"The Massacre," 50 Cent's sophomore album, sold 1,141,000 copies in the first week after its release. Neil Diamond? Three singles were released from the album, each reaching high in the Billboard Hot 100: New Kid in Town (number one), Hotel California (number one), and Life in the Fast Lane (number 11). Not that it needed the boost, but its been remastered and re-issued four times with deluxe editions and even one including a DVD of all of their videos and promotional films. "Celebrity," the fourth and final album by *NSYNC, sold 1,880,000 copies in the first week after its release. Despite low commercial expectations, the album became an unexpected breakout success, largely due to the popularity of its lead single Smells Like Teen Spirit. You may wonder if this list looks somewhat biased towards older releases since the highest 2020s release barely reach the top 20. The original title was Dark Side of the Moon: A Piece for Assorted Lunatics. In order for an album to attract a certification, they need to sell a certain number of units. He secured his spot once again as the king of streaming with Certified Lover Boy hitting nearly 500 million streams as well. Some stats: Five out of the top ten best selling albums in the world were all released during the seventies, the most albums in the 50 by decade goes to the nineties with 16 albums, just beating the eighties with 15. The rappers fourth studio album is often debated as Eminems most personal and best work. The Bee Gees included so many songs in the soundtrack and the movie of the same name that they essentially lost an albums worth of material. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. 33. Additionally, the song has earned its first MelOn Weekly Popularity Award. Five singles from the album all charted: So Far Away, Money for Nothing, Brothers in Arms, Walk of Life and Your Latest Trick. MLD Entertainment To Debut New Boy Group HORI7ON: Concept, Date, More Details! To recall, BTS' "Proof" ranked first on Oricon's Daily Chart on June 23 with 463,718 copies-their own highest first-day sales figure in Japan to date, surpassing "MAP OF THE SOUL: 7," which only sold 227,204 copies. This beast of an album went 16x Platinum, was #1 on the Billboard 200 for 24 weeks straight, and stayed on the charts for 120 total weeks. By then, the platform had 88 million monthly active users, a number that has now increased to over 300 million. Another factor is already established markets getting more and more closed off to International releases as their local scenes are booming. That month, two major teen pop stars, Justin Bieber and One Direction, clashed when they dropped their new efforts at the same time. The song Bad was meant to be a duet between Michael and Prince. 8. This is a list of the fastest-selling albums (pure sales) in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began on March 1, 1991. Her previous albums were titled 19 and 25. COMPLEX participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means COMPLEX gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites. Swift broke her tie with Adele as the artist with the most million-selling weeks overall (four). 21. "Speak Now," Taylor Swift's third album, sold 1,047,000 copies in the first week after its release. Trivia Facts: The title comes from Adeles age at the time of production. On June 21, Oricon officially announcedthat BTS' "Proof" had debuted at No. 2000 - A new millennium and the rise of Eminem. Adele's three were all achieved with the same album. These areThe 25 Biggest First-Week Album Sales in Music History. "The Bodyguard" soundtrack co-executive produced by Clive Davis and Whitney Houston, who starred in the film became the first album verified by Nielsen to move more than 1 million units in the US in a single week. I really have no clue how shes gonna perform in the streaming age. holds a number of distinctions. Bat Out of Hell went 14x Platinum and spent 522 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, the second longest run. In the Netherlands, the album used to hold the record for longest run ever on the Dutch Album chart with 269 weeks (non-consecutive) but lost it to Adeles 21 in 2016. You were probably waiting on The Beatles to make an appearance. The title track was much misunderstood, accused of being repulsively nationalistic, and viciously Anti-American, the track was endorsed by conservative US politicians as an exemplar of classic American values whilst the bitter lyrics actually tell the story of disaffected Vietnam veteran. Not just hard rock but medieval folk, electrified blues, and the majestic epic Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin IV has now sold over 37 million copies worldwide. You dont need to go to the album, it comes to you. Taylor Swift and BTS both have placed 4 albums in the Top 34, whilst Utada Hikaru has placed 3. Must See: The 25 Biggest First Week-Sales In Music History Published: Tuesday 16th Apr 2013 by David Justin Timberlake reigns supreme on the Official Top 25 Biggest First Week-Sales In Music. 