The document summarizes music album sales data from various genres between 1975-2010. It shows:
1) Michael Jackson's "Thriller" from 1975 sold 40,000 copies while his 2009 album sold 180,000 copies, being the highest seller that year.
2) Reggae albums like Bob Marley's and Lucky Dube's were consistently among the top sellers, with Marley's 2000 album selling 78,000 copies.
3) R&B became more popular over time, with Beyonce's and Rihanna's albums gaining over 100,000 and 60,000 sales respectively in later years.
4) Overall album sales peaked in 2008 and 2010 with over 377,000 and
The document summarizes music album sales data from various genres between 1975-2010. It shows:
1) Michael Jackson's "Thriller" from 1975 sold 40,000 copies while his 2009 album sold 180,000 copies, being the highest seller that year.
2) Reggae albums like Bob Marley's and Lucky Dube's were consistently among the top sellers, with Marley's 2000 album selling 78,000 copies.
3) R&B became more popular over time, with Beyonce's and Rihanna's albums gaining over 100,000 and 60,000 sales respectively in later years.
4) Overall album sales peaked in 2008 and 2010 with over 377,000 and
The document summarizes music album sales data from various genres between 1975-2010. It shows:
1) Michael Jackson's "Thriller" from 1975 sold 40,000 copies while his 2009 album sold 180,000 copies, being the highest seller that year.
2) Reggae albums like Bob Marley's and Lucky Dube's were consistently among the top sellers, with Marley's 2000 album selling 78,000 copies.
3) R&B became more popular over time, with Beyonce's and Rihanna's albums gaining over 100,000 and 60,000 sales respectively in later years.
4) Overall album sales peaked in 2008 and 2010 with over 377,000 and
Genre 1975 1987 1991 1992 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 Mbalax 5200 9500 Ndaga 32000 7500 15000 60000 Pop 40000 7300 80000 R&B 33500 58000 Reggae 75000 78000 Total Result 40000 7300 80000 75000 110000 12700 9500 48500 118000 2009 2010 Total Result 14700 114500 180000 45000 352300 197000 48000 336500 47000 200000 377000 140000 1018000 Town Blast Records 2010 Biggest Hits Artist Name Album No. of Tracks Year Genre No. of Copies Sold Bob Marley Best of Bob and Wailers 15 2000 Reggae 78000 Michael Jackson Black or White 12 1991 Pop 80000 Youssou Ndure 14 2000 Ndaga 15000 Omar Penn 8 2006 Mbalax 9500 Cris Brown 11 2008 R&B 45000 Rihanna 9 2009 R&B 68000 Beyounce Single & Loving it 12 2009 R&B 120000 Titi 14 2005 Ndaga 7500 Michael Jackson Best of Micahael Jackson 11 2009 Pop 180000 Michael Jackson Thriller 9 1975 Pop 40000 Lucky Dube Prisoner 12 1992 Reggae 75000 Lil' Wayne 10 2010 R&B 25000 Youssou Ndure 14 2008 Ndaga 60000 Bob Marley All time best 18 2010 Reggae 29000 Michael Jackson MJ-Favorite Selection 12 2010 Pop 45000 Rihanna 9 2010 R&B 23000 Michael Jackson Beat-it 13 1987 Pop 7300 Lil' Wayne 9 2009 R&B 9000 Beyounce 11 2007 R&B 27000 Omar Penn 6 2005 Mbalax 5200 Youssou Ndure 9 2000 Ndaga 17000 Rihanna 11 2008 R&B 13000 Rihanna 13 2007 R&B 6500 Titi 9 2007 Ndaga 15000 Lucky Dube All time best 15 2010 Reggae 18000 Sum - No. of Copies Sold Year Artist Name 1975 1987 1991 1992 2000 Beyounce Bob Marley 78000 Cris Brown Lil' Wayne Lucky Dube 75000 Michael Jackson 40000 7300 80000 Omar Penn Rihanna Titi Youssou Ndure 32000 Total Result 40000 7300 80000 75000 110000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total Result 27000 120000 147000 29000 107000 45000 45000 9000 25000 34000 18000 93000 180000 45000 352300 5200 9500 14700 6500 13000 68000 23000 110500 7500 15000 22500 60000 92000 12700 9500 48500 118000 377000 140000 1018000