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Fri
03
Jul

Nielsen Entertainment Releases 2015 Nielsen Music U.S. Mid-Year Report

Release Year: 
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OVERALL MUSIC CONSUMPTION—LED BY GROWTH IN ON-DEMAND STREAMING—HELP POWER A 14% LIFT FROM LAST YEAR
* * * *
ON-DEMAND STREAMING UP 92.4% WITH 135 BILLION STREAMS THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF 2015
* * *
Vinyl LP Sales Up 38% YTD - Now Comprise Nearly 9% of Physical Album Sales
* *
Nielsen Entertainment releases the 2015 Nielsen Music U.S. mid-year report for the 6-month period of December 29, 2014 through June 28, 2015.
 The growth of Streaming continues to accelerate in 2015, with over 135 billion songs streamed on-demand through audio and video platforms.
 Powered by a growth in Streaming, overall Digital consumption (sales and streams) are up 23%.
 Total consumption for the year, based on Albums plus Track Equivalent Albums and Streaming Equivalent Albums, is up 14% over last year.
 Vinyl sales now comprise nearly 9% of physical album sales.
 Digital Albums are virtually flat compared to last year, while Digital Tracks are down 10%.
 Except for continued record-
 
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Wed
26
Nov

Retailers & Indie Labels Pushing for Monday Global Release Day

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
 
Retailers & Indie Labels Pushing for Monday Global Release Day
 
In August, it was reported that the music industry had its eye on a Friday global release day that would take effect July 2015. Now that proposition is getting some pushback from a cohort of retailers and indie record labels, who are endorsing a Monday over a Friday street date. 
 
 
In an announcement made Tuesday (Nov. 25), organizations including the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), Amoeba Music, Newbury Comics, Rough Trade U.K. and U.S., and Redeye Distribution agree to the concept of a global release day -- they just want it on a different day.
 
This news follows opposition to a Friday date first broached in September, when Target spokeswoman Jill Hornbacher said her company believed Tuesday worked best for retail synchronization and logistical reasons, which were echoed by A2IM head Rich Bengloff. "It aligns with all the other entertainment properties in North America," she said. "Our guests have come to know that they can find new movies, new music and video games on that day."
 
"The evidence suggests that virtually all the benefits of a Global Release Date can be captured on a Monday without any additional costs," Kim Bayley, director general of the Entertainment Retailers Association, said in a statement. "It is a no-brainer. The potential to create a New Music Monday focusing all of the industry’s marketing efforts at the beginning of the week is very exciting."
 
 
The idea of a universal release date was initially floated to combat piracy: Australia currently has a Friday street date, which means digital piracy begins almost immediately once the new release is shared across the Web before fans in the U.K. (which has a Monday street date) or the U.S. (Tuesday) have a chance to purchase the music legally. Advocates for releasing albums in the beginning of the week point out that it would cost less than releasing them on Friday, as many labels already release albums, tracks, etc. on Monday. (Even though, as Australian Music Retailers Association executive director Ian Harvey told Billboard, the costs and logistics of moving to a Friday release date were "non-issues.")
 
Added Alison Wenham, chairman and CEO of the Association of Independent Music, "Supporting independent retailers is a core principal of independent record companies, and we work together very closely. If the retailers' view is that Monday is the best day for new releases -- why would we argue otherwise? They are after all the experts in retail."
 
The Department of Record Stores also endorses a Monday release date, as they initially argued that a Tuesday street date allows for errors in shipping and ordering that a Friday release date does not. Plus, a Monday/Tuesday release gives stores time to restock for the weekend in case an order gets lost in transit, a record is bigger than expected, or if a record happens to explode upon its release. 
 
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Wed
10
Sep

BILLY IDOL Teams with Billboard For New Album Video Previews

Artist: 
Billy Idol
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
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BILLY IDOL
PARTNERS WITH BILLBOARD.COM TO
PREMIERE FIRST EPISODE OF BEHIND-THE-SCENES WEB SERIES
FOR NEW ALBUM
'KINGS  & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUND'

ALBUM OUT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21

CURRENT SINGLE 'CAN'T BREAK ME DOWN' OUT NOW
 
 []

Today, (9/9) BILLY IDOL has partnered with Billboard.com to premiere the first episode of the behind-the-scenes web series for KINGS & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUND. Due out October 21 on IDOL's own BFI Records via Kobalt Label Services, it marks his first new album in almost a decade.

