[Poe Dameron]

Gaga

[DG1]

Originally posted by cherrychapstick

In comparison with MediaTraffic
1 One Direction Midnight Memories 4.0 (#8 in MediaTraffic with 2.5 million)
2 Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2 3.8 (#4 in MediaTraffic with 2.9 million)
3 Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience 3.6 (#2 in MediaTraffic with 3.8 million)
4 Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox 3.2 (#1 in MediaTraffic with 4.0 million)
5 Daft Punk Random Access Memories 3.2 (#3 in MediaTraffic with 3.1 million)
6 Katy Perry PRISM 2.8 (#14 in MediaTraffic with 1.8 million)
7 Michael Bublé To Be Loved 2.4 (#10 in MediaTraffic with 2.3 million)
8 Imagine Dragons Night Visions 2.4 (#9 in MediaTraffic with 2.3 million)
9 Lady Gaga ARTPOP 2.3 (#25 in MediaTraffic with 1.3 million)
10 Beyoncé Beyoncé 2.3 (#24 in MediaTraffic with 1.4 million)

Notable absentees from IFPI's list:
Pink - The Truth About Love (2.9 million in MediaTraffic)
Mumford & Sons - Babel (2.4 million)
One Direction - Take Me Home (2.4 million)

I guess IFPI didn't account for digital album sales for there was no way for Bruno Mars' Unorthodox Jukebox to exceed its shipments. Or whatever.

I think it's different tracking periods. Bey sold 1M in 5 days, so there's no way she only sold only 1.4M in 2013.

Either way, MediaTraffic is unofficial and no one knows it, so it doesn't really matter what they say.

[Superpower]

Originally posted by DG1

2.3M for BEYONCÉ in a mere 3 weeks.

[Bad Wolf]

Originally posted by EdgeOfAddiction

If this chart is based on shipments and not on actual sales, why does ATRL treat this publication as the Holy Bible? Or was that just Jolie's Lips/pre-ARTPOP Monsters?
Mediatraffic > IFPI

It's the only official and credible source aside from Nielsen/HDD/Billboard.

*shrugs*

[Ben.M.]

soo album sales include shipments?

[Kworb]

Don't forget these are just the figures reported to IFPI by the major labels. This means the methodology and tracking period could be different for each label. And the labels can report whatever they want, no one except them can actually verify the data.

[sadnews]

Simple fact people.
Ifpi = official physical shipment + digital sales by lable.
Mediatraffic= sales estimation from one person's fun hobby.

[Mikeymoonshine]

Originally posted by Ben.M.

soo album sales include shipments?

I have no idea

Everyone is shading each other for thinking one way or the other but nobody can provide receipts either way.

[JustActinUP]

Mediatraffic only calculate album sales from 10 countries. So they are not credible.

[cherrychapstick]

Originally posted by DG1

I think it's different tracking periods. Bey sold 1M in 5 days, so there's no way she only sold only 1.4M in 2013.

Either way, MediaTraffic is unofficial and no one knows it, so it doesn't really matter what they say.

Actually, the tracking period made everything more confusing:

From 2009 to 2011, their tracking period was November to November:

12 months to November 2011
http://http://www.google.com/url?sa=...62922401,d.cGU

12 months to November 2010
http://http://www.google.com/url?sa=...62922401,d.cGU

12 months to November 2009
http://http://www.google.com/url?sa=...62922401,d.cGU

Well, it's possible that they've changed the tracking period starting 2012, but it would be surprising why the change was implemented after consistently adhering to the November to November tracking period without giving a reason why.

Oh well, IFPI has always been weird. But, congrats to those who made it to the list I guess.

And hey, Katy Perry's Roar at 9.9 million! At least 8 million of those were sales!

[JustActinUP]

Originally posted by DG1

I think it's different tracking periods. Bey sold 1M in 5 days, so there's no way she only sold only 1.4M in 2013.

Either way, MediaTraffic is unofficial and no one knows it, so it doesn't really matter what they say.

This!!! Plus Apple did put out a press release stating how she sold in 5 days (1M)

[sadnews]

Originally posted by Mikeymoonshine

I have no idea

Everyone is shading each other for thinking one way or the other but nobody can provide receipts either way.

You can google it all those old ifpi year end chart. And you will see big numbers for q4 release because it is based on shipment.

[Mikeymoonshine]

Originally posted by sadnews

You can google it all those old ifpi year end chart. And you will see big numbers for q4 release because it is based on shipment.

That's not really a receipt but I can see what you mean, It probably is shipments.

[Sanni]

Slay Gaga with a flop era

[IVY]

8 Bruno Mars When I Was Your Man 8.3

OMG slay king, another classic.

And UJ has sold 6m so far.

[J a y]

Gaga her decline

[LanaDReyOnline]

Originally posted by JustActinUP

Mediatraffic only calculate album sales from 10 countries. So they are not credible.

* 32

[Reaper]

Originally posted by LanaDReyOnline

* 32

And these countries cover 95% of music industry. So their numbers are mostly accurate.

[Ben.M.]

Originally posted by Mikeymoonshine

I have no idea

Everyone is shading each other for thinking one way or the other but nobody can provide receipts either way.

exactly lol all the stan bases are confused i was happy when i thought roar sold 10m

[Ben.M.]

Originally posted by Kworb

Don't forget these are just the figures reported to IFPI by the major labels. This means the methodology and tracking period could be different for each label. And the labels can report whatever they want, no one except them can actually verify the data.

ohh thanks for the clarification, it shows how unreliable these are then tbh