks, etc.)
1 Blurred Lines / Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. + Pharrell 10,800
2 Ho Hey / Lumineers 10,200
3 Just Give Me A ReasoN / P!nk Feat. Nate Ruess 9,500
4 Love Somebody / Maroon 5 9,400
5 Cruise / Florida Georgia Line 9,300
6 Daylight / Maroon 5 9,300
7 Adorn / Miguel 9,200
8 Safe And Sound / Capital Cities 9,100
9 Home / Phillip Phillips 8,900
10 Try / P!nk 8,800
Top Sellers Of The Soundscan Era
Top Selling Albums Of SoundScan Era Top Selling Artists OF SOUNDSCAN ERA
(Based on Album Sales from 1991 – 12/29/2013) (Based on Album Sales from 1991 – 12/29/2013)
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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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METALLICA / METALLICA
|
15,948,000
|
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1
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GARTH BROOKS
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69,424,000
|
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2
|
TWAIN*SHANIA / COME ON OVER
|
15,547,000
|
|
2
|
BEATLES
|
64,111,000
|
|
|
3
|
MORISSETTE*ALANIS / JAGGED LITTLE PILL
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14,895,000
|
|
3
|
MARIAH CAREY
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54,209,000
|
|
|
4
|
BEATLES / BEATLES 1
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12,281,000
|
|
4
|
METALLICA
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54,129,000
|
|
|
5
|
BACKSTREET BOYS / MILLENNIUM
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12,241,000
|
|
5
|
DION*CELINE
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52,159,000
|
|
|
6
|
BODYGUARD / SOUNDTRACK
|
12,085,000
|
|
6
|
STRAIT*GEORGE
|
44,781,000
|
|
|
7
|
SANTANA / SUPERNATURAL
|
11,792,000
|
|
7
|
EMINEM
|
44,469,000
|
|
|
8
|
CREED / HUMAN CLAY
|
11,674,000
|
|
8
|
MCGRAW*TIM
|
41,844,000
|
|
|
9
|
MARLEY*BOB & THE WAILERS / LEGEND
|
11,458,000
|
|
9
|
JACKSON*ALAN
|
40,361,000
|
|
|
10
|
‘N SYNC / NO STRINGS ATTACHED
|
11,152,000
|
|
10
|
PINK FLOYD
|
38,508,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top Selling DigitalSongs of SoundScan Era Top Selling Digital Albums of SoundScan Era
(Based on Album Sales from 2003 – 12/29/2013) (Based on Album Sales from 2003 – 12/29/2013)
|
|
Title/Artist
|
Units Sold
|
|
|
Title/Artist
|
Units Sold
|
|
1
|
BLACK EYED PEAS / I GOTTA FEELING
|
8,438,000
|
|
1
|
ADELE / 21
|
3,009,000
|
|
2
|
ADELE
|
8,060,000
|
|
2
|
MUMFORD & SONS / SIGH NO MORE
|
1,676,000
|
|
3
|
LMFAO F. LAUREN BENNETT&G / PARTY ROCK ANTHEM
|
7,821,000
|
|
3
|
MUMFORD & SONS / BABEL
|
1,334,000
|
|
4
|
GOTYE F. KIMBRA / SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW
|
7,545,000
|
|
4
|
EMINEM / RECOVERY
|
1,300,000
|
|
5
|
JEPSEN*CARLY RAE / CALL ME MAYBE
|
7,304,000
|
|
5
|
IMAGINE DRAGONS / NIGHT VISIONS
|
1,157,000
|
|
6
|
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS / THRIFT SHOP
|
7,266,000
|
|
6
|
SWIFT*TAYLOR / RED
|
1,135,000
|
|
7
|
LADY GAGA / POKER FACE
|
7,054,000
|
|
7
|
LADY GAGA / FAME
|
1,086,000
|
|
8
|
FLO RIDA FEAT. T-PAIN / LOW
|
6,882,000
|
|
8
|
TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN / 20/20 EXPERIENCE
|
1,026,000
|
|
9
|
LADY GAGA / JUST DANCE
|
6,860,000
|
|
9
|
BEYONCE / BEYONCE
|
972,000
|
|
10
|
FUN. FEAT. JANELLE MONAE / WE ARE YOUNG
|
6,830,000
|
|
10
|
LUMINEERS / LUMINEERS
|
956,000
|
2013 YEAR-END HIGHLIGHTS
· Streaming continues to be a very bright spot for the music industry, with more than 32% growth over last year, including a remarkable +103% increase in On-Demand Audio streaming.