Watch the revealing 'Billy Idol - Kings & Queens Of The Underground - Episode #1' here: http://bit.ly/1uiBKbY Pre-order now on iTunes and instantly download the first single "Can't Break Me Down" here: http://smarturl.it/billyidolitunes. Pre-order also available on Amazon here: http://smarturl.it/billyidolamz.

KINGS & QUEENS OF THE UNDERGROUND was primarily produced by Trevor Horn, with Greg Kurstin also contributing as a producer to two songs, including the anthemic lead single, 'Can't Break Me Down,'  now streaming at the new BillyIdol.net. The iTunes edition of the album will also exclusively include 'Hollywood Promises,' a new song recorded during the album sessions.

The album will arrive close to the release of BILLY IDOL's highly anticipated self-written autobiography, DANCING WITH MYSELF, which as previously announced will be released worldwide the week of October 7.
 
 
About BILLY IDOL:
From punk pioneer to global superstar, William Michael Albert Broad, aka BILLY IDOL, has left an indelible mark in popular music and remained a household name for over three decades.  His style, music, and attitude have transcended time and trend.  Born in 1955 in Stanmore, North London, IDOL spent several formative years living on Long Island, NY as a child before returning to the UK and emerging as a central figure of the British punk movement.  As part of the infamous Bromley Contingent and a fan of the Sex Pistols, IDOL was inspired to front the pioneering British punk band Generation X from 1976 until the band's split in 1981. Determined to break through in America, IDOL hooked up with guitar genius Steve Stevens and a crucial musical partnership was forged. IDOL created some of rock's most enduring anthems including 'White Wedding,' 'Dancing With Myself,' 'Flesh For Fantasy,' 'Hot In the City,' 'Eyes Without A Face,' 'Rebel Yell,' and 'Cradle of Love,' among others.  BILLY IDOL is the original punk rocker who found a way to take that sneering punk attitude into the pop and rock mainstream, carving out songs that have lasted a lifetime.
 
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Fri
29
Aug

Billboard: Album Sales Continue To Slide

Friday, August 29, 2014
 
From: http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6236365/album-sales-hit-a-new...
 
The market for albums continues to recede, following a (now) long-standing trend that has been accelerated by streaming's success.
As streaming gathers momentum, the U.S. music industry keeps breaking sales milestones -- the wrong kind.
 
This week's 3.97-million album sales tally is the smallest weekly sum for album sales since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking data in 1991. It's also the first time weekly sales have fallen below four million in that time span.
 
Last week was fairly slow for the top releases. The top album, Wiz Khalifa's Blacc Hollywood, debuted with sales of 90,000 units, a figure below the first-week sales of many other top debuts of 2014. Three other albums debuted inside the top 10 but averaged only 31,000 units apiece. And the Frozen soundtrack is no longer moving in excess of 100,000 units per week.
 
To compare, a year ago this past week (ending Aug. 25, 2013), 4.88 million albums were sold. But sales have been losing steam all year. The weekly average number of album sales fell from 4.75 million units in the first quarter to 4.55 million units in the second quarter. In the first 8 weeks of the third quarter, the average has fallen further to 4.2 million.
 
This decline is actually in line with historical trends. In 2013, average weekly album sales experienced a similar fate, falling from 5.7 million units in the first quarter to 5.23 million units in the second quarter and then 4.86 million units in the third quarter. This year, overall U.S. album sales are down 14.6 percent, while digital album sales are down 11.7 percent and track sales are down 12.8 percent.
As more and more consumers transition from purchasing music to streaming tunes, it's natural to see album sales shrink. This year, there have only been five weeks where album sales were above 5 million.
 
Larger retailers and CDs, vestiges of an older record business, have been hit the hardest. Through August 24th, CD sales are down 19.2 percent year-over-year while sales at mass merchants and chains have fallen 23 percent and 25.6 percent, respectively.
Record label sales executives are not surprised by the latest downturn. "Sales have been going in the wrong direction all year," says one label sales head. "I guess its overdue, when you look at [the growth of streaming]." This year, label executives finally conceded something there were reluctant to acknowledge last year: Streaming is cannibalizing digital sales.
 
