According to Mediatraffic, Unapologetic was at 3.5 Million sales by the time the 2013 year-end chart was posted
Wasn't there a long debate on ATRL about the reliability of Mediatraffic? Anyway, like I said Unapologetic might very well be around 3.5 million copies shipped worldwide.
Diamonds and Stay were bigger outside of the US than Katy's singles and Katy isn't really a big touring act outside of the US and Australia! Just being honest
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Originally posted by Summertime Love
Last time I checked, Unapologetic sales were at 3 million WW as of May 2014 and Prism outdated sales were at 2.8 million copies worldwide by the end of December 2013 according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
Was last time you checked a year and a half ago? Unapologetic is confirmed over 3.5 million and most likely closer to 4 million Keep up with your receipts please
Diamonds is over 4 million
Stay is well over 4 million
Pour It Up went platinum even before it's video came out months later
The Now twins are both 500k+ at least
Lov7 Song isn't an official single but is around 300k
Diamonds is bigger than Dark Horse / Roar worldwide, too.
Unapologetic.
I feel like people were talking about Rihanna more than Katy. Stay, Diamonds, Pour It Up all felt big either on a social or radio level. I mean, just look at the sales of Lov7 Song.
Wait... what even? Are you sure Dimaonds sold only 3.5 million copies in the US? I thought it was hugeeeeee.
3.5 million is very good but judging by all that we hear about this song's incredible commercial performance from our dear ATRLers, that's a bit disappointing if you allow me to say.
Too bad we have incontestable receipts to prove you wrong.
PRISM wins the single sales, album sales, streaming categories at least in the US.
Yeah that's true. PRISM and Unap. both have multi-platinum US singles which is something some haven't seen in years. So, they're both very successful - overall Rihanna's mega-smash release has the global edge.
Diamonds and Stay were bigger outside of the US than Katy's singles and Katy isn't really a big touring act outside of the US and Australia! Just being honest
Was last time you checked a year and a half ago? Unapologetic is confirmed over 3.5 million and most likely closer to 4 million Keep up with your receipts please
What do you even mean? A year and a half ago? Would that mean Unapologetic was at 3 million copies WW by March 2013 which translates to four months after its release?
Diamonds is over 4 million
Stay is well over 4 million
Pour It Up went platinum even before it's video came out months later
The Now twins are both 500k+ at least
Lov7 Song isn't an official single but is around 300k
Diamonds is bigger than Dark Horse / Roar worldwide, too.
Okay you're right about the US Sales but katy still wins in that category.
Also, Roar sold 10M in 4 months, Diamonds failed to make the list with 3 months
What do you even mean? A year and a half ago? Would that mean Unapologetic was at 3 million copies WW by March 2013 which translates to four months after its release?
It was clearly an exaggeration sweetie. Your trolling is out of control in this thread!
Diamonds is over 4 million
Stay is well over 4 million
Pour It Up went platinum even before it's video came out months later
The Now twins are both 500k+ at least
Lov7 Song isn't an official single but is around 300k
Diamonds is bigger than Dark Horse / Roar worldwide, too.
It's certified four-times platinum with streaming. It's not over 4 million downloads.
Diamonds was bigger than Roar and Dark Horse in Europe.
Even if Diamonds was bigger in Europe, I'm sure that Roar and DH are bigger hits overall. Katy will match or outgross DWT and the album sales will end up being very comparable (esp given today's climate). PRISM is bigger. UA felt almost like a non-event, to me at least.