6 on Genie, and No. The music buying public is fickle. [4] [5] [6] Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three. Yep, 710,000 in 3 days. Pepper album was released. 47. Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) 30m It was the first album to reach 14 million and 15 million sales in the USA since 1991. Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, and Eminem trail with two apiece. Trivia Facts: The album Rumours was originally called Yesterdays Gone. 8 on MelOn. 37. In the US, the album sold over 3.38 million copies in its first week, marking the largest single-week sales for an album. It comes as no surprise. 7, while "For Youth" was at no. Required fields are marked *. Im a big chart watcher and album sales figures fascinate me. Literally everybody knew about Eminem whether they listened to his music or not. A few artists were still able to get a huge album debut on the back of mostly a massive hit or two. 25 eventually gave Adele the worlds best-selling album of 2015, with 17.4 million copies sold and has gone on to sell over 22 million copies worldwide. The tour earned them three Guinness World Records. The Eminem Show (2004) The Eminem Show Preview E Eminem Preview E 1 Curtains Up - Skit E Eminem 0:29 2 White America E Eminem 5:24 3 Business E Eminem 4:11 4 1. Eminem's "Revival" had his worst first week since "The Slim Shady LP" in 1999. [Discussion] First Week Album Sales Since 1991 & The Top 100 Hip-Hop First Weeks of All Time (2021 Edition) 1991 was the first year that Nielsen started tracking music sales data. Beyonc 's Renaissance blasts in at No. The number of remasters and re-releases have helped surge sales. Those numbers make it one of thefastest-selling records of all time, or more accurately, sinceSoundscan started tracking sales in 1991. What fascinates me the most is the fact that an artist can so unanimously appeal to the social conscious that people will go out on mass to purchase their album and even more fascinating, in the albums first weeks of release. Drake becomes the first artist to do a million in a week since Lil Wayne in 2008. The transatlantic pop rock band Fleetwood Macs 11th studio album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978, Rumours has since sold over 40 million copies worldwide, assisted by the hit songs Go Your Own Way, Dreams, Dont Stop, and You Make Loving Fun. Numbers behind streams ofThe WeekndsMy Dear Melancholy,Kanye WestsYeand Lil Nas Xs 7 EP take another feel when we see that they are so short. The latters Made In The A.M. reached that incredible milestone, while at the same time the formersPurpose went through the roof, topping 200 million. Its one of the best arena rock albums ever and a high watermark for heavy metal music. Learn how your comment data is processed. Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell (1977) 43m This is easily one of the most important albums to ever be created. In 1996, Oasis performed two nights at Knebworth, England for an audience of 125,000 each night, which were at the time the largest outdoor concerts in UK history. The second studio album by Britney Spears was released in 2000 and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 1,319,000 copies. This was Meat Loafs debut studio album which contained Two Out of Three Aint Bad, easily his most successful single. Some of the profits from the album were invested in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. You know what Id love to see is a spotify chart of all the streams by paying members and then the non paying. This would become the basis for lead track Hotel California. 1 on its Weekly Album chart for June 13 to 19. In order to attain this level of success an act really needs to be in tune with what is happening on society, what audiences want, whilst remaining true to their brand and music. The band decided their fourth album would officially be untitled, and would be represented instead by four symbols chosen by each band member, without featuring the name or any other details on the cover. 2 on Global 200. 