To clear up the confusion about the 2 IFPI albums charts

Good information.

In simple words bts slaying every metric.

Yeah it makes sense to know include streaming in the main album chart. We are in the streaming era after all

But omg it’s amazing that kings bts topped both. Who does it like them

WOW BP at #5!!!!! INCREDIBLE LOVE THAT

Blackpink queen of organic, non mass buying, sales

it makes sense to include the streaming as well in the era we're in with all the streaming platforms.

BTS really be slaying both charts

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I am expecting them to start phasing out the IFPI GLOBAL ALBUM SALES CHART in favor of the main chart, which covers all forms of consumption.

actually i dont think they will phase it out.

Though streaming is the new trend this day, pure album sales still have much higher weightage and hence should be valued more.

It is good to have this information, to show which artists still command huge sales. Im expecting artists like Adele, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and of course BTS to continue dominate this

Whereas the overall chart, artists like billie ellish, dua lipa, ariana who relies on streaming to compensate lack of album sales will chart well there

BTS continue to grow an insane fan base. Three albums is just amazing

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actually i dont think they will phase it out.

Though streaming is the new trend this day, pure album sales still have much higher weightage and hence should be valued more.

It is good to have this information, to show which artists still command huge sales. Im expecting artists like Adele, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and of course BTS to continue dominate this

Whereas the overall chart, artists like billie ellish, dua lipa, ariana who relies on streaming to compensate lack of album sales will chart well there

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Yup. It’s still a useful metric.

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Blackpink queen of organic, non mass buying, sales

But it includes black pinks bundled sales of their album...

Glad you cleared that so there is no misunderstanding.

So,this list is across ALL formats - physical, streams, digital etc.

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Blackpink queen of organic, non mass buying, sales

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But it includes black pinks bundled sales of their album...

Shh, blonks are allergic to facts

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But it includes black pinks bundled sales of their album...

but bundles stopped counting a week after the albums release so doesnt make much difference either way

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Bundles were shipped first week and counted.

and the album stayed top 10 on bb200 for several weeks proving they weren't relying on bundles