· Justin Timberlake had the biggest album-debut week this year, when the 20/20 Experience opened with 968,000 units in its first week. 20/20 Experience is the best-selling album of the year and, coupled with the subsequent fall release of the 20/20 Experience Complete, the two titles combined to sell over 3.2 Million units in 2013.
· Adele’s 21 album becomes the first album ever to surpass 3 Million in Digital sales, and the top-selling digital album of all time.
Ø Mumford and Sons Sigh No More and Babel are the 2nd and 3rd biggest-selling digital albums respectively. Combined sales for these two albums are 3,010,000, exceeding 21 by only 1,000 units.
· Robin Thicke/Blurred Lines and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/Thrift Shop eclipsed 6 Million digital song sales each in 2013, the second consecutive year that the top two songs each sold over six million units.
Ø In 2012, Gotye featuring Kimbra/Somebody That I Used to Know and Carly Rae Jepsen/Call Me Maybe each surpassed six million song sales, marking the first time that any digital song had sold more than six million units in a calendar year.
· Beyoncé had the second-biggest digital album debut of all time when her surprise release Beyoncé was released in December and sold 617,000 digital albums in its first week. After only three weeks of release, Beyoncé is already the 9th best-selling digital album of all time.
Ø Lady Gaga/Born This Way moved 662,000 album units in its debut week.
· Justin Timberlake became the first-artist-not-named-Adele to sell more than 1 Million Digital albums in a calendar year as his 20/20 Experience sold 1,026,000 units.
Ø Combined with the 20/20 Experience Complete, the two albums sold 1,345,000 Digital Albums.
· Eminem burst back onto the scene with his Marshall Mathers LP2, which had the second biggest album debut week of the year with 792,000 units. The album totaled over 1.7 Million units for the year and was just one of four Eminem albums to make the Top 200 best-selling albums for the year.
Ø Recovery sold 169,000 albums in 2013, landing at #164 for the year; Eminem Show sold 165,000 (#175), and Curtain Call sold 154,000 (#189).
· One Direction and Blake Shelton each had three albums in the 2013 Top 200 best-selling albums chart.
Ø One Direction’s Midnight Memories sold 1,096,000 (#12) in 2013; Take Me Home sold 555,000 (#36); and Up All Night sold 312,000 (#87).
Ø Blake Shelton’s Based On A True Story sold 1,109,000 albums in 2013; Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton sold 182,000 (#144); and Red River Blue sold 165,000.
· Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ The Heist not only sold more than 1 Million copies, but the songs from the album also sold nearly 16 Million units combined, or 1.6 Million Track Equivalent Albums (TEA), placing the project as the #3 album with TEA seller for the year.
· Country music continues to be a strong seller across all formats, with Country’s share of total album sales reaching 13.8% this year (down slightly from last year’s record high of 14.1%). Country’s share of digital song sales has reached 12.6% of all songs sold and 9.6% of all digital albums sold, each of which are high water marks for the genre.
Ø Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise” is the best-selling Country Digital Song of all time, with sales of 6.33 million. Lady Antebellum/Need You Now (6.27million); Taylor Swift/Love Story (5.66 million); Band Perry/If I Died Young (4.74 million); and Taylor Swift/You Belong (4.41 million) round out the rest of the Top 5.
# # #
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NIELSEN & Billboard’s 2013 U.S. Music Report
* * * *
STREAMING UP 32% WITH 118.1 BILLION STREAMS IN 2013
* * *
Digital Album Sales Hold Steady; Vinyl LP Sales Increase 33%
* *
NEW YORK – Nielsen Entertainment, the music industry's leading data information provider (Nielsen SoundScan & Nielsen BDS), and Billboard announce the 2013 year-end report for the 12-month period of December 31, 2012 through December 29, 2013. Nielsen SoundScan measures U.S. point-of-sale of recorded music product. Nielsen BDS tracks U.S. radio airplay and music streams. Both systems power many of the Billboard charts.
For 2013, more albums exceeded a million unit sales than in 2012 (13 in 2013 vs. 10 in 2012). Album sales including Track Equivalent Albums (Albums + TEA) also had more million-sellers in 2013 over 2012 (24 in 2013 vs. 22 in 2012).
