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Stats: US Single Sales Milestones
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Originally posted by umich
I Gotta Feeling - 8.8 million
Rolling In The Deep - 8.6 million
Happy - 7.33 million
Uptown Funk! - 7.15 million
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UF is gaining fairly rapidly on Happy, as the gap was well over 300k not that long ago. Obviously the Super Bowl and Grammy's boosts helped quite a bit, but UF is still outselling Happy by a 3:1 margin and has for some time now, even prior to the SB.
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Latest big sellers numbers
Happy 7,326,970
Uptown Funk 7,146,158
Lose Yourself 6,914,911
Viva La Vida 6,664,375
Thinking Out Loud 5,108,508
Bohemian Rhapsody 4,102,332
Shake It Off 4,984,653
Hello 4,431,882
See You Again 3,982,173
All I Do Is Win 3,469,451
Hotel California 3,412,413
Shut Up And Dance 3,302,021
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Uptown Funk 7,146,158
Lose Yourself 6,914,911
Hello 4,431,882
Bohemian Rhapsody 4,102,332
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these ones are the most impressive to me.
sales have declined with 25% from feb 2015 to feb 2016, and already in 2014 they were declining heavily compared to the peak years around 2012.
and being such an old, non-event/holiday affiliated (se AIWFCIY or Thriller) and still pretty odd song, for Bohemian Rhapsody to rack up those sales is nothing but incredible!
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Okay here are some sales updates. The first few happened a while back, but I don't know if we've ever mentioned them for milestones.
4.5 Million
Usher -- Yeah (4.611 M)
Zac Brown Band -- Chicken Fried (4.720 M)
3.5 Million
Hinder -- Lips Of An Angel (3.705 M)
3 Million
Panic At The Disco -- I Write Sins Not Tragedies (3.032 M)
Fall Out Boy -- Sugar We're Going Down (3.060 M)
Gwen Stefani -- Hollaback Girl (3.025 M)
Buckcherry -- Crazy Bitch (3.058 M) and the song stalled 56-60 on the Hot 100 (maybe not surprising with that title, but that's a LOT of downloads for a song peaking so low!)
1.5 Million
Drowning Pool -- Bodies (1.751 M)
THIS WEEK
Four Million
Wiz Khalifa/Charlie Puth -- See You Again (4.007 M)
One Million
G-Easy -- Me, Myself, & I (1.024 M)
Charlie Puth -- One Call Away (1.020 M)
Last Week
500,000
Mike Posner -- I Took A Pill In Izba (575k)
Songs close to crossing thresholds and selling well:
7 Years (938k), Stressed Out (1.907 M), NO (483k), My House (1.858 M but selling around 100k/week) Cake By The Ocean (940k), Hello (4.478 M), You Should Be Here (460k), Sugar (3.496 M), 679 (1.953 M).
Songs really close to crossing thresholds but selling more slowly:
Angel (1.494 M), I Won't Give Up (4.469 M) , All I Do Is Win (3.483 M), Lose My Mind (493k), Can't Feel My Face (2.466 M), Shake It Off (4.980-4.985 M, not on HDS T 200, sales estimate)
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Shake It Off almost 5m
One Call Away subtle digital hit
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Hello will probably have to wait 2 more weeks before crossing the 4.5 million threshold.
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Bsdoacao3 has SIO at 4.996 M this week, so my 4.98-4.985 M estimate is likely too low. With 5k more predicted, that would mean SIO (finally) crosses 5 M this coming week! I would think Hello could sell at least 22-23k copies this week to reach 4.5 M, and will reach 5 M well before the end of 2016. UF (7.175 M) should pass 7.5 million, and probably Happy, before the end of 2016 too.
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tbh i Think Hello will be the last released 5 million (if it reaches it), 4 million and possibly even 3 million selling single. altho songs like LY and 7 years might get to it aswell.....
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Okay I FINALLY got updates this week, so let's get started, and they're not in order. With all of the Prince Songs, this takes quite a while!
5 Million
Taylor Swift -- Shake It Off -- I don't have an exact figure, but I know it's crossed 5 M by now.
4.5 Million
Adele -- Hello -- 4.537 M (I still believe this will reach 5 M, but it's slowed WAY down!)
2.5 Million
Fetty Wap -- Trap Queen -- 2.943 M (close to 3 M)
2 Million
Flo-rida -- My House -- 2.115 M
Twenty-One Pilots -- Stressed Out -- 2.051 M
Justin Bieber -- Love Yourself -- 2.381 M (may be a repeat, but getting close to 2.5 M)
Fetty Wap -- 679 -- 1.997 M (next week)
1.5 Million
Prince/Revolution -- When Doves Cry -- 1.584 million.
Of note: This physical single went Platinum under pre-1989 RIAA certifications levels for 2 million, and should be recertified. The last three songs to go Platinum (2 million) copies prior to the change in certifications requirements were Islands In The Stream (1983's only single, Every Breath You Take only went Gold! [1 million]), When Doves Cry (1984, only single, Like A Virgin went Gold), and We Are The World 4X Platinum (1985's only song, 8 million copies). Then no more until the changes in cert levels at start of 89 Chart Year.
