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Stats: Britney Spears: The Receipts
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Originally posted by slw84
So this doesn't include S&S or WB
That said she should still be top 10 if this is only dated by 3 years now if it were 5 years dated I'd say Drake and Nicki Minaj might have passed her.
They should count features because they all count
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Nor Perfume, nor SMS.
Any idea on Miley's digital sales cause she should be right in that neighborhood? Luckily Britney has better catalog sales
Pharrell Williams may be up there and I think Jay-Z is just slightly below her.
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Originally posted by Eternium
I wouldn't necessarily use the Billboard Hits of the World chart, though, just because they're not official anywhere but the USA and Canada. Their criteria for #1s is often different than most countries' official charts (see: Oricon vs. Billboard Japan or Gaon vs. K-Pop 100).
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Mess.
They just provided us summary (Top 10/20) of other OFFICIAL CHARTS around the world. Example you can go through the books and see that ...Baby One More Time has the same chart run in their summary in France and go to French chart archive, it's the same chart run.
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Originally posted by °ColdFire°
Mess.
They just provided us summary (Top 10/20) of other OFFICIAL CHARTS around the world. Example you can go through the books and see that ...Baby One More Time has the same chart run in their summary in France and go to French chart archive, it's the same chart run.
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Oh, nvm. I'd cross-check just to make sure they reflect each individual country''s official chart but if they do, then I don't see why using them would be a problem
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Let's see:
1. Rihanna - 94,980,000*
2. Taylor Swift - 80,338,000*
3. Katy Perry - 66,383,000*
4. Beyonce - 62,000,000
5. Eminem - 60,000,000
6. Lady Gaga - 51,262,000*
7. Bruno Mars - 49,614,000*
8. The Black Eyed Peas - 45,000,000
9. Maroon 5 - 41,288,000*
10. Flo Rida - 40,000,000
11. Britney Spears - 35,000,000
I have no idea where Nicki Minaj would be (maybe 45M-50) or Drake (35M-40M, I believe). Miley Cyrus may also be up there. Jay-Z should also be up there though he might be right behind Britney. I have no idea how many digital singles he's sold. I also forgot about Kanye
* is an exact number and comes from this flawless source: http://gagadaily.com/index.php/topic...ty-adele-more/
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I need her albums and singles to be properly certified in the US
When its' done I'll be like
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Originally posted by Eternium
Let's see:
1. Rihanna - 94,980,000*
2. Taylor Swift - 80,338,000*
3. Katy Perry - 66,383,000*
4. Beyonce - 62,000,000
5. Eminem - 60,000,000
6. Lady Gaga - 51,262,000*
7. Bruno Mars - 49,614,000*
8. The Black Eyed Peas - 45,000,000
9. Maroon 5 - 41,288,000*
10. Flo Rida - 40,000,000
11. Britney Spears - 35,000,000
I have no idea where Nicki Minaj would be (maybe 45M-50) or Drake (35M-40M, I believe). Miley Cyrus may also be up there. Jay-Z should also be up there though he might be right behind Britney. I have no idea how many digital singles he's sold. I also forgot about Kanye
* is an exact number and comes from this flawless source: http://gagadaily.com/index.php/topic...ty-adele-more/
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Are you sure these are right? because for example how exactly Beyonce went from 30 mill to 62 mill without having big hits after 2009...
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Originally posted by Eternium
Let's see:
1. Rihanna - 94,980,000*
2. Taylor Swift - 80,338,000*
3. Katy Perry - 66,383,000*
4. Beyonce - 62,000,000
5. Eminem - 60,000,000
6. Lady Gaga - 51,262,000*
7. Bruno Mars - 49,614,000*
8. The Black Eyed Peas - 45,000,000
9. Maroon 5 - 41,288,000*
10. Flo Rida - 40,000,000
11. Britney Spears - 35,000,000
I have no idea where Nicki Minaj would be (maybe 45M-50) or Drake (35M-40M, I believe). Miley Cyrus may also be up there. Jay-Z should also be up there though he might be right behind Britney. I have no idea how many digital singles he's sold. I also forgot about Kanye
* is an exact number and comes from this flawless source: http://gagadaily.com/index.php/topic...ty-adele-more/
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Did you count DC for Beyonce? She was at around 30.5M in the early 2012 one, no way she sold 30M singles since then. Unless you're counting DC, but I don't think they counted it. Anyways, Kanye West was already in the top ten in the 2012 list.
