Nielsen ENTERTAINMENT & Billboard’s
2014 Mid-Year Music Industry Report
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Overall Music Consumption – Sales & Streaming Activity – Down 3.3% from Last Year
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NEW YORK – Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen BDS, the entertainment industry’s leading data information systems, reveal 2014 mid-year U.S. music sales airplay and streaming data for the 6-month period of December 30, 2013 through June 29, 2014. Nielsen SoundScan measures U.S. point-of-sale of recorded music product. Nielsen BDS tracks U.S. radio airplay and music streams. Both systems power many of the Billboard charts.
For the first six months of 2014, sales of albums are down 14.9% vs. the first six months of 2013. Vinyl Album Sales and On-Demand streaming continues to show strong gains – Vinyl LP sales are up 40.4% and overall On-Demand streaming up 42% over last year, with on-demand audio up 50.1% and on-demand video up 35.2%.
“With On-Demand streams surpassing 70 billion songs in the first six months of 2014, streaming continues to be an increasingly significant portion of the music industry,” says David Bakula, SVP Nielsen Entertainment. “Streaming’s 42% year-over-year growth and Vinyl LP’s 40% increase over last year’s record-setting pace shows interest in buying and consuming music continues to be robust, with two very distinct segments of the industry expanding substantially.”
| Overall Album Sales with Track Equivalent and On-demand streaming equivalent Albums
(TOTAL Albums + Track Equivalent Albums + on-demand Streaming Equivalent Albums – In Millions)
NOTE: TRACK EQUIVALENT ALBUMS Are calculated at a RATIO OF 10 TRACKS TO 1 equivalent ALBUM. Stream equivalent albums are at a rate of 2000 to 1 for 2013 and 1500 to 1 for 2014 |
Overall Album Sales with Track Equivalent albums
(TOTAL Albums + Track Equivalent Albums – In Millions)
NOTE: TRACK EQUIVALENT ALBUMS Are calculated at a RATIO OF 10 TRACKS TO 1 equivalent ALBUM
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| Total Album Sales
(Includes CDs, Cassettes, LPs, Digital Albums – In Millions)
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Digital Track Sales
(In Millions)
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Digital Album Sales (In Millions)
on-demand Streams (In Millions – On-demand audio and video streams)
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CD Album Sales (CD Albums – In Millions)
LP Album SaleS (LP/Vinyl albums – In Millions)
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| 2014 YTD Top Ten Selling Albums | ||||
| Week Ending: 06/29/2014 | ||||
| Rank | Lbl | Artist | Title | YTD Sales |
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1 |
DBV | VARIOUS ARTISTS | FROZEN |
2696000 |
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2 |
COL | BEYONCE | BEYONCE |
702000 |
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3 |
ENAS | CHURCH*ERIC | OUTSIDERS |
642000 |
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4 |
R-LA | LORDE | PURE HEROINE |
641000 |
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5 |
ATLG | COLDPLAY | GHOST STORIES |
589000 |
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6 |
NOW | VARIOUS | NOW 49 |
482000 |
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7 |
CAPN | BRYAN*LUKE | CRASH MY PARTY |
455000 |
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8 |
CAP | PERRY*KATY | PRISM |
453000 |
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9 |
NOW | VARIOUS | NOW 50 |
452000 |
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10 |
COL | WILLIAMS*PHARRELL | G I R L |
452000 |
| 2014 YTD Top Ten Selling Albums w/TEA
(Includes All Albums & Track Equivalent Albums) |
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| Rank | Label | Artist | Title | Total wTEA |
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1 |
DBV | VARIOUS ARTISTS | FROZEN | 3379000 |
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2 |
CAP | PERRY*KATY | PRISM | 1073000 |
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3 |
COL | WILLIAMS*PHARRELL | G I R L | 1059000 |
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4 |
R-LA | LORDE | PURE HEROINE | 1036000 |
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5 |
COL | BEYONCE | BEYONCE | 1018000 |
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6 |
ENAS | CHURCH*ERIC | OUTSIDERS | 755000 |
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7 |
CAPN | BRYAN*LUKE | CRASH MY PARTY | 746000 |