Prince -- Purple Rain -- 1.468 million (it'll get there with 32k+ this week even with declining sales), Gold Physical Single (1 million)
One Million
Prince -- Little Red Corvette -- 1.081 million
Prince/Revolution -- Let's Go Crazy -- 1.120 million (Gold physical single, 1 million)
Prince/Revolution -- Kiss -- 1.474 million (this is ahead of Purple Rain but is less likely to pass 1.5 million next week)
Zayn -- Pillowtalk -- 1.092 M
DNCE -- Cake By The Ocean -- 1.119 M
G-Eazy -- Me, Myself & I -- 1.174 M
Lukas Graham -- 7 Years -- 1.360 M
Rihanna/Drake -- Work -- 1.413 M (may be a repeat but now closing in on 1.5M)
Thomas Rhett -- Die A Happy Man -- 1.409 (closing in on 1.5 M)
500,000
Prince -- 1999 -- 874k
Prince/Revolution -- Raspberry Beret -- 818k
Prince/Revolution -- I Would Die For You -- 665k
Designer -- Panda -- 518k
Prince -- I Wanna Be Your Lover -- 511k (Gold Physical Single, 1 million)
Meghan Trainor -- No -- 864k
Fifth Harmony/Ty Dollar Sign -- Work From Home -- 643k
Disturbed -- The Sound Of Silence -- 549k
Ruth B -- Lost Boy -- 553k
Zara Larsson/Mnek -- Never Forget You -- 518k
James Bay -- Let It Go -- 832k (may be a repeat)
Kevin Gates -- Two Phones -- 489k (next week)
Cole Swindell -- You Should Be Here -- 567k
Kelly Clarkson -- Piece By Piece -- 535k
Taylor Swift -- New Romantics -- 537k
Yo Gotti -- Down In The DM -- 504k
Sinead O'Connor -- Nothing Compares To You -- 926k (should eventually reach 1 million downloads, over 1.5 million physical singles)
Updates For Other Big Sellers -- At Or Close To 2 M +
Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars -- Uptown Funk -- 7.230 M
Ed Sheeran -- Thinking Out Loud -- 5.159 M
Wiz Khalifa/Charlie Puth -- See You Again -- 4.043 M
Weekend -- The Hills -- 2.891 M (will reach 3 M before too long)
Rachel Platten -- Fight Song -- 2.744 M
Justin Bieber -- Sorry -- 2.368 M
Shawn Mendes -- Stitches -- 2.325 M
Meghan Trainor/John Legend -- Like I'm Going To Lose You -- 1.918 M
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Hello = the biggest 2015 song and last 4 million seller!
i too hope it'll reach 5 million eventually. and that Adele doesn't have to die for it to happen...
maybe Grammys will take it close to?
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Singles Sales Milestones -- Update as of 16 May 2016 (Data ending 12 May 2016)
500,000
Chainsmokers/Daya -- Don't Let Me Down (567k)
Ariana Grande -- Dangerous Woman (562k)
Tim McGraw -- Humble And Kind (543k)
Kevin Gates -- Two Phones (533k)
DMX -- X Gon' Give It To Ya (513k)
Close to 500,000
Dierks Bentley -- Somewhere On A Beach (437k)
DJ Snake -- Middle (468k)
ONE MILLION
Drake/Future -- Jumpman (1.018M)
Close to One Million
Mike Posner -- I Took A Pill In Ibiza (980k)
Meghan Trainor -- NO (982k)
James Bay -- Let It Go (912k)
Daya -- Hide Away (918k)
1.5 MILLION
Lukas Graham -- 7 Years (1.516 M)
Prince & Revolution -- Purple Rain (1.529 M)
Prince & Revolution -- Kiss (1.510 M)
Close to 1.5M
Rihanna/Drake -- Work (1.475 M)
Thomas Rhett -- Die A Happy Man (1.444 M)
AC/DC -- Thunderstruck (1.466 M)
TWO MILLION
Fetty Wap -- 679 (2.013 M)
Close to Two Million
Meghan Trainor/John Legend -- Like I'm Gonna Lose You (1.935 M)
OTHERS 2 MILLION +
Twenty-One Pilots -- Stressed Out (2.100 M)
Flo Rida -- My House (2.210M)
Justin Bieber -- Love Yourself (2.436 M)
Justin Bieber -- Sorry (2.396 M)
The White Stripes -- Seven Nation Army (2.470 M)
Silento -- Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) (2.407 M)
Shawn Mendes -- Stitches (2.345 M)
The Weekend -- The Hills (2.906 M)
Rachel Platten -- Fight Song (2.761 M)
Walk The Moon -- Shut Up And Dance -- (3.368 M)
AWOLNATION -- Sail (5.966 M)
Khalifa/Puth -- See You Again (4.059M)
Adele -- Hello (4.564 M)
Ed Sheeran -- Thinking Out Loud (5.174 M)
Eminem -- Lose Yourself (6.967 M)
TOP SELLER ON HDS 200
Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars -- Uptown Funk (7.255 M)
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