Guest EXPAT Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Here is the official list from Soundscan of the top selling albums and singles for the first 1/2 of 2012. Adele's 21 might be the biggest seller for the second year in a row in the US. 2012'S TOP 10 ALBUMS (year-to-date sales in millions), according to Nielsen SoundScan: 1. Adele , 21 (3.67) 2. Lionel Richie , Tuskegee (0.91) 3. One Direction , Up All Night (0.90) 4. Whitney Houston , The Greatest Hits (0.82) 5. Various artists , Now 41 (0.71) 6. Carrie Underwood , Blown Away (0.60) 7. Luke Bryan , Tailgates & Tanlines (0.58) 8. Nicki Minaj , Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (0.56) 9. Drake , Take Care (0.55) 10. Adele , 19 (0.54) 2012'S TOP 10 DIGITAL SONGS (year-to-date sales in millions), according to Nielsen SoundScan: 1. Gotye featuring Kimbra , Somebody That I Used to Know (5.50) 2. fun. featuring Janelle Monae , We Are Young (5.09) 3. Carly Rae Jepsen , Call Me Maybe (4.06) 4. Kelly Clarkson , Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) (3.32) 5. Nicki Minaj , Starships (3.16) 6. Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa , Payphone (3.08) 7. The Wanted , Glad You Came (2.892) 8. One Direction , What Makes You Beautiful (2.885) 9. Flo Rida featuring Sia , Wild Ones (2.79) 10. Justin Bieber , Boyfriend ( 2.60) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FourAces Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Where is Styx or Boston or the Stones or This list just reminds me how out of touch I am with music even though I had once worked in the industry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
