Wonder how your favourite artist's album sold this year? Well wonder no more as we present the 2011 Global Album Chart!
Its sure been a good year for our Divas- scoring over half the places in the top 10- but its been a special year for one in particular: Adele!
The British singer manages to take not only the number one spot with second album 21- with sales that equal the next three albums combined-but also manages to occupy another slot, at number 7, with her debute album 19. With 21 having sold close to another half a million in the States alone last week it looks like the album will reach double diamond- sales of 20 million- by the middle of next year. Something unheard of in this day and age.
Interestingly, this chart confirms the suspicion I had in the year that team Gaga were putting about inflated sales figures- often quoting sales of over 8 million- to make her new album appear like it was selling better than it was. However, Born this Way still managed to come in second place with a respectable 5 million sales by the closing of the year. A feat that would have looked more impressive had they not over hyped its figures in the first place.
The real surprise for me on the chart- non Diva related- is how many albums Michel Bublé has managed to shift with his newly released Christmas album, Christmas. I never realised he was so popular! Also who is buying Bruno Mars?!!? Honestly!
2011 END OF YEAR ALBUM CHART RUN DOWN:
NOTE: Albums numbers only include those sold in 2011
NOTE: Albums numbers only include those sold in 2011
01 Adele - 21
15,3 million copies
02 Lady GaGa - Born This Way
5,4 million copies
03 Michael Bublé - Christmas
5,2 million copies
04 Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans
4,0 million copies
05 Rihanna - Loud
3,4 million copies
06 Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
3,3 million copies
07 Adele - 19
2,8 million copies
08 Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
2,2 million copies
09 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
2,1 million copies
10 Beyoncé - 4
2,1 million copies
11 Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV
2,1 million copies
12 Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
2,0 million copies
13 Justin Bieber - Under The Mistletoe
2,0 million copies
14 Justin Bieber - My Worlds
1,8 million copies
15 Pink - Greatest Hits So Far
1,8 million copies
16 Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You
1,7 million copies
17 Black Eyed Peas - The Beginning
1,7 million copies
18 Rihanna - Talk That Talk
1,7 million copies
19 Jason Aldean - My Kinda Party
1,7 million copieS
20 Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne
1,6 million copies
21 David Guetta - Nothing But The Beat
1,6 million copies
22 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
1,5 million copies
23 Lady GaGa - The Fame (Monster)
1,5 million copies
24 Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures
1,5 million copies
25 Britney Spears - Femme Fatale
1,5 million copies
26 Lady Antebellum - Own The Night
1,4 million copies
27 Drake - Take Care
1,4 million copies
28 Tony Bennett - Duets II
1,4 million copies
29 LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking
1,3 million copies
30 Jessie J - Who You Are
1,3 million copies
31 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
1,3 million copies
32 Avril Lavigne - Goodbye Lullaby
1,3 million copies
33 Chris Brown - F.A.M.E.
Jive - 1,2 million copies
34 Taylor Swift - Speak Now
1,2 million copies
35 Eminem - Recovery
1,2 million copies
36 Justin Bieber - Never Say Never (The Remixes)
1,2 million copies
37 Nickelback - Here And Now
1,1 million copies
38 Bad Meets Evil - Hell: The Sequel
1,1 million copies
39 Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials
1,1 million copies
40 Susan Boyle - Someone To Watch Over Me
1,1 million copies
Source: http://www.mediatraffic.de/year-end-albums.htm