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8 |
INT | IMAGINE DRAGONS | NIGHT VISIONS | 727000 |
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9 |
INT | EMINEM | MARSHALL MATHERS LP2 | 719000 |
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10 |
R-RN | FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE | HERE’S TO THE GOOD TIMES | 712000 |
| 2014 YTD TOP 10 SELLING PHYSICAL ALBUMS
Week Ending: 06/29/2014 |
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| 2014 YTD TOP 10 SELLING VINYL ALBUMS | ||||||
| Rank | Lbl | Artist | Title | YTD Sales | ||
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1 |
COL | WHITE*JACK | LAZARETTO | 49100 | ||
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2 |
DOMI | ARCTIC MONKEYS | AM | 25100 | ||
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3 |
CAP | BECK | MORNING PHASE | 21300 | ||
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4 |
WAR | BLACK KEYS*THE | TURN BLUE | 21000 | ||
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5 |
INT | DEL REY*LANA | BORN TO DIE | 16500 | ||
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6 |
ISL | MARLEY*BOB & THE WAILERS | LEGEND | 13000 | ||
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7 |
CAP | BEATLES | ABBEY ROAD | 12600 | ||
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8 |
R-LA | LORDE | PURE HEROINE | 12400 | ||
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9 |
CPTK | DEMARCO*MAC | SALAD DAYS | 11900 | ||
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10 |
R-RR | ST. VINCENT | ST. VINCENT | 11400 | ||
| 2014 YTD Top Ten Selling Digital Albums | ||||||
| Rank | Lbl | Artist | Title | YTD Sales | ||
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1 |
DBV | VARIOUS ARTISTS | FROZEN | 1003000 | ||
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2 |
COL | BEYONCE | BEYONCE | 347000 | ||
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3 |
R-LA | LORDE | PURE HEROINE | 345000 | ||
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4 |
ATLG | COLDPLAY | GHOST STORIES | 334000 | ||
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5 |
ENAS | CHURCH*ERIC | OUTSIDERS | 269000 | ||
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6 |
INT | IMAGINE DRAGONS | NIGHT VISIONS | 239000 | ||
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7 |
VRGN | BASTILLE | BAD BLOOD | 186000 | ||
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8 |
CAPN | BRYAN*LUKE | CRASH MY PARTY | 178000 | ||
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9 |
INT | EMINEM | MARSHALL MATHERS LP2 | 176000 | ||
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10 |
CAP | PERRY*KATY | PRISM | 172000 | ||
| 2014 YTD Top Ten Selling Digital SONGS | ||||||
| RK | Artist | Title | YTD Sales | |||
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1 |
WILLIAMS*PHARRELL | HAPPY | 5633000 | |||
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2 |
PERRY*KATY FEAT. JUICY J | DARK HORSE | 4004000 | |||
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3 |
LEGEND*JOHN | ALL OF ME | 3854000 | |||
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4 |
DERULO*JASON FEAT. 2 CHAINZ | TALK DIRTY | 3657000 | |||
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5 |
MENZEL*IDINA | LET IT GO | 2854000 | |||
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6 |
DJ SNAKE & LIL JON | TURN DOWN FOR WHAT | 2573000 | |||
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7 |
AZALEA*IGGY FEAT. CHARLI XCX | FANCY | 2533000 | |||
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8 |
BASTILLE | POMPEII | 2321000 | |||
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9 |
BLACC*ALOE | MAN | 2263000 | |||
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10 |
PITBULL FEAT. KE$HA | TIMBER | 2189000 | |||
| 2014 YTD STREAMS – AUDIO | ||||
| Rank | Label | Artist | Song | Streams |
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1 |
Capitol | Katy Perry Feat. Juicy J | Dark Horse |
65,454,000 |
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2 |
Columbia | John Legend | All Of Me |
59,380,000 |
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3 |
Back Lot/Columbia | Pharrell Williams | Happy |
54,152,000 |
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4 |
Virgin/Capitol | Bastille | Pompeii |
50,733,000 |
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5 |
Beluga Heights/Warner Bros. | Jason Derulo Feat. 2 Chainz | Talk Dirty |
50,083,000 |
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6 |