"Despite shifts in how music is consumed, we see continued growth in overall music consumption says David Bakula, SVP Industry Insights, Nielsen Entertainment. “With more than 118 billion streams in 2013 reported by our data providers, which is the approximate revenue equivalent of 59 million albums purchased, the industry remains vibrant as consumption continues to change and expand. 2013 was also great year for creative album release events.”
|
OVERALL MUSIC STREAMS
(Includes data from AOL, Cricket, MEDIANET, Rdio, rhapsody, Slacker, SPOTIFY, YOUTUBE/VEVO, Zune - IN BILLIONS)
Music streams 2013 % CHG.
118.1 Billion +32%
Overall Music Sales
(TRANSACTIONS: ALBUMS, SINGLES, MUSIC VIDEO, DIGITAL TRACKS–
|
IN MILLIONS)
|
2013
|
2012
|
% Chg.
|
|
Units Sold
|
1,556
|
1,661
|
-6.3%
|
PHYSICAL Music Sales
(Includes CDs, Cassettes, LPs - In Millions)
|
|
2013
|
2012
|
% Chg.
|
|
Units Sold
|
172
|
198
|
-13%
|
Digital Track Sales
(In Millions)
|
|
2013
|
2012
|
% Chg.
|
|
Units Sold
|
1,259
|
1,336
|
-6%
|
|
Overall Album Sales With TEA
(Includes All Albums & Track Equivalent Albums –
In Millions)
|
|
2013
|
2012
|
% Chg.
|
|
Units Sold
|
415.3
|
450
|
-7.7%
|
NOTE: TRACK EQUIVALENT ALBUMS EQUATE RATIO OF 10 TRACKS TO 1 ALBUM
Total Album Sales
(Includes CDs, Cassettes, LPs, Digital Albums - In Millions)
|
|
2013
|
2012
|
% Chg.
|
|
Units Sold
|
289.4
|
316
|
-8%
|
|
|
2013
|
2012
|
% Chg.
|
|
CD
|
165
|
193
|
-14%
|
DIGITAL 118 118 0%
LP/VINYL 6.1* 4.6 +33%
|
|
|
Current vs. Catalog Sales (In Millions)
|
|
|
|
Overall Albums
|
|
2013
|
2012
|
% Chg.
|
|
Current
|
152
|
161
|
-5.8%
|
|
Catalog
|
138
|
155
|
-11.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Physical Albums
|
|
2013
|
2012
|
% Chg.
|
|
Current
|
89
|
101
|
-11.3%
|
|
Catalog
|
82
|
97
|
-15.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALBUM SALES: GENRE BREAKDOWN
|
|
|
|
|
Format: Album
|
2012
|
2013
|
% Ch (YOY Units)
|
|
Alternative
|
16.8%
|
17.4%
|
-4.7%
|
|
Classic
|
2.4%
|
2.8%
|
4.9%
|
|
Country
|
14.2%
|
13.8%
|
-10.7%
|
|
Hard Music
|
10.1%
|
10.2%
|
-8.2%
|
|
Jazz
|
2.6%
|
2.3%
|
-18.6%
|
|
R&B
|
15.9%
|
17.5%
|
1.2%
|
|
Rap
|
7.8%
|
8.7%
|
2.2%
|
|
Soundtrack
|
4.0%
|
4.0%
|
-8.4%
|
|
Latin
|
3.1%
|
2.9%
|
-12.8%
|
|
Rock
|
33.9%
|
34.8%
|
-5.9%
|
|
Electronic
|
2.8%
|
3.0%
|
-0.3%
|
|
Digital Albums
|
|
2013
|
2012
|
% Chg.
|
|
Current
|
62.3
|
60
|
+3.5%
|
|
Catalog
|
55
|
57
|
-3.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Digital Tracks
|
|
2013
|
2012
|
% Chg.