3 Life and Times of S. Carter| 1999| 462K 59| Kanye West| 808's & Heartbreak | 2008| 450K 60| Drake| Thank Me Later| 2010| 447K 61| Kanye West| The College Dropout| 2004| 441K 62| DMX| The Great Depression| 2001| 439K 63| Jay-Z & Kanye West| Watch The Throne| 2011| 436K 64| Eminem| Kamikaze| 2018| 434K 65| Lloyd Banks| The Hunger for More| 2004| 433K 66| 2Pac| Tupac: Resurrection| 2003| 430K 67| Ludacris| Chicken-n-Beer| 2003| 429K 68| 2Pac| Until The End of Time| 2001| 427K 69| Jay-Z| American Gangster| 2007| 426K 70| Lauryn Hill| The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill| 1998| 423K 71| Jay-Z| The Blueprint| 2001| 420K 72| Method Man| Tical 2000: Judgement Day| 1998| 411K 73| 2Pac & Outlawz| Still I Rise| 1999| 408K 74| J. Cole | KOD| 2018| 398K 75| Snoop Dogg| Tha Last Meal| 2000| 397K 76| Nelly| Suit| 2004| 396K 77| Nicki Minaj| Pink Friday| 2010| 395K 78| Bone Thugs-N-Harmony| The Art Of War| 1997| 394K 79| Mystikal| Ghetto Fabulous| 1998| 385K 79| The Game| Doctor's Advocate| 2006| 385K 81| G-Unit| Beg for Mercy| 2003| 377K 82| J. Cole| 2014 Forest Hills Drive| 2014| 375K 82| Drake & Future| What A Time to Be Alive| 2015| 375K 84| D12| Devil's Night| 2001| 372K 85| 2Pac| Better Dayz| 2002| 366K 86| Kendrick Lamar| To Pimp a Butterfly| 2015| 363K 87| Ja Rule| Pain Is Love| 2001| 361K 87| Young Buck| Straight Outta Cashville| 2004| 361K 89| Beastie Boys| To the 5 Boroughs| 2004| 360K 90| Nas| Hip Hop Is Dead| 2006| 356K 91| Young Jeezy| The Inspiration| 2006| 352K 92| Jay-Z| Vol. Michael Jackson's 1982 . Led Zeppelins best-selling album in the US never topped the charts peaking at number-two. The new title song has now joined BTS' previous hits such as "Dynamite," "Butter," "Life Goes On," "Permission to Dance," and "My Universe" as the group's song to land at No. The one which impresses the most is maybePurpose by Justin Bieber. Trivia Facts: In 2013, this album has been preserved by the Library of Congress in the National Recording Registry for being culturally significant. Tapestry received four Grammy Awards in 1972, including Album of the Year and the lead singles from the album Its Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move spent five weeks at number one on the US chart. But amazon is also paid and its dominated by pop and country. Copyright 2023 KpopStarz.com. "Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne's sixth album, sold 1,006,000 copies in the first week after its release. gcse.src = 'https://cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=' + cx; The album spent 31 non-consecutive weeks at number-one on the US charts. The release of this compilation of #1 singles led to ones by Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, the Bee Gees, and many more artists. Yeah I don't remember 2019 being that weak in sales either. Some of these will surprise you, and others youll have forgotten existed but will make you think of course.. 49. Lil Nas X and his 7 EP containing only 7 original tracks reached 102 million streams in its debut week. Is this something you'd be interested in me posting annually? With streams, all you need to do is go to the album page and play it in full. The album won the band a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album in 1995. Speaking about relevant factors, another one is the number of MAU (Monthly Active Users) of Spotify. "The Marshall Mathers LP," Eminem's third album, sold 1,760,000 copies in the first week after its release. Green Day Dookie (1994) 20m In 1986, when Run-D.M.C. The first few weeks after the initial release of an album (thats obvious); Christmas time: in the lead up to Christmas album sales increase exponentially; Grammy time: in the week after the Grammy ceremony album sales increase; After the death of a major celebrity, people seem to go out in droves to purchase an artists past catalogue, almost as a way to show respect to the artist or maybe as a way to hold on to something from their past. Lets take a look at the next ten that performed really well and may make it in the next decade. A$AP Rocky's "Long. Everything hip-hop, R&B and Future Beats! that's really cool seeing tribe on the top 5 for 2016.also wonder how much more drake would've sold if he did bundles for scorpion, feel like he easily could've done >1 mil. Whos Next by the Who ? The Spice Girls have sold 85 million records worldwide and became the biggest British pop success since The Beatles. Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet (1986) 28m Its a concept album that used a lot of experimental techniques, creating new sounds people had never heard. Linkin Park Hybrid Theory (2000) 32m There hasnt been another quite like it before or since its release, a concept album, its themes exploring conflict, greed, time, death, and mental illness, the latter partly inspired by the deteriorating health of founding member Syd Barrett. Matchbox Twenty Yourself or Someone Like You 12 million. I understand, you milk it while the getting is good, but with The Beatles its always good, though this almost feels like cheating. In the 30+ years since, only 22 albums have sold at least 1 million copies in one week. It came out in 1977 and is a purely Disco album, almost entirely by the Bee Gees. DONDA bests the 295,000 equivalent album unit start for Olivia Rodrigo's SOUR, which until now boasted 2021's biggest release week.Kanye is now one of just seven artists with at least 10 No. They supported the sales with a seven-month long tour in the USA. Eric Robert/Sygma/Kevin Mazur/TAS18 via Getty Images. ASAP" debuts with 139K. Guns N Roses Appetite for Destruction (1987) 30m The album sold a whopping 1.7 million copies. If trav drops hell still certainly be in top 5 of the year but Idk if utopia would crack the top 100 oat. The anthology album impressively racked up sales of 514,000 units in its first week. It worked, big time. Theres also situations where double-length albums count as two sales. and i wouldnt be surprised if someone like lil baby dropped again, i know that drip harder 2 has been teased and with how both of those artists have grown in status, that could be a monster release, also i know this sub hates him but the kid laroi is gearing up to have a huge year and i wouldnt be surprised if he snuck in with one of the biggest albums of 2021 as well. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) 32m ha ha. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. No filler on this album! 20. Nevermind not only popularised the Seattle grunge movement but also brought alternative rock as a whole into the mainstream. RELATED: Every No. Look at those sales numbers! "Midnights," Swift's 10th studio album, has blown past the seven-digit milestone just four days after its release, racking up 1.3 million equivalent album units in the US. "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" successfully entered at No. As Molly said, it seems like you guys are trying to insinuate something, that isnt the case when you look at actual figures, What are you insinuating by this? Fleetwood Mac Rumours (1977) 40m Nelly debuted with 235K sales for "Country Grammar". 26. The numbers mark the biggest first week for an album since . 36. Richie's second solo studio album has sold over 20 million copies. By now things have changed though. U.S. charts. 02. Sour by Olivia Rodrigo shots to the top spot with this view. MINIONS - THE RISE OF GRU. 24. The past year has . The massive 36-song . once we account for everything it happens to be the top performer out of Steeply influenced by Bruce Springsteens Born To Run, Bat Out of Hell combined the best elements of the urban rock opera and the musicianship of progressive-rock was not an immediate hit. The first time we updated this list there were no Latin albums to be seen on the list at all. HARRY STYLES. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The bands first number-one album since Santana III 28 years earlier, for his eighteenth studio album Carlos Santana wanted to focus his musical direction towards pop and radio friendly material and proceeded to do so by collaborating with various contemporary guest artists, including Eric Clapton, Rob Thomas, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Lauryn Hill, Dave Matthews and Cee-Lo Green. Damn Jay-z had a rough time with DMX and Eminem. "Black & Blue," the fourth album by Backstreet Boys, sold 1,591,000 copies in the first week after its release. The band supported the album with a yearlong world tour, leading to its ultimate 25x Platinum certification. This also goes to prove how overwhelmingly popular these albums were, that they were able to make it onto this list, based purely on the sales from one country, whilst other albums needed worldwide figures to qualify for the list, Musicologist, Musician, Songwriter, Music Business Enthusiast and Music Teacher, There are reports that Jive shipped over 4.2million units worldwide on the first day and an additional 2.3million the day after the release of the album, but these were just shipped and not necessarily sold. 