Last year, when Billboard covered the then-historic lows in album sales last August, weekly sales had dipped below 5 million units for five weeks in a row. Weekly sales fared even worse in the following weeks, falling under five million units in 10 of the next 13 weeks. There was even another five-week run of below-five-million weekly sales from early October to early November.
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The five-million-unit mark has been almost unreachable in 2014. So far this year, weekly album sales have fallen below that threshold in 29 of 34 weeks and in each of the last 18 weeks. No weekly sales tally has exceeded 4.5 million units since the middle of June.
 
"What can I say about this week's sales," says yet another distribution sales executive. "I remember when album sales fell under 10 million units and the industry reacted like it was a tragedy."
 
There is yet more bad news about the sales trend. Since album sales began to slide in 2002, the lowest-placed weekly sales floor by the end of the year tends to become the new ceiling for sales in the following year. Past history teaches us that, if weekly sales continue to fall below the three million mark, next year's norm will be in the three to four million range.
 
While some major label executives claim that revenue from streaming, which continues to grow, is offsetting declining digital sales revenue, not everyone agrees with that assessment.
 
"This year the bottom fell out of digital sales to a degree that we never anticipated, which is why many companies are not meeting this year's revenue projections," laments one indie distribution executive.
Additional reporting by Keith Caulfield

 

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Fri
25
Jul

PANDORA MEDIA Topped 5 Billion Listener Hours 2nd QTR 2014.

Friday, July 25, 2014
Pandora Media topped 5 billion listener hours for the first time during the second quarter of 2014.
 
From: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6186141/pandora-earnings-call
 
Pandora Media topped 5 billion listener hours for the first time during the second quarter of 2014, while beating its own revenue expectations but posting a wider loss than the same period last year.
The Oakland, Calif.-based internet radio service posted revenue of $218.9 million during the April-to-June period, its highest-ever figure and 43 percent more than the $153.1 million in revenue it reaped during the second quarter of 2013. But it withstood a loss of $11.7 million, or 6 cents per share -- a bigger shortfall than the 4 cents per share it lost a year ago. The mobile segment delivered $167.5 million, or 76 percent of total revenue.
 
 
The company and analysts had expected flat earnings growth or a profit of up to 3 cents during the quarter, and investors punished Pandora in after-hours trading. Shares were off $2.92 to $25.80, or 10.17 percent, at 6 p.m. ET as the company ended its conference call discussing the earnings.
 
The company continues to face competition from other online radio providers, such as fast-growing iHeartRadio, as well as burgeoning interest in music subscription services such as Spotify that allow users to choose individual songs or listen to online radio stations and playlists. But Pandora's brand has proven resilient, especially as other tech giants have edged into online radio and unveiled new products as well. Apple introduced iTunes Radio last year, while Google has delayed the launch of a service based on YouTube to complement its Google Play service.
 
Pandora beat its own revenue estimate of $213 million to $218 million for the quarter, and expects to outdo itself during the year's second half as well. The company raised its full-year revenue guidance upward by $15 million to a range of $895 million to $915 million.
Along with its financials, Pandora released statistics showing 5.04 billion listener hours during the second quarter, about 29 percent more than the 3.91 billion in the same period last year and 5 percent more than the 4.8 billion during 2014's first quarter.
 
Among its more than 250 million registered accounts, Pandora counted 76.4 million active users as of June, just off from a May peak of 77 million. The company also claims a 77.6 percent share of Internet radio and an 8.9 percent share of all U.S. radio-listening time in June, also just below an April peak of 9.28 percent. During the call, CEO Brian McAndrews called June "a traditional low point" in the annual listening cycle.
 
The company's content acquisition costs dipped to 50.9 percent of overall revenue,  markedly less than the 62.6 percent it paid during last year's second quarter and the 53.8 percent it paid during the full year of 2013. Both McAndrews and chief financial officer Mike Herring noted during the conference call that the company has paid out $1 billion in royalties during its lifespan thus far and topped $100 million for the second consecutive quarter.
 
One of Pandora's measures of financial performance is revenue per thousand listener hours. Ad sales generated $62.4 in so-called RPMs on traditional computers, while mobile and tablet RPMs reached $36. Combined advertising RPMs were $40.11 during the quarter, up 5.9 percent over the same period in 2013.

 

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Thu
17
Jul

JUDAS PRIEST Debut At 6 On Billboard 200

Artist: 
Judas Priest
Thursday, July 17, 2014
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JUDAS PRIEST'S 'REDEEMER OF SOULS' DEBUTS IN BILLBOARD TOP TEN!

