2016: Only 18 Female Releases Sold over 500k in the US.
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From 2016's music releases, only 17 female songs managed to sell over 500k in pure sales (from which only 6 managed to sell over 1 million). It's an all time low compared to 36 2015-female releases and 55 2014-female releases that have sold that amount. Female releases constitute a 32% of this year's total digital sales while groups and bands represent a 58%). The american music industry is projected to face a physical format decline of 17% this year while streaming formats continue to be on the rise.
BESTSELLING 2016 FEMALE SONGS IN THE US
#1 - 1.75 - WORK - Rihanna
#2 - 1.72 - CHEAP THRILLS - Sia
#3 - 1.36 - NO - Meghan Trainor
#4 - 1.05 - JUST LIKE FIRE - P!NK
#5 - 1.03 - ME TOO - Meghan Trainor
#6 - 1.00 - NEEDED ME - Rihanna
#7 - 0.98 - DANGEROUS WOMAN - Ariana Grande
#8 - 0.96 - SEND MY LOVE - Adele
#9 - 0.91 - GOLD - Kiiara
#10 - 0.89 - SORRY - Beyoncé
#11 - 0.81 - HANDS TO MYSELF - Selena Gomez
#12 - 0.78 - FORMATION - Beyoncé
#13 - 0.74 - SIT STILL, LOOK PRETTY - Daya
#14 - 0.67 - HOLD UP - Beyoncé
#15 - 0.61 - SIDE TO SIDE - Ariana Grande
#16 - 0.59 - INTO YOU - Ariana Grande
#17 - 0.57 - WHEN WE WERE YOUNG - Adele
#18 - 0.52 - TRY EVERYTHING - Shakira
Rihanna having 2 out of 6 of the songs that managed to sell over 1 million! Queen of sales! Not to mentioned these were the two most streamed songs on the list as well