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Music News: Nielsen: U.S. digital music sales flat this year
Member Since: 11/24/2006
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Originally posted by YoYo
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lmao u better tell them
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Originally posted by YoYo
Oop
But wait, that still puts her under taylor
12.3 + 2.4 = 14.7
Taylor's 14.76
and I......dont know why I'm defending taylor over beyonce
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Boy hush, her other singles have sold more since that update, Single Ladies for instance is 4.26 now.
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Member Since: 11/24/2009
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Originally posted by Vini
Taylor is STILL Billboard's best-selling digital artist
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On which planet, in which galaxy, and in what parallel dimension?
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Member Since: 11/7/2009
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They haven't made any announcement on any artist passing her... So...
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Member Since: 5/21/2009
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Originally posted by Satellites
I dont care, Beyonce sold well over 15 million digital singles.
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So? It was still failed shade on your behalf. ^_^
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Originally posted by Naaji GaGa
DEAD @ Anybody thinking just because they had massive "digital sales" & big "# 1's" thinks that is impressive.
Not here for Ke$hit selling only 2 million albums WW & only being shipped for 1 million Units in the US & still not platinum (even though she think she is). #Failure
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But that's not the point of the article. We're talking digital sales, not album. ^_^
Oh, and is that a nickname outside of 'SYG'? Interesting! ^_^
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Originally posted by Haus_of_Nicole
On which planet, in which galaxy, and in what parallel dimension?
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Preach.
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Originally posted by Haus_of_Nicole
On which planet, in which galaxy, and in what parallel dimension?
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Taylor is a local girl but as of the end of last year she actually was the highest-selling digital artist in the U.S.
Top 10 Digital Artists of SoundScan Era
1) Taylor Swift - 24,329,000
2) Rihanna - 23,577,000
3) Black Eyed Peas - 22,493,000
4) Kanye West - 21,842,000
5) Beyonce - 21,637,000
6) Nickelback - 20,366,000
7) Michael Jackson - 19,225,000
8) Britney Spears - 18,961,000
9) T.I. - 18,153,000
10) Eminem - 17,941,000
As for 2009....
2009 Top 10 Digital Track Artists:
1) Lady Gaga - 15,297,000
2) Black Eyed Peas - 12,988,000
3) Michael Jackson - 12,355,000
4) Taylor Swift - 12,302,000
5) Beyonce - 9,261,000
6) Flo Rida - 8,402,000
7) Miley Cyrus - 8,327,000
8) Britney Spears - 7,424,000
9) Eminem - 6,283,000
10) T.I. - 6,277,000
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/s...77&newsLang=en
I'm sure the all-time list looks at lot different now. Rihanna is probably #1, Eminem is probably a lot higher, and Gaga is likely in the top 10.
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5) Beyonce - 9,261,000
That's all she sold last year? Ke$ha will outsell her in a year that's fallen "flat".
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Originally posted by Haus_of_Nicole
On which planet, in which galaxy, and in what parallel dimension?
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On Earth, actually. Do the math below.
Taylor Swift + Fearless + "Mine" > The Fame Monster
Good news for you though is that GaGa is poised to overtake Taylor sometime in 2011.
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Member Since: 8/8/2006
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Originally posted by benzene_dream
Taylor is a local girl but as of the end of last year she actually was the highest-selling digital artist in the U.S.
Top 10 Digital Artists of SoundScan Era
1) Taylor Swift - 24,329,000
2) Rihanna - 23,577,000
3) Black Eyed Peas - 22,493,000
4) Kanye West - 21,842,000
5) Beyonce - 21,637,000
6) Nickelback - 20,366,000
7) Michael Jackson - 19,225,000
8) Britney Spears - 18,961,000
9) T.I. - 18,153,000
10) Eminem - 17,941,000
As for 2009....
2009 Top 10 Digital Track Artists:
1) Lady Gaga - 15,297,000
2) Black Eyed Peas - 12,988,000
3) Michael Jackson - 12,355,000
4) Taylor Swift - 12,302,000
5) Beyonce - 9,261,000
6) Flo Rida - 8,402,000
7) Miley Cyrus - 8,327,000
8) Britney Spears - 7,424,000
9) Eminem - 6,283,000
10) T.I. - 6,277,000
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/s...77&newsLang=en
I'm sure the all-time list looks at lot different now. Rihanna is probably #1, Eminem is probably a lot higher, and Gaga is likely in the top 10.
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Rihanna, Lady Gaga, BEP and Beyonce already outsold Taylor taking into account this year, I think
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Originally posted by chemist
Rihanna, Lady Gaga, BEP and Beyonce already outsold Taylor taking into account this year, I think
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Rihanna and BEP, most likely. Not sure about Gaga or Bey. Going by the article bobbymfw posted, Gaga is probably still a little behind (there was just such a huge gap between them before this year). Gaga will definitely overtake her by next year though, considering how many of her songs are still in the top 200 on iTunes.
Bey hasn't really had any major releases this year aside from Telephone, and that isn't enough to close the gap after adding in Mine.
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If only Beyoncé released an Album this year
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crap music doesn't sell well.. i see....
amy winehouse, lady gaga, beyoncè will save the situation in the 2011
taylor will save the last part of 2010
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Originally posted by love100
crap music doesn't sell well.. i see....
amy winehouse, lady gaga, beyoncè will save the situation in the 2011
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And everybody knows it
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Originally posted by chemist
Rihanna, Lady Gaga, BEP and Beyonce already outsold Taylor taking into account this year, I think
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Only Rihanna.
Taylor was at 28 million (last updated sales: august)
Gaga was at 25 million (last update: june-july) so she must be at 26.5 million by now
Beyonce was at 23.6 million (last update: end of may)
It's a really close race, but with Rihanna collaborating with half the world, I don't think anybody can catch up with her.
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Originally posted by Erik
5) Beyonce - 9,261,000
That's all she sold last year? Ke$ha will outsell her in a year that's fallen "flat".
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Albums artist .
& two of her singles were released in '08
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Originally posted by Satellites
Beyonce, BEP, and Gaga!
Rihanna, Katy, Kesha
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You realize 'flat' means the same, right? So in your attempt to shade Rihanna, Katy and Ke$ha what you're actually saying is they're equal to Beyonce, BEP and Gaga.
Just thought I'd clear that up...
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Member Since: 7/23/2010
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Originally posted by Vini
Taylor is STILL Billboard's best-selling digital artist
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And the music market resurgence will begin on October 25. Taylor is about to slay again!
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Besides "Single Ladies", what did Beyonce contribute to 2008/2009? The props definitely go more towards BEP & GaGa.
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Originally posted by Haus_of_Nicole
On which planet, in which galaxy, and in what parallel dimension?
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If it's not Taylor, then it's Rihanna. And if it's not Rihanna, then it's definitely not Lady Gaga.
Sadly, I think that Taylor is still at top.
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