's "Niggaz4Life", Ice Cube's "Death Certificate", MC Hammer's "Too Legit to Quit", Public Enemy's "Apocalypse 91 The Enemy Strikes Black", DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's "Homebase", and Various Artist's "Boyz n the Hood (soundtrack)" probably round out the top 5. var gcse = document.createElement('script'); Second, I can see THREE Michael Jackson albums here (Thriller, Bad and Dangerous), while you stated two. 43. It received nearly unanimous perfect scores from all of the critics and still does retrospectively. 08/7/2022. Its ten tracks of high-energy thats still loved today. Shania Twain also features in very high position in our Top 10 Richest Country Singers list. The soundtrack albums The Bodyguard, Saturday Night Fever, and Grease: The Original Soundtrack are also up there with the 10 best selling albums ever. Back in Black came out in 1980 at the height of the reign of Hard Rock, marking AC/DCs 7th studio album and the first with their new vocalist Brian Johnson. Brothers in Arms was the first album certified 10-times platinum in the UK and is the eighth-best-selling album in UK chart history. For more K-Pop news, follow and subscribe to KpopStarz. var cx = 'partner-pub-3868619518247857:4666236348'; Guinness Book of World Records named the LP the best-selling debut studio effort in music history. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Music industry One step closer to being accurate. The Bodyguard soundtrack was released in 1992, sung entirely by Whitney Houston in the R&B, Soul, and Pop genres. The first indication that long playing discs may do well in a streaming world came in November 2015. Record labels and artists often post much higher claimed sales than can be certified by companies like Nielsen SoundScan and the RIAA. As a result, many anticipated that "Yet to Come" would rank high on this week's Billboard Hot 100; however, the track failed to do so. (1995) 22m 23. Trivia Facts: Bad debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums and Billboard 200 charts. It stayed in the top spot for 37 weeks. The sales definitely reflect part of the impact an artist had. Somehow 2Pac continued to stay on top. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. s.parentNode.insertBefore(gcse, s); Her godmother was Darlene Love and her honorary aunt was Aretha Franklin. The bands most commercially successful release sold a record-breaking 347,000 copies in its first week on sale in the UK, spent 10 weeks at number-one on the UK Albums Chart, and reached number four in the US Billboard 200. The album still scores around 10,000 sales a week due to covers of the entire album still coming out by various artists. Well only be listing certified sales numbers. Carole King Tapestry (1971) 25m It came out in 1976 and has continued to gain sales as it ultimately became a collection of oldies tracks. The tour even included the Jackson 5 again, together for the first time since 1972. The seventh studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen produced seven top-10 hit singles and was promoted with a worldwide concert tour by Springsteen. None would have troubled the very top end of the ranking yet. Additionally, 15 acts are from the USA, whilst three positions are occupied by British artists. Sky is the limit for J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Suga, and V. Since their 2013 debut, their sales figures keep booming album after album. Since we can, why not quickly list off a bunch more that are very close to making it. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. It will be interesting to see if anyone will be able to challenge the records that currently stand. 2008 - Weezy F Baby and the F is for "first week king", 2009 - Eminem's return to the top and a new empire, 2011 - Weezy back on top and the rise of J. Cole. Trivia Facts: Thriller marked the first time Michael Jackson reached the top of the Billboard 200, back when it was called the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart. Celine Dion has three albums, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Britney Spears, Madonna, Eminem, Adele and Michael Jackson all have two albums each in the list. It was a good choice, being one of the best performing singles ever. 