|
|
Current
|
594
|
603
|
-1.5%
|
|
Catalog
|
666
|
733
|
-9.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DIGITAL TRACKS – GENRE BREAKDOWN
|
|
Sales:
|
|
|
% of Total:
|
|
|
|
TRACKS
|
2012
|
2013
|
% Change:
|
2012
|
2013
|
|
|
Total
|
1,335,881
|
1,259,786
|
-5.70%
|
|
|
|
|
BLUES
|
3,014
|
2,526
|
-16.20%
|
0.20%
|
0.20%
|
|
|
CHILDREN
|
4,675
|
4,021
|
-14.00%
|
0.30%
|
0.30%
|
|
|
CHRISTIAN/GOSP
|
34,354
|
32,813
|
-4.50%
|
2.60%
|
2.60%
|
|
|
CLASSICAL
|
7,041
|
5,945
|
-15.60%
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
|
|
COMEDY
|
5,094
|
4,577
|
-10.10%
|
0.40%
|
0.40%
|
|
|
COUNTRY
|
162,075
|
159,237
|
-1.80%
|
12.10%
|
12.60%
|
|
|
DANCE/ELECTRON
|
53,005
|
57,469
|
8.40%
|
4.00%
|
4.60%
|
|
|
HOLIDAY/SEASON
|
12,072
|
9,336
|
-22.70%
|
0.90%
|
0.70%
|
|
|
JAZZ
|
8,774
|
7,597
|
-13.40%
|
0.70%
|
0.60%
|
|
|
LATIN
|
21,061
|
19,266
|
-8.50%
|
1.60%
|
1.50%
|
|
|
NEWAGE
|
1,548
|
1,375
|
-11.20%
|
0.10%
|
0.10%
|
|
|
POP
|
303,751
|
257,308
|
-15.30%
|
22.70%
|
20.40%
|
|
|
R&B/HIP-HOP
|
249,330
|
233,953
|
-6.20%
|
18.70%
|
18.60%
|
|
|
ROCK
|
323,772
|
284,319
|
-12.20%
|
24.20%
|
22.60%
|
|
|
WORLD
|
8,696
|
6,047
|
-30.50%
|
0.70%
|
0.50%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
![Adobe Systems]()
|
Billboard’s Top Selling Albums & SONGS Based on Nielsen SoundScan U.S. Data
|
![Adobe Systems]()
|
|
|
2013 Top Ten Selling Albums w/TEA
(Includes All Albums & Track Equivalent Albums)
|
|
2013 Top Ten Selling Albums
(Includes All CD, DIGITAL, & VINYL Albums)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Title/Artist
|
Units Sold
|
|
|
1
|
TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN/ 20/20 EXPERIENCE
|
3,086,000
|
|
2
|
IMAGINE DRAGONS / NIGHT VISIONS
|
2,479,000
|
|
3
|
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS / THE HEIST
|
2,462,000
|
|
4
|
MARS*BRUNO / UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX
|
2,328,000
|
|
5
|
EMINEM / MARSHALL MATHERS LP2
|
2,298,000
|
|
6
|
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE / HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES
|
2,238,000
|
|
7
|
DRAKE / NOTHING WAS THE SAME
|
1,930,000
|
|
8
|
BRYAN*LUKE / CRASH MY PARTY
|
1,930,000
|
|
9
|
PERRY*KATY / PRISM
|
1,650,000
|
|
10
|
P!NK / TRUTH ABOUT LOVE
|
1,604,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Title/Artist
|
Units Sold
|
|
|
1 TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN / 20/20 EXPERIENCE
|
2,427,000
|
|
2 EMINEM / MARSHALL MATHERS LP2
|
1,727,000
|
|
3 BRYAN*LUKE / CRASH MY PARTY
|
1,521,000
|
|
4 IMAGINE DRAGONS / NIGHT VISIONS
|
1,402,000
|
|
5 MARS*BRUNO / UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX
|
1,399,000
|
|
6 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE / HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES
|
1,350,000
|
|
7 DRAKE / NOTHING WAS THE SAME
|
1,344,000
|
|
8 BEYONCE / BEYONCE
|
1,301,000
|
|
9 SHELTON*BLAKE / BASED ON A TRUE STORY
|
1,109,000
|
|
10 JAY Z / MAGNA CARTA...HOLY GRAIL
|
1,099,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2013 Top Ten Selling Digital Songs
(Combines all digital track versions of a song)
|
Title/Artist
|
Units Sold
|
|
1. THICKE*ROBIN FEAT. T.I. & PHAR / BLURRED LINES 6,498,000
|
|
2. MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. /THRIFT SHOP 6,148,000
|
|
3. IMAGINE DRAGONS / RADIOACTIVE 5,496,000
|
|
4. FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE / CRUISE 4,691,000
|
|
5. LORDE / ROYALS 4,415,000
|
|
6. PERRY*KATY / ROAR 4,410,000
|
|
7. P!NK FEAT. NATE RUESS / JUST GIVE ME A REASON 4,321,000
|
|
8. MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. 4,260,000
|
|
9. MARS*BRUNO / WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN 3,928,000
10. RIHANNA FEAT. MIKKY EKKO / STAY 3,854,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
2013 Top Ten Selling Artists
|
(Based on total album sales in 2013)
artist
|
|
|
|
1
|
TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN
|
3,445,000
|
|
2
|
BRYAN*LUKE
|
2,740,000
|
|
3
|
EMINEM
|
2,518,000
|
|
4
|
ONE DIRECTION
|
1,973,000
|
|
5
|
SHELTON*BLAKE
|
1,720,000
|
|
6
|
MARS*BRUNO
|
1,708,000
|
|
7
|
DRAKE
|
1,605,000
|
|
8
|
BEYONCE
|
1,573,000
|
|
9
|
MUMFORD & SONS
|
1,534,000
|
|
10.