Parkwood/Columbia | Beyonce Feat. Jay Z | Drunk In Love |
43,692,000 |
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7 |
Lava/Republic | Lorde | Team |
42,916,000 |
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8 |
Mosley/Interscope | OneRepublic | Counting Stars |
42,692,000 |
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9 |
Lava/Republic | Lorde | Royals |
42,108,000 |
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10 |
Mr. 305/Polo Grounds/RCA | Pitbull Feat. Ke$ha | Timber |
42,017,000 |
| 2014 YTD STREAMS – VIDEO | ||||
| Rank | Label | Artist | Song | Streams |
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1 |
Capitol | Katy Perry Feat. Juicy J | Dark Horse |
122,781,000 |
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2 |
Walt Disney | Idina Menzel | Let It Go |
93,488,000 |
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3 |
Beluga Heights/Warner Bros. | Jason Derulo Feat. 2 Chainz | Talk Dirty |
92,395,000 |
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4 |
Columbia | John Legend | All Of Me |
85,288,000 |
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5 |
Back Lot/Columbia | Pharrell Williams | Happy |
81,045,000 |
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6 |
Def Jam | Iggy Azalea Feat. Charlie XCX | Fancy |
71,052,000 |
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7 |
Columbia | DJ Snake & Lil Jon | Turn Down For What |
69,055,000 |
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8 |
YG/SchoolBoy/Republic | PSY | Gangnam Style |
68,803,000 |
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9 |
Mr. 305/Polo Grounds/RCA | Pitbull Feat. Ke$ha | Timber |
64,064,000 |
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10 |
RCA | Miley Cyrus | Wrecking Ball |
62,840,000 |
| 2014 YTD TOP 10 STREAMED SONGS – OVERALL
(Combines VIDEO AND AUDIO STREAMS) |
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| Rank | Label | Artist | Song | Streams |
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1 |
Capitol | Katy Perry Feat. Juicy J | Dark Horse |
188,236,000 |
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2 |
Columbia | John Legend | All Of Me |
144,669,000 |
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3 |
Beluga Heights/Warner Bros. | Jason Derulo Feat. 2 Chainz | Talk Dirty |
142,478,000 |
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4 |
Back Lot/Columbia | Pharrell Williams | Happy |
135,197,000 |
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5 |
Walt Disney | Idina Menzel | Let It Go |
129,128,000 |
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6 |
Def Jam | Iggy Azalea Feat. Charlie XCX | Fancy |
111,911,000 |
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7 |
Mr. 305/Polo Grounds/RCA | Pitbull Feat. Ke$ha | Timber |
106,081,000 |
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8 |
Columbia | DJ Snake & Lil Jon | Turn Down For What |
102,340,000 |
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9 |
Parkwood/Columbia | Beyonce Feat. Jay Z | Drunk In Love |
92,694,000 |
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10 |
Mosley/Interscope | OneRepublic | Counting Stars |
91,494,000 |
| 2014 YTD Most Played Songs
(RADIO AIRPLAY FOR ALL BDS-MONITORED U.S. TERRESTRIAL RADIO STATIONS) |
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| Rank | Artist | Title | Spins | Audience | ||||
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1 |
Pharrell Williams | Happy | 571,000 |
3,365,676,000 |
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2 |
John Legend | All Of Me | 555,000 |
3,167,258,000 |
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3 |
Katy Perry Feat. Juicy J | Dark Horse | 554,000 |
3,220,610,000 |
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4 |
Lorde | Team | 456,000 |
2,401,101,000 |
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5 |
OneRepublic | Counting Stars | 420,000 |
2,538,228,000 |
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6 |
Bastille | Pompeii | 405,000 |
2,229,522,000 |
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7 |
Jason Derulo Feat. 2 Chainz | Talk Dirty | 386,000 |
2,041,202,000 |
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8 |
American Authors | Best Day Of My Life | 326,000 |
1,629,687,000 |
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9 |
Pitbull Feat. Ke$ha | Timber | 316,000 |
1,695,138,000 |
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10 |
One Direction | Story Of My Life | 301,000 |
1,721,916,000 |
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