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Sour was available to way more people thanPurpose, for example. *ARe multiplied by (100 + 4 times the number of songs) divided by 100 and brought to a base 100. This led 300 million, 400 million, and 500 million first week streams barriers to be broken. Drama in the music industry is fun! The album has a perfect score among the top professional ratings critic groups. In other news, the title track "Yet to Come" in BTS' anthology album "Proof" debuted on this week's Billboard 200 and Global Excl. Around the time of this release the Gallagher brothers were featured regularly in tabloid newspapers for their sibling disputes and wild lifestyles. The album was recorded over two years in seven different recording studios. I Did It Again," the second album by Britney Spears, sold 1,319,000 copies in the first week after its release. Eagles Their Greatest Hits (19711975) has recently surpassed Michael Jacksons Thriller as the number-one best selling album of all time. A massive commercial success, debuting at number one in 32 countries and breaking first-week sales records. The Swedish pop group consisting of Ulf Ekberg and three siblings: Jonas Berggren, Linn Berggren and Jenny Berggren had one of the best-selling debut albums of all time with Happy Nation (reissued as The Sign). Celine Dion Falling into You (1997) 32m Huh I did not remember JIK having the biggest first week last year. Michael Jackson, *Nsync, Eminem, Ayumi Hamasaki and Bz have all placed two albums each on the list. Jagged Little Pill is unbelievably good. Also, on the 20th, BTS' anthology album "Proof" took the No. Spears and her management were presented a track titled Hit Me Baby (One More Time) which had been rejected by girl group TLC. 2018 - Drake cements himself as number one, Weezy is free, and the rise of Travis Scott, 2021 - Kanye v Drake: Dawn of Prolonged Album Rollouts, ---|---|----|----|---- 1| Eminem| The Marshall Mathers LP| 2000| 1.76M 2| Eminem| The Eminem Show| 2002| 1.322M 3| 50 Cent| The Massacre| 2005| 1.14M 4| Drake| Views| 2016| 1.075M 5| Lil Wayne| Tha Carter III| 2008| 1.006M 6| Lil Wayne| Tha Carter IV| 2011| 964K 7| Kanye West| Graduation| 2007| 957K 8| 50 Cent| Get Rich or Die Tryin'| 2003| 872K 9| Kanye West| Late Registration| 2005| 860K 10| Snoop Dogg| Doggystyle| 1993| 803K 11| Eminem| The Marshall Mathers LP 2| 2013| 792K 12| Drake| Scorpion| 2018| 749K 13| Eminem| Recovery| 2010| 741K 14| Nelly| Nellyville| 2002| 714K 15| Eminem| Encore | 2004| 710K 16| Eminem| 8 Mile OST| 2002| 702K 17| DMX| And Then There Was X| 1999| 698K 18| 50 Cent| Curtis| 2007| 697K 19| The Notorious B.I.G.| Life After Death| 1997| 690K 20| Beastie Boys| Hello Nasty| 1998| 681K 21| Jay-Z| Kingdom Come| 2006| 680K 22| DMX| Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood| 1998| 670K 23| 2Pac| The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory| 1996| 664K 24| Drake| Nothing Was the Same| 2013| 658K 25| Drake| Take Care| 2011| 631K 26| Drake | Certified Lover Boy | 2021| 613K 27| Wu-Tang Clan| Wu-Tang Forever| 1997| 612K 28| Kendrick Lamar| DAMN.| 2017| 610K 29| Eminem| Relapse| 2009| 608K 30| The Game| The Documentary| 2005| 586K 31| T.I.| Paper Trail| 2008| 568K 32| 2Pac| All Eyez On Me| 1996| 566K 33| P. Diddy| No Way Out| 1997| 561K 34| Jay-Z| The Dynasty: Roc La Familia| 2000| 558K 35| Travis Scott | Astroworld | 2018 | 553K 36| 2Pac| R U Still Down? J Balvin was able to reach past the 100 million mark with Colores too. On the US Scale at least, Apple Music is completely paid, and Rap DOMINATES, compared to US Spotify where Pop fares way better. 12. This list seems suspect to me. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; Congratulations to BTS on their historic achievement in Japan with their anthology album! the late 90s/early aughts were a high point for music sales in general. "Red," Swift's fourth album, sold 1,208,000 copies in the first week after its release. Basically, longer albums have their raw streams inflated while shorter albums have their average streams inflate. The bottom says Songs by Jim Steinman as a compromise for not being billed as Jim Steinmant presents or Jim and Meat as the artist. 4. He was paid $5,000 for his work (too bad he got no royalties). Check https://chartmasters.org/spotify-top-album-debuts/?view=country&country_code2=WW. In the 30+ years since, only 22 albums have sold at least 1 million copies in one week. It won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, among five others including the Hall of Fame Award. For example Bad Bunny and Jack Harlow were added today! Its been re-printed and re-issued countless times, as recently as 2014, helping boost the sales numbers. MTV dominated the pop culture market at the time & Eminem was riding that wave. Bruce Springsteen Born In The U.S.A. 1984) 30m MC Hammer - Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em Released: February 12, 1990 Label: Capitol Records Units sold: 10 million 4.