2021-2022 Man United Tracking Jacket Suit. Sia, Unstoppable (143,000)Source: Luminate, for the tracking period Dec. 31, 2021 through Dec. 29, 2022. Ed Sheeran - = (Equals) 3. (The top-selling album in 2021 was Adeles 30, with 1.464 million sold.). Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album (2.405 million)4. (3/1a). The annual report is presented in collaboration with. As we wave bye to another year, we have to admit that 2022 treated pop fans very well indeed. Drake, Certified Lover Boy (1.317 million). 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Khaled Khaled', "Moneybagg Yo Returns to No. 43.46 million vinyl albums were sold in 2022 (up 4.2% from 41.72 million in 2021). Rock (17.1%; 190.82 billion of 1.108 trillion), pop (12.5%; 138.97 billion of 1.108 trillion), country (7.8%; 85.91 billion of 1.108 trillion) and Latin (7.3%; 80.35 billion of 1.108 trillion) were Nos. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart", "J. Cole Collects Sixth No. Standout tracks: Shape of You, Galway Girl, Dive, Perfect. [2] Dangerous: The Double Album by American country singer Morgan Wallen was the best-performing album of 2021 and the longest running number-one album of the year, having topped the Billboard 200 for 10 consecutive weeks. Harry Styles, As It Was (183,000)7. Luminates 2022 tracking year ran from Dec. 31, 2021, through Dec. 29, 2022. Rauw Alejandros Vice Versa is 2022s No. . Swift sold the most CD albums last year, with 923,000 copies sold across her entire catalog of titles. Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album, or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The top-performing albums and EPs in the U.S. are ranked on the Billboard 200 chart, which is published by Billboard magazine. RIAAs several hundred members ranging from major American music groups with global reach to artist-owned labels and small businesses make up the worlds most vibrant and innovative music community, working to help artists reach their potential and connect with fans while supporting hundreds of thousands of American jobs. Standout tracks: Verdansk, Clash, In The Fire, Heart Attack, Relevant Audio Network Playlist: UK Hip Hop & Grime. Now a niche offering marketed to superfans, cassettes were once the leading format for album purchases in the U.S., from the early 1980s until the early 1990s. Which will be on your Valentines soundtrack? Ok, ok, this one is yet to be officially confirmed, but with Ri-Ri confirmed to play this years Super Bowl Half-Time Show, the speculation is that shell be dropping the long-awaited follow-up to 2016s ANTI imminently. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. More independent music rises at the DSPs. The Beatles, Abbey Road (160,000)Source: Luminate, for the tracking period Dec. 31, 2021, through Dec. 29, 2022. "Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Is Most-Streamed Song of 2021 In U.S., Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous: The Double Album' Is MRC Data's Top Album", "Adele's '30' Debuts at No. Ed Sheeran. Released back in May, Harrys House saw Harry Styles claim the rare Official Charts Double as he topped both the Album Chart and the Official Singles Chart with lead track As it Was. LA singer/rapper Doja Cat (18) earns a Top 20 placing on the year-end chart - Planet Her is third most-streamed album of 2021 by a female in the UK, behind Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa. Thats a robust figure for a format that was mostly non-existent a few years ago, when yearly cassette sales numbered just 74,000 in 2015. 1 for any soundtrack since Disneys own Frozen ruled for 13 nonconsecutive frames in 2014. Yes, they were the #1 top selling artists in the World in 2020, ahead of both Taylor Swift and Drake, and again in 2021, this time ahead of Taylor Swift and Adele. 8) were only available in one iteration each. The Weeknd - The Highlights 5. Bad Bunny, Titi Me Pregunto (551.57 million)Source: Luminate, for the tracking period Dec. 31, 2021, through Dec. 29, 2022. The Official Charts guide to Eurovision 2023, Ellie Goulding's new album Higher Than Heaven will arrive two weeks late, Albums coming in 2023: Ed Sheeran, Miley Cyrus, Mimi Webb and more, What Number 1 vindication means for Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey's campaigns, Libianca talks People, collaborating with J Hus and Dave and more, Ed Sheeran announces release of acoustic album Subtract, 10 years in the making, Matilda The Musical makes it three weeks at Number 1, Who is Mae Stephens - the 19-year-old behind viral hit If We Ever Broke Up, Official Trending Chart: Pink, Niall, Mae Stephens and more. And, Un Verano Sin Tis tracks sold just 148,000 downloads in 2022 equaling 15,000 in TEA units. There are three non-K-pop titles in the year-end top 10 CD albums ranking: Midnights (No. Total sales: 158,185. Its one of the biggest global live music events. Midnights has the largest yearly sales total for a vinyl album since Luminate began tracking sales in 1991. Release date: August 19. Harry Styles Harrys House (2.203 million) and The Weeknds hits compilation The Highlights (1.879 million) round out Luminates top five albums of 2022. Album titles and album chart rankings by equivalent album units do not include user-generated content (UGC) streams, but UGC streams are included in Luminates industry volume numbers. "Donda" will post the biggest opening week tally of 2021. by Brian Cantor about a year ago Kanye West - DONDA cover Despite launching on the third day of the August 27-September 2 tracking. Expect an audiovisual extravaganza: in August 2021, Scott signed a picture deal with A24 and teased his own film based on the album. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'The Off-Season', "Olivia Rodrigo's 'Sour' Debuts at No. Taylor Swifts Anti-Hero was the years top-selling digital song in 2022, with 436,000 paid downloads. Its a clock It makes a clock. (Swifts official webstore previously sold hardware to hold the four CDs or the four vinyl LPs together as a wall clock.). 