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Chart News: Nielsen Music 2016 Year End Charts
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Nielsen Music 2016 Year End Charts
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TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2016 IN U.S., BY TOTAL EQUIVALENT ALBUM UNITS
Rank Artist, Title Total Units Album Sales TEA Units SEA Units
1 Drake, Views 4,140,000 1,607,000 509,000 2,024,000
2 Adele, 25 2,369,000 1,731,000 333,000 305,000
3 Beyonce, Lemonade 2,187,000 1,554,000 418,000 214,000
4 Rihanna, Anti 1,966,000 603,000 420,000 944,000
5 Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface 1,732,000 738,000 379,000 615,000
6 Justin Bieber, Purpose 1,678,000 554,000 399,000 724,000
7 Chris Stapleton, Traveller 1,421,000 1,085,000 171,000 165,000
8 Original Broadway Cast Recording, Hamilton: An American Musical 1,327,000 820,000 44,000 463,000
9 Soundtrack, Suicide Squad: The Album 1,126,000 472,000 310,000 345,000
10 Ariana Grande, Dangerous Woman 1,070,000 322,000 281,000 467,000
Source: Nielsen Music, for the tracking period Jan. 1 through Dec. 29, 2016.
TOP 10 SELLING ALBUMS OF 2016 IN U.S.
Rank Artist, Title Sales
1 Adele, 25 1,731,000
2 Drake, Views 1,608,000
3 Beyonce, Lemonade 1,554,000
4 Chris Stapleton, Traveller 1,085,000
5 Pentatonix, A Pentatonix Christmas 904,000
6 Original Broadway Cast Recording, Hamilton: An American Musical 820,000
7 Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface 738,000
8 Prince, The Very Best of Prince 668,000
9 Rihanna, Anti 603,000
10 Justin Bieber, Purpose 554,000
Source: Nielsen Music, for the tracking period Jan. 1 through Dec. 29, 2016.
TOP 10 SELLING DIGITAL ALBUMS OF 2016 IN U.S.
Rank Artist, Title Sales
1 Drake, Views 1,299,000
2 Beyonce, Lemonade 1,200,000
3 Adele, 25 514,000
4 Chris Stapleton, Traveller 447,000
5 Original Broadway Cast Recording, Hamilton: An American Musical 422,000
6 Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface 377,000
7 Prince, The Very Best of Prince 371,000
8 J. Cole, 4 Your Eyez Only 356,000
9 Rihanna, Anti 347,000
10 Panic! at the Disco, Death of a Bachelor 334,000
Source: Nielsen Music, for the tracking period Jan. 1 through Dec. 29, 2016.
TOP 10 SELLING VINYL ALBUMS OF 2016 IN U.S.
Rank Artist, Title Sales
1 Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface 68,000
2 David Bowie, Blackstar 66,000
3 Adele, 25 58,000
4 Amy Winehouse, Back to Black 58,000
5 Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool 57,000
6 The Beatles, Abbey Road 54,000
7 Bob Marley and the Wailers, Legend: The Best Of… 49,000
8 Twenty One Pilots, Vessel 46,000
9 Miles Davis, Kind of Blue 42,000
10 Lana Del Rey, Born to Die 39,000
Source: Nielsen Music, for the tracking period Jan. 1 through Dec. 29, 2016.
TOP 10 SELLING DIGITAL SONGS OF 2016 IN U.S.
Rank Artist, Title Sales
1 Justin Timberlake, "Can't Stop the Feeling!" 2,495,000
2 The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey, "Closer" 2,268,000
3 Flo Rida, "My House" 2,241,000
4 Lukas Graham, "7 Years" 2,113,000
5 Drake featuring WizKid & Kyla, "One Dance" 2,008,000
6 Twenty One Pilots, "Stressed Out" 1,867,000
7 Justin Bieber, "Love Yourself" 1,817,000
8 The Chainsmokers featuring Daya, "Don't Let Me Down" 1,795,000
9 Rihanna featuring Drake, "Work" 1,767,000
10 Twenty One Pilots, "Heathens" 1,748,000
Source: Nielsen Music, for the tracking period Jan. 1 through Dec. 29, 2016.
