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This stat shows how weird the album charts have become

January 1, 2023January 1, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Charts, Album sales, Paid Downloads, SOS, Streaming, SZA, Taylor Swift

Back in the day, the album charts were compiled by having some guy call around to a bunch of record

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Music Industry 

Here are first-week projections for Adele’s 30 album

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 30, Adele, Album Charts, Album sales

When Adele released her 25 album, it sold 3.38 million copies in its first week in the US alone. Given

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Music Industry 

Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 22 April 2015

April 25, 2015April 25, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Charts, Music sales, Shawn Mendes

Apologies for the lateness again, but it’s been a crazy week.  Let’s start with Canada. There are five new entries

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Music Industry 

Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis for April 09 2014 (Yes, It’s Late)

April 11, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Charts, Music sales, Soundscan

Sorry about the lateness of this week’s report, but the data got caught in an obscure folder.  Weird. The industry’s

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