1 on Billboard 200, The Rolling Stones GRRR Live! Makes Top 10 Debut on Album Sales Chart, 2.232 million vinyl albums were sold in the week ending Dec. 22. Justin Bieber, Ghost (2.325 billion)6. Morgan Wallens Dangerous: The Double Album is 2022s No. 2022 Official Charts Company. Many consider Eminem the GOAT when it comes to US hip hop. Bad Bunny, Titi Me Pregunto (451.12 million)7. But which made it onto the Official Charts Companys list of the best-selling albums of 2022? Fleetwood Mac, Rumours (310,000)7. Still outselling its nearest challenger by a margin of more than 50%, Flowers is No.1 for the fifth week in a row for Miley Cyrus. (The album was the. Album sales have declined in every year from 2012-20, and again in 2022, as fans increasingly adopt streaming services as a means to consume music. Shes winning all the awards, popping up in all of the right places and treating our ears to the best fusion of hip hop and pop weve heard since mid-2010s Drake. The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, Stay (622.39 million)7. In terms of year-over-year growth in total on-demand streams (audio and video combined, inclusive of UGC) among Luminates core genres, childrens music had the largest percentage increase in 2022, rising 35.5% (to 17.02 billion, up from 12.56 billion in 2021). The news comes as music industry body BPI revealed a rise in music consumption in the UK in 2021 of 2.5%, based on analysis of Official Charts Company data. Taylor Swift, Midnights (14,000)3. Yeat released his new album AfterLyfe this past Friday which is expected to lead the pack of new releases on the charts this week. The Highlights was released in 21 to coincide with his spellbinding Super Bowl Half-time Show and in 22 it remained one of the UKs most-streamed albums. 30 became the fastest-selling album of the year in the UK upon its release, shifting 261,000 chart sales - breaking the 2021 record previously set by ABBA's Voyage. All numbers cited in this story are rounded, and for the U.S. only. RIAAs several hundred members ranging from major American music groups with global reach to artist-owned labels and small businesses make up the worlds most vibrant and innovative music community, working to help artists reach their potential and connect with fans while supporting hundreds of thousands of American jobs. Adele, 30 (296,000)8. To discover which 22 albums rubbed shoulders with the likes of Eminems Curtain Call: The Hits, Adeles 30 and Fleetwood Macs 50 Years: Dont Stop, just keep reading 19. RIAAs historic Gold & Platinum Program defines success in the recorded music industry. Its been re-released a number of times over the decades: in 1999 to mark the groups 25th anniversary of winning the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo, in 2008 to coincide with the release of Mamma Mia! American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift charted three number one albums this yearthe most for any artist: her 2020 studio album Evermore and 2021 re-recordings Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version); they collectively spent six weeks atop the Billboard 200. For example, Harry Styles Harrys House album unit total includes SEA and TEA for its song As It Was from April 1, 2022 (its release day) through May 19, 2022, before the album was released on May 20, 2022. Now that youve read up about the most popular albums of 2022 all hail No. Swift shared the news through her social media in mid-September, saying: If you put all the back covers together, shes a clock. 1 Album on Billboard 200 with 'Red (Taylor's Version)', "Taylor Swift's Re-Recorded 'Fearless' Album Debuts at No. Friendly Reminder 6. In 2021, album sales posted their first yearly gain in a decade, when sales increased by 6.3%, thanks partly to the release of her hot-selling 30 in that year (2021's top-selling. Harry Styles - Harry's House 2. Taylor Swift, Midnights (945,000)2. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Standout tracks: Take My Breath, Out of Time, Gasoline, Relevant Audio Network Playlist: Electro Dance & Pop. 23 The first week's sales projections for Meek Mill, Lill Wayne, and Rich The Kid's new albums are in. Due on March 10th, collaborators include Jon Batiste, Father John Misty and Bleachers. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Happier Than Ever', "Billie Eilish's 'Happier Than Ever' Spends Second Week at No. Live had some of the alt-rock era's hugest hits, but in recent years the former bandmates have been bitterly divided by legal drama and interpersonal conflict, When Rolling Stone visited Crosbys house in Santa Ynez, California for his Ask Croz advice column, we didnt know it would be our last chance to get some hard-earned life lessons from the singer, The artist was originally scheduled to land in 20 cities stateside this upcoming spring, Grant will release the single "Trees We'll Never See" on March 24, "This is not something that we could even have saw coming, it's just devastating," Tom DeLonge shared, "It was the toughest thing I ever filmed. All rights reserved. 1 on Billboards Kid Albums chart (which ranks the most popular childrens albums of the week). The R&B/hip-hop genre accounted for the most on-demand streams (audio and video combined, inclusive of UGC) in 2022, among Luminates core genres, with 28.6% of the years volume (362.77 billion of 1.268 trillion). Drake's "Certified Lover Boy" Debuts At No. Industry Baby garnered a sizable number of streams via user-generated video content. So, to help raise awareness of mental health and to support the ongoing battle that many of us secretly face every day, money generated from the first month of 'Betrayal of the Mind' sales will all be donated to The Blurt Foundation - an amazing charity that works tirelessly to make a difference to anyone affected by depression. Nevertheless, Perrie, Jade and Leigh-Anne are still on top of the world, with their 2021 greatest hits record, Between Us, ending up the ninth best-selling album of 2022. 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