Judas Priest's 17th studio effort overall, 'Redeemer of Souls,' is set to debut in the Billboard 200 charts at #6, which is the highest US album chart debut of the legendary British band's career. Also, with a #5 chart debut in Canada, it is the highest chart-peaking album and first top five debut in the Canada Soundscan era.

And the album reviews have been some of the best of Priest's entire career as well, including Rolling Stone declaring "'Redeemer' is proof that Priest can still call themselves metal's defenders of the faith," while All Music Guide stated "'Redeemer of Souls' is also the loosest (attitude-wise), leanest (arrangement-wise), and most confident-sounding collection of new material the band has released in ages."

It was also recently announced that Priest (singer Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis) will be hitting the road this fall, along with special guests Steel Panther.

To purchase 'Redeemer of Souls' (which is available as both a 13-track standard version and a 18-track deluxe version), follow these links:

http://smarturl.it/redeemerofsouls-albm - iTunes   

http://smarturl.it/redeemerofsouls-amzn - Amazon

The metal gods have returned with the triumphant 'Redeemer of Souls'…and their strongest stateside and Canadian chart positioning ever!
 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION VISIT: www.judaspriest.com / www.facebook.com/OfficialJudasPriest

 

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Wed
16
Jul

EDDIE MONEY Hopes To Release New Album 'Within The Next Six Months' (Billboard.com)

Artist: 
Eddie Money
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
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Titled "Shake That Thing," the album may also lead to a revival of his "Two Tickets To Paradise" stage show.
 
Eddie Money may lament that "I can't sing the Beatles' 'When I'm 64' anymore" now that he's turned 65, but he hardly considers that an age of retirement. In fact, he plans on shakin' some new music loose in the not-too-distant future.
 
Money tells Billboard that he's "written about five or six really good songs. It's very hard rock 'n' roll. I don't have the greatest rock 'n' roll voice in the world -- I'm not Paul Rodgers, but when you put me on the radio, you know it's Eddie Money." Among the new tunes are "I Ain't No Wishing Well," "Missing You Blues" and "I Ain't No Good," and he's also planning to include a live version of the title track from his album "Life For the Taking."
 
 
Money's already started recording the album, which he plans to title "Shake That Thing," in California with Gary Mallaber on drums and a variety of other players. "It should probably be out within the next six months," Money predicts. Meanwhile, he's helping some of his children with their musical aspirations: daughter Jesse, a onetime contestant on MTV's "Rock the Cradle," continues to be part of her father's band, while son Dez Money is leading his own group, The Faze, that occasionally opens shows for his father.
 
Eddie Money, meanwhile, is also planning to breathe new life into "Two Tickets to Paradise," the autobiographical stage musical that premiered in June 2009 on Long Island. Money, who co-wrote the book and penned six new songs for the production with director/playwright John Blenn, says he wants to find another home for it soon, perhaps on Broadway but possibly in Las Vegas or in the Money stronghold of Detroit. "It's a great play and it's wonderful tunes and I've got a bunch of Broadway-type songs in it," says Money, who appears at the end of the show to sing duets of some of his hits with the lead actor.
 
But, he adds, "I don't want to make it into a movie. 'Rock of Ages,' they turned it into a movie with Tom Cruise and everything and he looked ridiculous. And once they put it out as a movie the play didn't do as well in New York. It takes the mystique out of it. So I just want it to be on stage, where it was meant to be."
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Fri
04
Jul

NIELSEN ENTERTAINMENT & BILLBOARD’S 2014 MID-YEAR MUSIC INDUSTRY REPORT

Friday, July 4, 2014
NIELSEN ENTERTAINMENT & BILLBOARD’S 
2014 MID-YEAR MUSIC INDUSTRY REPORT 
 
 
 
 
* * * * 
 
 
Overall Music Consumption – Sales & Streaming Activity – Down 3.3% 
from Last Year 
 
 
* * * 
 
 
NEW YORK – Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen BDS, the entertainment industry's leading data information 
systems, reveal 2014 mid-year U.S. music sales airplay and streaming data for the 6-month period of December 
30, 2013 through June 29, 2014. 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 the first six months of 2014, sales of albums are down 14.9% vs. the first six months of 2013. Vinyl Album 
Sales and On-Demand streaming continues to show strong gains - Vinyl LP sales are up 40.4% and overall On-
Demand streaming up 42% over last year, with on-demand audio up 50.1% and on-demand video up 35.2%. 
 