And I think all the artists you mentioned are ahead of her, probably. But that's fine, they've all had eras that yielded hits since 2012 + much more current than Britney (not to mention that they are less limited demographically since they have more potential to generate a crossover hit vs. Britney who is limited to top 40). In fact, the only artists that are limited to one/two formats generally in that list are maybe Taylor (now that Country isn't an option), Gaga and Britney. But obvs the former two all debuted post-digital era (2005 - present) so.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Eternium
Let's see:
1. Rihanna - 94,980,000*
2. Taylor Swift - 80,338,000*
3. Katy Perry - 66,383,000*
4. Beyonce - 62,000,000
5. Eminem - 60,000,000
6. Lady Gaga - 51,262,000*
7. Bruno Mars - 49,614,000*
8. The Black Eyed Peas - 45,000,000
9. Maroon 5 - 41,288,000*
10. Flo Rida - 40,000,000
11. Britney Spears - 35,000,000
I have no idea where Nicki Minaj would be (maybe 45M-50) or Drake (35M-40M, I believe). Miley Cyrus may also be up there. Jay-Z should also be up there though he might be right behind Britney. I have no idea how many digital singles he's sold. I also forgot about Kanye
* is an exact number and comes from this flawless source: http://gagadaily.com/index.php/topic...ty-adele-more/
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I highly doubt Bey is that high. Haribo's number includes mobile sales and probably physical singles too. Britney might be higher than 35 million but I need to check.
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...Baby One More Time: 700,000
Sometimes: 105,000
(You Drive Me) Crazy: 150,000
Born To Make You Happy: 50,000
From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart: 40,000
Oops!... I Did It Again: 600,000
Lucky: 245,000
Stronger: 300,000
Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know: 50,000
I'm A Slave 4 U: 650,000
Overprotected: 50,000
I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman: 150,000
I Love Rock N' Roll: 20,000
Boys: 90,000
Me Against The Music: 390,000
Toxic: 2,200,000
Everytime: 605,000
Outrageous: 150,000
My Prerogative: 450,000
Do Somethin': 400,000
Someday (I Will Understand): 80,000
Gimme More: 1,750,000
Piece Of Me: 1,850,000
Break The Ice: 770,000
Womanizer: 3,520,000
Circus: 3,180,000
If U Seek Amy: 1,325,000
Radar: 600,000
3: 2,310,000
Hold It Against Me: 1,620,000
Till The World Ends: 2,980,000
S&M (Remix): 650,000
I Wanna Go: 1,750,000
Criminal: 380,000
Scream & Shout: 3,500,000
Scream & Shout (Remix): 100,000
Ooh La La: 220,000
Work Bitch: 1,000,000
Perfume: 250,000
= Almost 35,200,000. Add 3,300,000 non-singles = 38,500,000. But I'm not sure if they include them or not.
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Originally posted by Anticipating
...Baby One More Time: 700,000
Sometimes: 105,000
(You Drive Me) Crazy: 150,000
Born To Make You Happy: 50,000
From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart: 40,000
Oops!... I Did It Again: 600,000
Lucky: 245,000
Stronger: 300,000
Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know: 50,000
I'm A Slave 4 U: 650,000
Overprotected: 50,000
I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman: 150,000
I Love Rock N' Roll: 20,000
Boys: 90,000
Me Against The Music: 390,000
Toxic: 2,200,000
Everytime: 605,000
Outrageous: 150,000
My Prerogative: 450,000
Do Somethin': 400,000
Someday (I Will Understand): 80,000
Gimme More: 1,750,000
Piece Of Me: 1,850,000
Break The Ice: 770,000
Womanizer: 3,520,000
Circus: 3,180,000
If U Seek Amy: 1,325,000
Radar: 600,000
3: 2,310,000
Hold It Against Me: 1,620,000
Till The World Ends: 2,980,000
S&M (Remix): 650,000
I Wanna Go: 1,750,000
Criminal: 380,000
Scream & Shout: 3,500,000
Scream & Shout (Remix): 100,000
Ooh La La: 220,000
Work Bitch: 1,000,000
Perfume: 250,000
= Almost 35,200,000. Add 3,300,000 non-singles = 38,500,000. But I'm not sure if they include them or not.
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They count only the singles off course..
And haribos numbers r inflated as f***
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Originally posted by coddiecollins
They count only the singles off course..
And haribos numbers r inflated as f***
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Oh, makes sense then. Anyway Miley must be around 37,000,000 including Hannah Montana.
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Its funny tho that the haters and even some members call britney a has been and irrelevant while she only had one ''underperformed''era in which it was NOT even promoted or anything....