|
IMAGINE DRAGONS
|
1,434,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2013 Top Ten Selling CD Albums
|
|
2013 Top Ten Selling Vinyl Albums
|
|
|
1
|
TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN / 20/20 EXPERIENCE
|
1,381,000
|
|
2
|
BRYAN*LUKE / CRASH MY PARTY
|
1,065,000
|
|
3
|
EMINEM / MARSHALL MATHERS LP2
|
950,000
|
|
4
|
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE / HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES
|
902,000
|
|
5
|
MARS*BRUNO / UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX
|
871,000
|
|
6
|
BROOKS*GARTH / BLAME IT ALL ON MY ROOTS
|
771,000
|
|
7
|
SHELTON*BLAKE / BASED ON A TRUE STORY
|
765,000
|
|
8
|
ONE DIRECTION / MIDNIGHT MEMORIES
|
714,000
|
|
9
|
PERRY*KATY / PRISM
|
686,000
|
|
10
|
ROBERTSONS / DUCK THE HALLS:A ROB
|
677,000
|
|
|
|
1
|
DAFT PUNK / RANDOM ACCESS MEORIES
|
49,000
|
|
2
|
VAMPIRE WEEKEND / MODERN VAMPIRES OF THE CITY
|
34,000
|
|
3
|
ARCADE FIRE / REFLEKTOR
|
31,000
|
|
4
|
MUMFORD & SONS / BABEL
|
27,000
|
|
5
|
MUMFORD & SONS / SIGH NO MORE
|
27,000
|
|
6
|
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE /...LIKE CLOCKWORK
|
27,000
|
|
7
|
BON IVER / FOR EMMA FOREVER AGO
|
23,000
|
|
8
|
LUMINEERS / LUMINEERS
|
22,000
|
|
9
|
NATIONAL*THE / TROUBLE WILL FIND ME
|
22,000
|
|
10.
|
TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN / 20/20 EXPERIENCE
|
21,000
|
|
|
|
2013 Top Ten Selling Digital Albums
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN / 20/20 EXPERIENCE
|
1,026,000
|
|
2
|
BEYONCE/BEYONCE
|
972,000
|
|
3
|
IMAGINE DRAGONS/NIGHT VISIONS
|
833,000
|
|
4
|
EMINEM/MARSHALL MATHERS LP2
|
777,000
|
|
5
|
DRAKE/NOTHING WAS THE SAME
|
689,000
|
|
6
|
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS/THE HEIST
|
658,000
|
|
7
|
JAY Z/MAGNA CARTA...HOLY GRAIL
|
640,000
|
|
8
|
PITCH PERFECT/SOUNDTRACK
|
559,000
|
|
9
|
MUMFORD & SONS/BABEL
|
556,000
|
|
10.