TOP 10 RADIO SONGS OF 2016 IN U.S. (RANKED BY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS)
Rank Artist, Title Audience Impressions
1 Justin Bieber, "Love Yourself" 3.950 billion
2 Drake featuring WizKid & Kyla, "One Dance" 3.611 billion
3 Justin Timberlake, "Can't Stop the Feeling!" 3.422 billion
4 Sia featuring Sean Paul, "Cheap Thrills" 3.385 billion
5 Twenty One Pilots, "Stressed Out" 3.369 billion
6 The Chainsmokers featuring Daya, "Don't Let Me Down" 3.029 billion
7 Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna, "This Is What You Came For" 2.910 billion
8 DNCE, "Cake by the Ocean" 2.849 billion
9 Justin Bieber, "Sorry" 2.787 billion
10 Mike Posner, "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" 2.725 billion
Source: Nielsen Music, for the tracking period Jan. 1 through Dec. 29, 2016.
TOP 10 MOST STREAMED SONGS OF 2016, ON-DEMAND AUDIO & VIDEO COMBINED
Rank Artist, Title Streams
1 Desiigner, "Panda" 791,277,000
2 Rihanna featuring Drake, "Work" 708,112,000
3 The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey, "Closer" 611,697,000
4 Drake featuring WizKid & Kyla, "One Dance" 558,255,000
5 Rihanna, "Needed Me" 516,854,000
6 The Chainsmokers featuring Daya, "Don't Let Me Down" 504,875,000
7 Justin Bieber, "Sorry" 465,741,000
8 Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign, "Work From Home" 453,309,000
9 Twenty One Pilots, "Stressed Out" 445,054,000
10 D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty, "Broccoli" 436,453,000
Source: Nielsen Music, for the tracking period Jan. 1 through Dec. 29, 2016.
TOP 10 ON-DEMAND STREAMS OF 2016, AUDIO-ONLY
Rank Artist, Title Streams
1 Drake featuring WizKid & Kyla, "One Dance" 527,430,000
2 Rihanna featuring Drake, "Work" 346,914,000
3 The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey, "Closer" 340,908,000
4 Rihanna, "Needed Me" 322,059,000
5 Desiigner, "Panda" 320,828,000
6 The Chainsmokers featuring Daya, "Don't Let Me Down" 310,596,000
7 Drake featuring Rihanna, "Too Good" 275,837,000
8 D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty, "Broccoli" 268,790,000
9 Drake, "Controlla" 267,647,000
10 G-Eazy x Bebe Rexha, "Me, Myself & I" 252,230,000
Source: Nielsen Music, for the tracking period Jan. 1 through Dec. 29, 2016.
TOP 10 ON-DEMAND STREAMS OF 2016, VIDEO-ONLY
Rank Artist, Title Streams
1 Desiigner, "Panda" 470,450,000
2 Rihanna featuring Drake, "Work" 361,197,000
3 The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey, "Closer" 270,788,000
4 Justin Bieber, "Sorry" 260,563,000
5 Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall, "Juju On That Beat (Tz Anthem)" 256,753,000
6 Silento, "Watch Me" 248,516,000
7 Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane, "Black Beatles" 227,994,000
8 Twenty One Pilots, "Stressed Out" 226,985,000
9 Lukas Graham, "7 Years" 216,900,000
10 Twenty One Pilots, "Heathens" 216,617,000
Source: Nielsen Music, for the tracking period Jan. 1 through Dec. 29, 2016.
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Rih, Bey, Drake 
LANA Truly an iconic album.
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10. Lana Del Rey, Born to Die 39,000
Legendary, iconic, classic, etc
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Wow! Rihanna owned the singles charts.
