It’s certainly true that Adele’s 25 was by far the best-selling Album of 2015. 25’s first week US sales figure (3.33m) was the biggest in Nielsen Soundscan history! Its full-year sales tally (7.44m) was bigger than the next five biggest LPs (Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, Drake, Sam Smith) combined;
It was the biggest-selling CD album (5.02m), digital album (2.31m) and vinyl album (116k) of the year. Adele’s 25 is the US’s biggest annual seller since Usher’s Confessions back in 2004, which shifted 7.98m copies in the US that year. 50 Cent got close in 2003 (6.54m), Eminem pipped her in 2002 (7.61m) and NSync almost hit 10m sales back in 2000 (9.94m).
Globally, the album debuted at number one in over 25 countries and broke first-week sales records in multiple markets, including the United Kingdom; 25 eventually became the best-selling album of 2015 in the US and UK market and has sold over 19 million copies worldwide. Many journalists felt that the album impacted the music industry by encouraging the public to return to buying physical albums, instead of downloading or streaming.
25 continues to be the best-selling Album of 2016, with total sales of over 2,500,000 globally since January 1, 2016.
'Tennen Kinen Members Best Selection', the third compilation by Japanese rock band Ikimono Gakari starts with 137,000 sales according to Oricon. Adele's '25' remains at No.2 with 114,000 sales, a 4% sales decline compared to the previous week. Since its release in November 2015 the album has sold 17,53 million copies. Ten years after her last solo album, former No Doubt lead vocalist Gwen Stefani returns on the scene with 'This Is What The Truth Feels Like'. The album debuts at no.3 globally with 102,000 sales, 76,200 of it in the United States alone, another 4,800 units in United Kingdom, 4,500 in Canada and 1,800 in Australia. Gwen's former studio albums were big
'Love, Angel, Music, Baby' from 2004 sold around 8 million copies to date. Even more successful was No Doubt's 'Tragic Kingdom' from 1995 with the global single hit 'Don't Speak' (no.6 on the year-end chart 1997). This album sold approximately 16 million copies to date!
Back to this week's hitlist, right behind Gwen Stefani is the German indie-band AnnenMayKantereit at no.4 with their debut major album 'Alles Nix Konkretes' and 74,000 sales. Closing the top five is 68 year-old punk legend Iggy Pop. His 17th solo studio album in 40 years, 'Post Pop Depression', arrives at no.5 globally with 69,000 copies sold. Some additional sales stats: 'Revival' by Selena Gomez sold 9.000 copies last week and reaches a total of 671,000 so far, 'Get Weird' by Little Mix sold also 9,000 units last week, 669,000 so far, 'I Cry When I Laugh' by Jess Glynne sold 12,000 units last week and has a total of 923,000 units so far, 'Handwritten' by Shawn Mendes sold 778,000 copies so far, 'Blackstar' by David Bowie 1,643,000, and 'Blurryface' by Twenty One Pilots 984,000.
The song rises from No.2 to No.1 in its ninth week on the global chart. It's the first time ever, that a tune from Denmark reaches the top of the Global Track Chart! Aqua's "Barbie Girl" remained ten weeks at No.2 globally in 1997. But it was never No.1, because of Elton Johns superseller "Candle In The Wind".
Back to the current hitlist, 'Work' by Rihanna feat. Drake returns to No.2. Twenty One Pilots' "Stressed Out" jumps from No.5 to No.3 and celebrates a new peak on the Global Chart.
The highest debut of the week is the seven member Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2 with their new single smash 'Gravity'. The Single debuts at No.19.
'Kimi Wa Melody' is the 22nd number one hit for this hugely popular Japanese Girl Band! The only other two Acts in history to have had 22 Number Ones are Madonna and Elvis Presley!
'Kimi Wa Melody' is the 29th Global Top 10 success for AKB 48! Only Michael Jackson (33), The Beatles (38), ELVIS PRESLEY (43) and Madonna (47) have had more hit Songs in the Global Top 10.
AKB48 has replaced Rihanna's 'Work', after three weeks at No.1. The song slips to No.3.
Lukas Graham's '7 Years' overtakes 'Work', at No.2 and looks destined to become next week's new global number one!
'Dangerous Woman', the title track of Ariana Grande's upcoming third studio album, shoots to No.9 as this week's second highest debut.
'2016: Au Rendez Vouz Des Enfoirés' is the World's best-selling Album this week, and debuts, selling 146,000 copies, with 135,000 of those in France! Les Enfoirés is a group of French-speaking artists who give every year, since 1986, a charity concert in aid of the organization Les Restos du Cœur. It's the largest media event in the francophone world.
Adele's '25' remains at No.2 for a third consecutive week, despite a considerable 27% sales dip to 119,000. Her former LP '21' has been 150 weeks on the Top 40 list, a historic record! '21' has sold 27,879,000 copies so far. '25' has sold a total of 17,417,000.
Justin Bieber's 'Purpose' slips one slot to no.4 with sales last week of 71,000.
At No.3, is the 7th studio album by the five-member Japanese boy Band News. 'Quartetto' debuted with sales of 109,000, according to Oricon.
The third highest debut of the week is the new album by the American metalcore band Killswitch Engage. 'Incarnate' closes the top five with sales of 59,000.
'Dark Sky Island' by Enya sold 11.000 copies last week and reaches a total of 894,000 so far.
'Get Weird' by Little Mix sold 10,000 units last week, and 660,000 so far.
'Delirium' by Ellie Goulding sold 12,000 units last week and has a total of 630,000 units so far.
'My Everything' by Ariana Grande has sold 1,769,000 as of today.
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