Guest EXPAT Posted July 6, 2012 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
Guest FourAces Posted July 6, 2012 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