|
MARS*BRUNO/UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX
|
524,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Billboard’s MOST STREAMED SONGS ![]()
Based on Nielsen bds U.S. STREAMING Data
2013 top 10 Most Streamed Songs Streams
|
1
|
HARLEM SHAKE / BAAUER
|
489,674,000
|
|
2
|
GANGNAM STYLE / PSY
|
279,949,000
|
|
3
|
THRIFT SHOP / MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. WANZ
|
256,954,000
|
|
4
|
WRECKING BALL / MILEY CYRUS
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187,648,000
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5
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RADIOACTIVE / IMAGINE DRAGONS
|
171,286,000
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6
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WE CAN'T STOP / MILEY CYRUS
|
155,356,000
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|
7
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BLURRED LINES / ROBIN THICKE FEAT. T.I. + PHARRELL
|
138,790,000
|
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8
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CAN'T HOLD US / MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. RAY DALTON
|
135,758,000
|
|
9
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SAIL / AWOLNATION
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134,483,000
|
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10
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STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM / DRAKE
|
125,465,000
|
|
|
|
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Billboard’s MOST PLAYED SONGS ![]()
Based on Nielsen bds U.S. RADIO AIRPLAY Data
2013 top 10 Most Played Songs – All U.S. Radio DETECTIONS
1 Blurred Lines / Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. + Pharrell 673,000
2 Mirrors / Justin Timberlake 568,000
3 Stay / Rihanna Feat. Mikky Ekko 519,000
4 When I Was Your Man / Bruno Mars 517,000
5 Locked Out Of Heaven / Bruno Mars 514,000
6 Ho Hey / Lumineers 502,000
7 Radioactive / Imagine Dragons 493,000
8 Just Give Me A Reason / P!nk Feat. Nate Ruess 479,000
9 Can't Hold Us / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton 464,000
10 Suit & Tie / Justin Timberlake Feat. Jay Z 462,000
2013 top 10 Most Played Songs - Top 40 DETECTIONS
1 Can't Hold Us / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton 438,000
2 Blurred Lines / Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. + Pharrell 419,000
3 Thrift Shop / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Wanz 403,000
4 Mirrors / Justin Timberlake 397,000
5 Stay / Rihanna Feat. Mikky Ekko 351,000
6 Don't You Worry Child / Swedish House Mafia Ft. John Martin 342,000
7 Locked Out Of Heaven / Bruno Mars 330,000
8 When I Was Your Man / Bruno Mars 330,000
9 Get Lucky / Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams 329,000
10 Clarity / Zedd Feat. Foxes 318,000
2013 top 10 Most Played Songs - Country DETECTIONS
1 Wagon Wheel / Darius Rucker 195,000
2 Downtown / Lady Antebellum 188,000
3 Mama's Broken Heart / Miranda Lambert 185,000
4 Get Your Shine On / Florida Georgia Line 184,000
5 Don't Ya / Brett Eldredge 182,000
6 DONE. / The Band Perry 180,000
7 Runnin' Outta Moonlight / Randy Houser 178,000
8 All Over The Road / Easton Corbin 177,000
9 Anywhere With You / Jake Owen 175,000
10 Sure Be Cool If You Did / Blake Shelton 175,000
2013 top 10 Most Played Songs – Latin DETECTIONS
1 Y Te Vas / Banda Carnaval 83,000
2 El Ruido De Tus Zapatos / La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho 82,000
3 La Mejor De Todas / Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga 81,000
4 Y Ahora Resulta / Voz De Mando 80,000
5 Te Amo (Para Siempre ) / Intocable 76,000
6 Vivir Mi Vida / Marc Anthony 72,000
7 Adivina / Noel Torres 71,000
8 Me Gustabas / Hermanos Vega Jr. 71,000
9 Limbo / Daddy Yankee 68,000
10 Damaso Gerardo Ortiz 67,000
2013 top 10 Most Played Songs – Adult Contemporary DETECTIONS
1 Ho Hey / Lumineers 247,000
2 Just Give Me A Reason / P!nk Feat. Nate Ruess 225,000
3 Daylight / Maroon 5 214,000
4 Catch My Breath / Kelly Clarkson 203,000
5 Try / P!nk 195,000
6 Home / Phillip Phillips 191,000
7 Gone, Gone, Gone / Phillip Phillips 191,000
8 When I Was Your Man / Bruno Mars 180,000
9 I Will Wait / Mumford & Sons 167,000
10 Stay / Rihanna Feat. Mikky Ekko 164,000
2013 top 10 Most Played Songs – Alternative/Mainstream Rock DETECTIONS
1 Radioactive / Imagine Dragons 132,000
2 Safe And Sound / Capital Cities 88,000
3 Sweater Weather / Neighbourhood 83,000
4 Demons / Imagine Dragons 81,000
5 Madness / Muse 80,000
6 Mountain Sound / Of Monsters And Men 76,000
7 Out Of My League / Fitz & The Tantrums 73,000
8 Little Black Submarines / Black Keys 65,000
9 Ho Hey / Lumineers 61,000
10 I Will Wait / Mumford & Sons 61,000
2013 top 10 Most Played Songs – R&B DETECTIONS
1 Adorn / Miguel 158,000
2 Blurred Lines / Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. + Pharrell 122,000
3 Bad / Wale Feat. Tiara Thomas 122,000
4 Power Trip / J. Cole Feat. Miguel 119,000
5 Love And War / Tamar Braxton 118,000
6 Pour It Up / Rihanna 117,000
7 How Many Drinks? / Miguel 105,000
8 Body Party / Ciara 97,000
9 Suit & Tie / Justin Timberlake Feat. Jay Z 96,000
10 Poetic Justice / Kendrick Lamar Feat. Drake 92,000
2013 top 10 Most Played Songs – Satellite & Network Radio DETECTIONS
(Includes data from services including Sirius XM, Music Choice, WestwoodOne, Cumulus Media Networks, etc.)
