I don't believe the IFPI numbers though. No way Tik Tok sold 13M in a year...
IFPI is about as official as it gets, so I dunno what to tell you. I would think the Paramore song being so high would be the more disconcerting stat...
There are usually estimations that float around based on available digital sales data from the major markets. For instance, one of the better trackers over at UKMIX estimates that Born This Way has sold 2.5m worldwide so far.
For official numbers, IFPI releases an annual report of worldwide best sellers.
Is the IFPI report the same one that had crushcrushcrush by Paramore as the #10 best selling song of the previous year?
Hold It Against Me = 1.852.000
What The Hell = 1.359.000
Born This Way = 1.998.000
On The Floor = 419.000
I Need A Doctor = 756.000
Till The World Ends = 90.000
Hold It Against Me = 1.852.000
What The Hell = 1.359.000
Born This Way = 1.998.000
On The Floor = 419.000
I Need A Doctor = 756.000
Till The World Ends = 90.000
seeing that Only girl 'only sold' 2.7 Million in the US, it was a HUGE HUGE hit outside the US. 7 million points means sales of around 10 Million, so OG probably sold 7 million outside the US, amazing!
seeing that Only girl 'only sold' 2.7 Million in the US, it was a HUGE HUGE hit outside the US. 7 million points means sales of around 10 Million, so OG probably sold 7 million outside the US, amazing!
Hopefully Born This Way can scrape another week on the UWC next week.
She'll be on top easily next week. She's still selling better than the rest of the world (apart from big Japanese releases, and I don't think there are any this week) and her airplay was third last week and has increased this week.