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Originally posted by Eternium
Let's see:
1. Rihanna - 94,980,000*
2. Taylor Swift - 80,338,000*
3. Katy Perry - 66,383,000*
4. Beyonce - 62,000,000
5. Eminem - 60,000,000
6. Lady Gaga - 51,262,000*
7. Bruno Mars - 49,614,000*
8. The Black Eyed Peas - 45,000,000
9. Maroon 5 - 41,288,000*
10. Flo Rida - 40,000,000
11. Britney Spears - 35,000,000
I have no idea where Nicki Minaj would be (maybe 45M-50) or Drake (35M-40M, I believe). Miley Cyrus may also be up there. Jay-Z should also be up there though he might be right behind Britney. I have no idea how many digital singles he's sold. I also forgot about Kanye
* is an exact number and comes from this flawless source: http://gagadaily.com/index.php/topic...ty-adele-more/
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Rihallah coming for 100mil with FFS
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Originally posted by coddiecollins
Its funny tho that the haters and even some members call britney a has been and irrelevant while she only had one ''underperformed''era in which it was NOT even promoted or anything....
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It is funny indeed considering BJ had the same amount of Platinum hits as certain "smash!" albums but it's w/e!
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Lemme come through with some SEA's and listen to half of BJ on Spotify
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Originally posted by Anticipating
...Baby One More Time: 700,000
Sometimes: 105,000
(You Drive Me) Crazy: 150,000
Born To Make You Happy: 50,000
From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart: 40,000
Oops!... I Did It Again: 600,000
Lucky: 245,000
Stronger: 300,000
Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know: 50,000
I'm A Slave 4 U: 650,000
Overprotected: 50,000
I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman: 150,000
I Love Rock N' Roll: 20,000
Boys: 90,000
Me Against The Music: 390,000
Toxic: 2,200,000
Everytime: 605,000
Outrageous: 150,000
My Prerogative: 450,000
Do Somethin': 400,000
Someday (I Will Understand): 80,000
Gimme More: 1,750,000
Piece Of Me: 1,850,000
Break The Ice: 770,000
Womanizer: 3,520,000
Circus: 3,180,000
If U Seek Amy: 1,325,000
Radar: 600,000
3: 2,310,000
Hold It Against Me: 1,620,000
Till The World Ends: 2,980,000
S&M (Remix): 650,000
I Wanna Go: 1,750,000
Criminal: 380,000
Scream & Shout: 3,500,000
Scream & Shout (Remix): 100,000
Ooh La La: 220,000
Work Bitch: 1,000,000
Perfume: 250,000
= Almost 35,200,000. Add 3,300,000 non-singles = 38,500,000. But I'm not sure if they include them or not.
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Billboard and Nielsen count digital tracks sold so they'd go with 38.5M. Nng @ me underestimating my own fave
They wouldn't include physical or mobile sales so Bey would probably be below Eminem. I didn't realize those were in the numbers I used
If GDFR doesn't take off for Flo Rida, Britney will pass him. His new era has bombed harder than BJ.
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Originally posted by Eternium
Billboard and Nielsen count digital tracks sold so they'd go with 38.5M. Nng @ me underestimating my own fave
They wouldn't include physical or mobile sales so Bey would probably be below Eminem. I didn't realize those were in the numbers I used
If GDFR doesn't take off for Flo Rida, Britney will pass him. His new era has bombed harder than BJ.
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No way Bey has sold more than the King Em, Haribo has her digital sales at 48,791,705
Anyway, thanks for the list
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Originally posted by Lein
No way Bey has sold more than the King Em, Haribo has her digital sales at 48,791,705
Anyway, thanks for the list
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Yeah, I totally grabbed the wrong number for Bey
If you re-use the chart, keep in mind that all the asterisked numbers are just minimums because they're all confirmed sales instead of estimates (meaning they're missing catalog numbers and mostly from Chart News in 2013).
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Originally posted by Anticipating
It is funny indeed considering BJ had the same amount of Platinum hits as certain "smash!" albums but it's w/e!
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i will stand by this
bj was not a flop
a platinum lead single with ok streaming ..the video is around 150m views and it has around 40m plays in spotify
an album that debuted top 5 and sold around 260k while most of the best selling albums of the year sold 500k...
and all that without ANY KIND OF SUPPORT ...
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Quote:
Originally posted by Eternium
Let's see:
1. Rihanna - 94,980,000*
2. Taylor Swift - 80,338,000*
3. Katy Perry - 66,383,000*
4. Eminem - 60,068,000*
5. Lady Gaga - 51,262,000*
6. Nicki Minaj -50,000,000
7. Bruno Mars - 49,614,000*
8. Beyonce - 48,791,705
9. The Black Eyed Peas - 45,000,000
10. Maroon 5 - 41,288,000*
11. Drake - 40,000,000
12. Flo Rida - 40,000,000
13. Britney Spears - 38,500,000
14. Miley Cyrus - 37,000,000
* is an exact number and comes from this flawless source: http://gagadaily.com/index.php/topic...ty-adele-more/
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My updated guestimates
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