One thing the catalog sales of 2010s decade will be updated in 2010s charts. They don't get added in 2020s , despite selling there. Thats why BTS jumped from number 9 to 6 . Though top 5 is long way as other artists have added a lot too. Still started dominating at end of decade. Top 5 is not updated and bruno is 60 million plus. So is drake like 70 to 80 million.
Still BTS actual position is 8 . Over one direction and eminem. Still amazing, considering they started growing huge by 2017.
At start of 2020, they were at 43 million for 2010s decade. But they had added 12 million eas in catalog in little more than 1.5 years. That is value of BTS's catalog
So far they are top at 2020s decade with 2020s material. If they had counted catalog sales of 2010s decade in 2020s decade, the difference will be even bigger. But like i said catalog sales are assigned to decade, in which material was released
When they updated in may BTS were at 72.5 million equivalent
Since then we have smash butter, a japanese album, a 2 milliion seller single album ( chartmasters downweight ep and single albums bcoz of ifpi rule. We gonna see if ifpi count it as full album or downweight it ), and ptd. At this point they are around like 76 to 80 million and 20 million for 2020s decade. The update was before butter! At year end, they will be gonna like 25 to 27 million for this decade in just 2 years and don't forget catalog sales are not counted, as they are assigned to 2010s decade. They are destroying the competition in 2020s decade
Anyone who doesnt know how it works.
1 Albums
= 10 to 15 downloads = 1500 audio streams = 11750 video streams ( as price go down putside america by huge number ). Now industry works in eas ( sps method ), as no more inflation of record sales
Where people used to say Justin bieber outsold rock bands because of cheap digitals.
2010s
1. Adele – 73,356,000
2. Justin Bieber – 66,066,000
3. Taylor Swift – 64,282,000
4. Ed Sheeran – 61,066,000
5. Rihanna – 55,886,000
6. BTS – 55,749,000
7. Bruno Mars – 52,339,000
8. Drake – 52,256,000
9. One Direction – 44,466,000
10. Eminem – 38,691,000
11. Maroon 5 – 37,803,000
12. Katy Perry – 35,012,000
13. The Weeknd – 34,942,000
14. Ariana Grande – 33,108,000
16. Post Malone – 28,844,000
17. Coldplay – 28,500,000
18. Kendrick Lamar – 26,660,000
19. Imagine Dragons – 24,676,000
20. Selena Gomez – 23,749,000
21. Beyoncé – 23,194,000
22. Michael Bublé – 19,821,000
23. Shawn Mendes – 17,365,000
24. Billie Eilish – 16,709,000
25. Sam Smith – 16,045,000
2020s
1. BTS – 16,701,000
2. Taylor Swift – 7,851,000
3. The Weeknd – 4,070,000
4. Justin Bieber – 3,462,000
5. Dua Lipa – 2,884,000
6. Lady Gaga – 2,249,000
7. Selena Gomez – 1,958,000