1 Blurred Lines / Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. + Pharrell 10,800
2 Ho Hey / Lumineers 10,200
3 Just Give Me A ReasoN / P!nk Feat. Nate Ruess 9,500
4 Love Somebody / Maroon 5 9,400
5 Cruise / Florida Georgia Line 9,300
6 Daylight / Maroon 5 9,300
7 Adorn / Miguel 9,200
8 Safe And Sound / Capital Cities 9,100
9 Home / Phillip Phillips 8,900
10 Try / P!nk 8,800
2013 top 10 Most Played Videos – All Video Channels DETECTIONS
1 Blurred Lines / Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. + Pharrell 3043
2 Suit & Tie / Justin Timberlake Feat. Jay Z 2078
3 Boys 'Round Here / Blake Shelton Feat. Pistol Annies & Friends 2070
4 Zumba / Don Omar 2040
5 Limbo / Daddy Yankee 1948
6 Mama's Broken Heart / Miranda Lambert 1940
7 Cruise / Florida Georgia Line 1882
8 I Want Crazy / Hunter Hayes 1811
9 Wagon Wheel / Darius Rucker 1775
10 See You Again / Carrie Underwood 1765
Top Sellers Of The Soundscan Era
Top Selling Albums Of SoundScan Era Top Selling Artists OF SOUNDSCAN ERA
(Based on Album Sales from 1991 – 12/29/2013) (Based on Album Sales from 1991 – 12/29/2013)
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Title/Artist
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Units Sold
|
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Artist
|
Units Sold
|
|
1
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METALLICA / METALLICA
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15,948,000
|
|
1
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GARTH BROOKS
|
69,424,000
|
|
|
2
|
TWAIN*SHANIA / COME ON OVER
|
15,547,000
|
|
2
|
BEATLES
|
64,111,000
|
|
|
3
|
MORISSETTE*ALANIS / JAGGED LITTLE PILL
|
14,895,000
|
|
3
|
MARIAH CAREY
|
54,209,000
|
|
|
4
|
BEATLES / BEATLES 1
|
12,281,000
|
|
4
|
METALLICA
|
54,129,000
|
|
|
5
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BACKSTREET BOYS / MILLENNIUM
|
12,241,000
|
|
5
|
DION*CELINE
|
52,159,000
|
|
|
6
|
BODYGUARD / SOUNDTRACK
|
12,085,000
|
|
6
|
STRAIT*GEORGE
|
44,781,000
|
|
|
7
|
SANTANA / SUPERNATURAL
|
11,792,000
|
|
7
|
EMINEM
|
44,469,000
|
|
|
8
|
CREED / HUMAN CLAY
|
11,674,000
|
|
8
|
MCGRAW*TIM
|
41,844,000
|
|
|
9
|
MARLEY*BOB & THE WAILERS / LEGEND
|
11,458,000
|
|
9
|
JACKSON*ALAN
|
40,361,000
|
|
|
10
|
‘N SYNC / NO STRINGS ATTACHED
|
11,152,000
|
|
10
|
PINK FLOYD
|
38,508,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Top Selling DigitalSongs of SoundScan Era Top Selling Digital Albums of SoundScan Era
(Based on Album Sales from 2003 – 12/29/2013) (Based on Album Sales from 2003 – 12/29/2013)
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Title/Artist
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Units Sold
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|
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Title/Artist
|
Units Sold
|
|
1
|
BLACK EYED PEAS / I GOTTA FEELING
|
8,438,000
|
|
1
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ADELE / 21
|
3,009,000
|
|
2
|
ADELE
|
8,060,000
|
|
2
|
MUMFORD & SONS / SIGH NO MORE
|
1,676,000
|
|
3
|
LMFAO F. LAUREN BENNETT&G / PARTY ROCK ANTHEM
|
7,821,000
|
|
3
|
MUMFORD & SONS / BABEL
|
1,334,000
|
|
4
|
GOTYE F. KIMBRA / SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW
|
7,545,000
|
|
4
|
EMINEM / RECOVERY
|
1,300,000
|
|
5
|
JEPSEN*CARLY RAE / CALL ME MAYBE
|
7,304,000
|
|
5
|
IMAGINE DRAGONS / NIGHT VISIONS
|
1,157,000
|
|
6
|
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS / THRIFT SHOP
|
7,266,000
|
|
6
|
SWIFT*TAYLOR / RED
|
1,135,000
|
|
7
|
LADY GAGA / POKER FACE
|
7,054,000
|
|
7
|
LADY GAGA / FAME
|
1,086,000
|
|
8
|
FLO RIDA FEAT. T-PAIN / LOW
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6,882,000
|
|
8
|
TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN / 20/20 EXPERIENCE
|
1,026,000
|
|
9
|
LADY GAGA / JUST DANCE
|
6,860,000
|
|
9
|
BEYONCE / BEYONCE
|
972,000
|
|
10
|
FUN. FEAT. JANELLE MONAE / WE ARE YOUNG
|
6,830,000
|
|
10
|
LUMINEERS / LUMINEERS
|
956,000
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2013 YEAR-END HIGHLIGHTS
· Streaming continues to be a very bright spot for the music industry, with more than 32% growth over last year, including a remarkable +103% increase in On-Demand Audio streaming.
