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Stats: Britney Spears: The Receipts
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Originally posted by Haribo
United Kingdom: It's not certified gold so its sales aren't over 100k.
Spain: 20k is way too much. Spanish album sales are awful; the #100 album doesn't even sell 100 copies. Must be at 10k maximum.
Netherlands: That's too much. As you said, that Kingdom ain't here for ha.
Ireland: not sure it's good for platinum in sales.
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In August 2011 it was 81k. It was still selling 1k in next few weeks. It was 90k+ in the end of 2011.
So if some album isn't certified, it can't sell that much? Very logical thoughts.
And UK using shipments for certifications not sales.
I would love to see your breakdown sales for FF and Circus in Europe.
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Originally posted by °ColdFire°
In August 2011 it was 81k. It was still selling 1k in next few weeks. It was 90k+ in the end of 2011.
So if some album isn't certified, it can't sell that much? Very logical thoughts.
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Certifications in the United Kingdom are automatic and Femme Fatale was only certified silver (60k) in July 2013 so its total sales aren't over 100k (yet).
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Originally posted by Haribo
Off my head...
Spain: 30k is too much.
Netherlands: That's too much.
Turkey: why 20k?
United Kingdom: It's not certified gold so its sales aren't over 100k.
Spain: 20k is way too much. Spanish album sales are awful; the #100 album doesn't even sell 100 copies. Must be at 10k maximum.
Netherlands: That's too much. As you said, that Kingdom ain't here for ha.
Ireland: not sure it's good for platinum in sales.
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How is it too much? The Spanish market was a lot healthier back in 2008 and Circus debuted in the Top 10 in December so it's debut sales alone must have been really good. Gold was 40,000 at the time so it's honestly not a stretch. I know sales are awful now but they were good in 2008 and even decent in 2011. Circus performed similar to In The Zone and that album was certified Gold there. But now that I think about it, 25k seems more reasonable.
As for Turkey, I'm basing it on the success of previous albums and the certifications levels at the time. BOMT went 2x Platinum (200,000), OIDIA went Diamond (300,000), Britney went Platinum (100,000), and ITZ went Gold (50,000), so she's always been a big seller there. The Circus era was also a big success there (Womanizer and Circus were huge) so 20,000 for the album which would be 2x Platinum at the time seems reasonable.
Circus opened with nearly 5,000 in the Netherlands and charted for another 11 weeks (pretty good for her), so 25,000 sold to date is possible. But I'm gonna put it at 20k just to be sure.
We got confirmed sales for Femme Fatale in the UK at the end of 2011 and they were around 95,000 so other members on UKMix estimated around 105-110k last year. I don't know why the BPI only certified it Silver.
Femme Fatale is her highest charting album in the Netherlands since 2004 and it charted for 8 weeks (only 4 less than Circus), so I don't see how 15,000 is too much. But I'll put it at 10,000 just to be sure.
And Femme Fatale charted for over 30 weeks in Spain and we got estimated sales of 10,000 in 2012. But I think 15,000 is a better figure so I'm gonna change it to that.
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Originally posted by Haribo
Certifications in the United Kingdom are automatic and Femme Fatale was only certified silver (60k) in July 2013 so its total sales aren't over 100k (yet).
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So if they are automatic, it sold 60k?
On the same day they certificated The Singles Collection, ...BOMT and GH:MP.
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I updated Circus to 1.05m and FF to 445k cause some were definitely overestimated. Thanks for the help, Haribo. I'd love to see more estimations though.
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^ No problem.
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Originally posted by Antidote.
How is it too much? The Spanish market was a lot healthier back in 2008 and Circus debuted in the Top 10 in December so it's debut sales alone must have been really good. Gold was 40,000 at the time so it's honestly not a stretch. I know sales are awful now but they were good in 2008 and even decent in 2011. Circus performed similar to In The Zone and that album was certified Gold there. But now that I think about it, 25k seems more reasonable.
As for Turkey, I'm basing it on the success of previous albums and the certifications levels at the time. BOMT went 2x Platinum (200,000), OIDIA went Diamond (300,000), Britney went Platinum (100,000), and ITZ went Gold (50,000), so she's always been a big seller there. The Circus era was also a big success there (Womanizer and Circus were huge) so 20,000 for the album which would be 2x Platinum at the time seems reasonable.
Circus opened with nearly 5,000 in the Netherlands and charted for another 11 weeks (pretty good for her), so 25,000 sold to date is possible. But I'm gonna put it at 20k just to be sure.
We got confirmed sales for Femme Fatale in the UK at the end of 2011 and they were around 95,000 so other members on UKMix estimated around 105-110k last year. I don't know why the BPI only certified it Silver.
Femme Fatale is her highest charting album in the Netherlands since 2004 and it charted for 8 weeks (only 4 less than Circus), so I don't see how 15,000 is too much. But I'll put it at 10,000 just to be sure.
And Femme Fatale charted for over 30 weeks in Spain and we got estimated sales of 10,000 in 2012. But I think 15,000 is a better figure so I'm gonna change it to that.
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It was. But still, 20k is more likely.
It opened with 5k? Well, 20k looks plausible then.
Femme Fatale sold around 85-90k in the U.K. in 2011 (year-end position: #139). Its total sales are definitely not over 100k unless it's an error from the BPI but it's unlikely.
But it was charting in April, not in December. It must've sold 3k at best in its first week there.
I'm quite sure Femme Fatale isn't at 15k in Spain.
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http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=80566
I just did some re-search and Femme Fatale was at 4,600 in Spain after 1 month, selling 500 copies at #21, so 10,000 is definitely a better figure. It charted for 26 more weeks after that but sales were quite low. I didn't realize the Spanish market was this bad even three years ago. The #1 album must be selling like 3,000 now.