 
“With On-Demand streams surpassing 70 billion songs in the first six months of 2014, streaming continues to be 
an increasingly significant portion of the music industry,” says David Bakula, SVP Nielsen Entertainment. 
“Streaming’s 42% year-over-year growth and Vinyl LP’s 40% increase over last year’s record-setting pace shows 
interest in buying and consuming music continues to be robust, with two very distinct segments of the industry 
expanding substantially.” 
 
 
 
See attached file for full report in PDF.
 
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Thu
22
May

SONY CORP'S FORTUNES DECLINE, MUSIC HOLDS ITS OWN

Thursday, May 22, 2014

While Sony Corp's Fortunes Decline, Music Holds Its Own

By , New York

While Sony Corp. had a tough year, losing 128.4 billion yen ($1.25 billion) on sales of 7.77 trillion yen ($75.5 billion), the company's music and visual media operations held its own, posting an operation income of $488 million on sales of $4.89 billion. That compares with operating income of $361.8 million on sales of $4.3 billion. 

While sales increased 13.8%, that was primarily due to the favorable impact of the depreciation of the yen against the U.S. dollar. On a constant currency bases, revenues were essentially flat.

Operating income increased even more dramatically, likewise due to favorable currency exchange rates, but also attributable to an improvement in equity in net income from affiliated companies like EMI Music Publishing, which Sony Corp. owns a 38% stake in.

Within the division, recorded music sales declined due to a contraction of the Japanese music market. But when the company added that music publishing and its visual media platform (visual media and platform includes various service offerings for music and visual products and the production and disribution of animation titles) revenues increased. Its recorded music operations of Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Music Japan accounted for $3.4 billion; Sony Music Publishing had revenues of $650 million; the visual media and platform segment had revenues of $753.8 million, plus there was about $109 million in intersegment revenue.

Sony Music's Best-selling titles in the current fiscal year included One Direction’s "Midnight Memories," Daft Punk’s "Random Access Memories," Beyoncé’s self-titled album and Miley Cyrus’ "Bangerz."

Going forward, the company projects that for the next fiscal year, its music divisions sales will be flat, while operating income will decrease due to increased restructuring charges. The company projects that sales will be flat nd operating income will fall $21 million to $467 million due to softening Japanese music market and an increase in restructuring charges. 

Last year, that division experienced $5.6 million in restructuring charges and associated depreciation as opposed to $24.5 million in the prior year.

 

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Wed
07
May

NIELSEN & BILLBOARD’S 2013 U.S. MUSIC REPORT

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

NIELSEN & Billboard’s 2013 U.S. Music Report

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STREAMING UP 32% WITH 118.1 BILLION STREAMS IN 2013

*  *  *

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.”

 

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%

 

 

 

 

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Billboard’s Top Selling Albums & SONGS Based on Nielsen SoundScan U.S. Data

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
                 

 

 

 

     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

187,648,000

5

RADIOACTIVE / IMAGINE DRAGONS

171,286,000

6

WE CAN'T STOP / MILEY CYRUS

155,356,000

7

BLURRED LINES / ROBIN THICKE FEAT. T.I. + PHARRELL

138,790,000

8

CAN'T HOLD US / MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. RAY DALTON

135,758,000

9

SAIL / AWOLNATION

134,483,000

10

STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM / DRAKE

125,465,000

 

 

 

           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)   

                                                                                                                                               

 

 

Title/Artist

Units Sold

 

 

Artist

Units Sold

1

METALLICA  / METALLICA

15,948,000

 

1

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

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

 
                             

 

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

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
                 

 

 

 

     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

187,648,000

5

RADIOACTIVE / IMAGINE DRAGONS

171,286,000

6

WE CAN'T STOP / MILEY CYRUS

155,356,000

7

BLURRED LINES / ROBIN THICKE FEAT. T.I. + PHARRELL

138,790,000

8

CAN'T HOLD US / MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. RAY DALTON

135,758,000

9

SAIL / AWOLNATION

134,483,000

10

STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM / DRAKE

125,465,000

 

 

 

           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)   

                                                                                                                                               

 

 

Title/Artist

Units Sold

 

 

Artist

Units Sold

1

METALLICA  / METALLICA

15,948,000

 

1

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

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

 
                             

 

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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