· Justin Timberlake had the biggest album-debut week this year, when the 20/20 Experience opened with 968,000 units in its first week. 20/20 Experience is the best-selling album of the year and, coupled with the subsequent fall release of the 20/20 Experience Complete, the two titles combined to sell over 3.2 Million units in 2013.
· Adele’s 21 album becomes the first album ever to surpass 3 Million in Digital sales, and the top-selling digital album of all time.
Ø Mumford and Sons Sigh No More and Babel are the 2nd and 3rd biggest-selling digital albums respectively. Combined sales for these two albums are 3,010,000, exceeding 21 by only 1,000 units.
· Robin Thicke/Blurred Lines and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/Thrift Shop eclipsed 6 Million digital song sales each in 2013, the second consecutive year that the top two songs each sold over six million units.
Ø In 2012, Gotye featuring Kimbra/Somebody That I Used to Know and Carly Rae Jepsen/Call Me Maybe each surpassed six million song sales, marking the first time that any digital song had sold more than six million units in a calendar year.
· Beyoncé had the second-biggest digital album debut of all time when her surprise release Beyoncé was released in December and sold 617,000 digital albums in its first week. After only three weeks of release, Beyoncé is already the 9th best-selling digital album of all time.
Ø Lady Gaga/Born This Way moved 662,000 album units in its debut week.
· Justin Timberlake became the first-artist-not-named-Adele to sell more than 1 Million Digital albums in a calendar year as his 20/20 Experience sold 1,026,000 units.
Ø Combined with the 20/20 Experience Complete, the two albums sold 1,345,000 Digital Albums.
· Eminem burst back onto the scene with his Marshall Mathers LP2, which had the second biggest album debut week of the year with 792,000 units. The album totaled over 1.7 Million units for the year and was just one of four Eminem albums to make the Top 200 best-selling albums for the year.
Ø Recovery sold 169,000 albums in 2013, landing at #164 for the year; Eminem Show sold 165,000 (#175), and Curtain Call sold 154,000 (#189).
· One Direction and Blake Shelton each had three albums in the 2013 Top 200 best-selling albums chart.
Ø One Direction’s Midnight Memories sold 1,096,000 (#12) in 2013; Take Me Home sold 555,000 (#36); and Up All Night sold 312,000 (#87).
Ø Blake Shelton’s Based On A True Story sold 1,109,000 albums in 2013; Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton sold 182,000 (#144); and Red River Blue sold 165,000.
· Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ The Heist not only sold more than 1 Million copies, but the songs from the album also sold nearly 16 Million units combined, or 1.6 Million Track Equivalent Albums (TEA), placing the project as the #3 album with TEA seller for the year.
· Country music continues to be a strong seller across all formats, with Country’s share of total album sales reaching 13.8% this year (down slightly from last year’s record high of 14.1%). Country’s share of digital song sales has reached 12.6% of all songs sold and 9.6% of all digital albums sold, each of which are high water marks for the genre.
Ø Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise” is the best-selling Country Digital Song of all time, with sales of 6.33 million. Lady Antebellum/Need You Now (6.27million); Taylor Swift/Love Story (5.66 million); Band Perry/If I Died Young (4.74 million); and Taylor Swift/You Belong (4.41 million) round out the rest of the Top 5.
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