And yeah, I put 10k for FF and 20k for Circus in the Netherlands .
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Originally posted by Haribo
It was. But still, 20k is more likely.
It opened with 5k? Well, 20k looks plausible then.
Femme Fatale sold around 85-90k in the U.K. in 2011 (year-end position: #139). Its total sales are definitely not over 100k unless it's an error from the BPI but it's unlikely.
But it was charting in April, not in December. It must've sold 3k at best in its first week there.
I'm quite sure Femme Fatale isn't at 15k in Spain.
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It sold 4,149 copies in 1st week.
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When people who don't even like Britney come into her receipts thread with no other motive but to nitpick and critique figures. Gotta love that!
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Circus did very well, wow!
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Up-to-date estimations of her single sales in the US:
Digital:
Womanizer - 3,500,000
Scream & Shout - 3,500,000
Circus - 3,150,000
Till The World Ends - 2,950,000
3 - 2,300,000
Toxic - 2,180,000
Piece Of Me - 1,850,000
I Wanna Go - 1,750,000
Gimme More - 1,750,000
Hold It Against Me - 1,625,000
If U Seek Amy - 1,300,000
Work Bitch - 905,000
Break The Ice - 760,000
...Baby One More Time - 650,000
S&M (Remix) - 650,000
I'm A Slave 4 U - 620,000
Everytime - 600,000
Oops!... I Did It Again - 585,000
Radar - 575,000
My Prerogative - 450,000
Do Somethin' - 400,000
Me Against The Music - 375,000
Criminal - 350,000
Stronger - 290,000
Perfume - 245,000
Lucky - 240,000
Ooh La La - 200,000
My Only Wish (This Year) - 200,000
I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman - 150,000
(You Drive Me) Crazy - 135,000
Outrageous - 130,000
Sometimes - 100,000
Boys - 90,000
Someday (I Will Understand) 75,000
Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know - 55,000
Overprotected - 50,000
Born To Make You Happy - 40,000
From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart - 40,000
And Then We Kiss - 30,000
Total: 34,850,000
Tracks:
Shattered Glass - 200,000
Toy Soldier - 130,000
Cinderella - 120,000
Kil The Lights - 100,000
Get Naked (I Got A Plan) - 100,000
Ooh Ooh Baby - 95,000
Freakshow - 90,000
Up' N Down - 90,000
Unusual You - 75,000
Breathe On Me - 70,000
Out From Under - 70,000
Hot As Ice - 60,000
Big Fat Bass - 60,000
Inside Out - 50,000
Drop Dead (Beautiful) - 50,000
S&M (Bangerz) - 50,000
I've Just Begun (Havin My Fun) - 45,000
How I Roll - 40,000
Trouble For Me - 40,000
Touch Of My Hand - 40,000
Inside Out - 40,000
Mannequin - 35,000
Selfish - 30,000
Gasoline - 30,000
Chaotic - 30,000
It Should Be Easy - 30,000
Don't Keep Me Waiting - 25,000
Trip To Your Heart - 20,000
Mona Lisa - 20,000
I Love Rock N' Roll - 20,000
That's Where You Take Me - 20,000
Shadow - 20,000
Alien - 15,000
The Answer - 10,000
Don't Hang Up - 10,000
Total: 1,850,000
Physical:
...Baby One More Time - 1,412,000
Sometimes - 3,000
(You Drive Me) Crazy - 28,000
From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart - 778,000
Oops!... I Did It Again - 57,000
Lucky - 6,000
Stronger - 415,000
I'm A Slave 4 U - 32,000
Me Against The Music - 60,000
Toxic - 12,000
Everytime - 5,500
Total: 2,845,000
Mastertones:
Toxic - 500,000
Total: 40,050,000 singles sold.
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TTWE is only 50k away from 3x platinum
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TTWE nearly 3x platinum and WB at 900k. We gotta find a way to push these
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Britney has sold 36,144,000 albums in the US through Soundscan + Sony BMG. We know for a fact that BOMT sold over 2,000,000 through Columbia House (which was an even bigger club than Sony BMG), so that alone should put her at 38,144,000, but sadly we don't have confirmed figures for other albums. " MJDangerous" (a very respectable user on UKMix forums) estimated 1,500,000 for OIDIA, 400,000 for Britney, 200,000 for ITZ, and 400,000 for GH:MP back in 2007.
So her US sales should look like this (also adding updated Soundscan sales)
...Baby One More Time: 14,200,000
Oops!... I Did It Again: 11,950,000
Britney: 5,400,000
In The Zone: 3,200,000
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative: 1,800,000
B In The Mix: 150,000
Blackout: 1,020,000
Circus: 1,700,000
The Singles Collection: 250,000
Femme Fatale: 785,000
B In The Mix 2: 30,000
Playlist: The Very Best Of Britney Spears: 100,000+
Britney Jean: 260,000
Total: 40,845,000
That's about 82,300,000 records sold in the US.
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Originally posted by MelfestKpop
TTWE nearly 3x platinum and WB at 900k. We gotta find a way to push these
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A download week for Work Bitch on September 17th could work, anyone up for it?
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Originally posted by Antidote.
A download week for Work Bitch on September 17th could work, anyone up for it?
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Yes!
That would mean a platinum single in every single era
I'd like to know updated BJ sales as well. She's definitely selling physical copies of that, and all other albums at her store in Vegas
Toxic has been charting for like 6 months now
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Considering half of her singles were released before digital era and her peak, her digital numbers are very good
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The OP
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