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Adele stays winning what's new etc
Amy slaying 
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TOP 10 SELLING VINYL ALBUMS OF 2016 IN U.S.
10 Lana Del Rey, Born to Die 39,000
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OMG SLAY!
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TOP 10 SELLING ALBUMS OF 2016 IN U.S.
1 Adele, 25 1,731,000
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omg I didn't know Lemonade topped off 1M in digital sales
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That Rihanna reign just won't let up 
And I'm shook with Blurryface slaying a year after the album was released
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Rihanna
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Beyoncé!
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Bey and Amy
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I think we had seen these numbers before.
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TOP 10 SELLING DIGITAL SONGS OF 2016 IN U.S.
Rank Artist, Title Sales
1 Justin Timberlake, "Can't Stop the Feeling!" 2,495,000
2 The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey, "Closer" 2,268,000
3 Flo Rida, "My House" 2,241,000
4 Lukas Graham, "7 Years" 2,113,000
5 Drake featuring WizKid & Kyla, "One Dance" 2,008,000
6 Twenty One Pilots, "Stressed Out" 1,867,000
7 Justin Bieber, "Love Yourself" 1,817,000
8 The Chainsmokers featuring Daya, "Don't Let Me Down" 1,795,000
9 Rihanna featuring Drake, "Work" 1,767,000
10 Twenty One Pilots, "Heathens" 1,748,000
Source: Nielsen Music, for the tracking period Jan. 1 through Dec. 29, 2016.
TOP 10 RADIO SONGS OF 2016 IN U.S. (RANKED BY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS)
Rank Artist, Title Audience Impressions
1 Justin Bieber, "Love Yourself" 3.950 billion
2 Drake featuring WizKid & Kyla, "One Dance" 3.611 billion
3 Justin Timberlake, "Can't Stop the Feeling!" 3.422 billion
4 Sia featuring Sean Paul, "Cheap Thrills" 3.385 billion
5 Twenty One Pilots, "Stressed Out" 3.369 billion
6 The Chainsmokers featuring Daya, "Don't Let Me Down" 3.029 billion
7 Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna, "This Is What You Came For" 2.910 billion
8 DNCE, "Cake by the Ocean" 2.849 billion
9 Justin Bieber, "Sorry" 2.787 billion
10 Mike Posner, "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" 2.725 billion
Source: Nielsen Music, for the tracking period Jan. 1 through Dec. 29, 2016.
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Anti is selling loads of album equivalents more than Lemonade every week, it'll surpass it very soon.
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TOP 10 SELLING DIGITAL SONGS OF 2016 IN U.S.
1 Justin Timberlake, "Can't Stop the Feeling!" 2,495,000
TOP 10 RADIO SONGS OF 2016 IN U.S. (RANKED BY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS)
3 Justin Timberlake, "Can't Stop the Feeling!" 3.422 billion
‘CAN’T STOP’ LEADS DIGITAL SONGS: Justin Timberlake’s Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” is 2016’s biggest-selling digital song download, with 2.49 million sold.
ON THE RADIO: “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” was also a monster hit on the radio airwaves, as it was the No. 3 most-heard song on radio in 2016, with 3.422 billion audience impressions for the year. It was the No. 2 most-played song in terms of total number of plays, with 587,000 detections.
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So now Adele has the #1 & #2 best selling digital albums of all time too
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Anti is selling loads of album equivalents more than Lemonade every week, it'll be top 3 very soon.
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We're in 2017 now hun. It can never go Top 3 as that's the final list for 2016. 
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We're in 2017 now hun. It can never go Top 3 as that's the final list for 2016. |
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Originally posted by NX127
Anti is selling loads of album equivalents more than Lemonade every week, it'll be top 3 very soon.
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Too late.
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10 Ariana Grande, Dangerous Woman 1,070,000 322,000 281,000 467,000
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