Digital-Music-Report-2014

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Most popularartists of 2013Top selling global albumsOne Direction topped the globalalbums chart, with MidnightMemories selling four million units.The album was the fastest selling of2013 in the UK and sold more than a millioncopies in its first five weeks of release in theUS. It topped the charts in dozens of countriesworldwide, from Australia to Sweden.Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2 tookthe runner-up spot on the global albums chart,selling 3.8 million units. The album debuted atnumber one in the Billboard Top 200 chart andEminem became the first American artist toachieve seven consecutive number one albumsin the UK. The album also topped the charts incountries from Austria to Canada.Figure 6: Top ten best selling albums of 2013Rank Album & Artist Total sales (m)Midnight Memories1 One Direction 4.02The Marshall Mathers Lp2Eminem 3.83The 20/20 ExperienceJustin Timberlake 3.64Unorthodox JukeboxBruno Mars 3.25Random Access MemoriesDaft Punk 3.26 PrismKaty Perry 2.87To Be LovedMichael Bublé 2.48Night VisionsImagine Dragons 2.49 ArtpopLady Gaga 2.310 BeyoncéBeyoncé 2.3Source: IFPIEminem courtesy of UMG Bruno Mars photo by Kai Z Feng Lady Gaga photo by Meeno12Michael Bublé courtesy of Warner Music
ifpi Global Recording Artist ChartIn 2014, IFPI published its first ever global recording artists chartto accurately capture the popularity of artists across a widerrange of channels, including digital downloads, physical formatsales and streaming services. The chart gives a fuller picture ofthe popularity of artists across the many different formats andchannels through which fans now listen to music.The inaugural chart was topped by One Direction, the IFPIGlobal Recording Artists of 2013, on the back of the success oftheir third studio album Midnight Memories, which containedthe hit singles Best Song Ever and Story of My Life. The albumtopped the US Billboard Top 200 chart, making One Directionthe first group in the charts history to debut at No. 1 with its firstthree albums. The video for Best Song Ever attracted almost200 million views on YouTube and Story of My Life more than100 million views. The band’s music was also heavily streamedon services such as Deezer and Spotify.The second spot was claimed by Eminem, driven by thesuccess of his eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2,which featured the singles Berzerk, Survival, Rap God andThe Monster. The albumfeatured guest appearancesfrom Skylar Grey, KendrickLamar, Rihanna and NateRuess. The album toppedthe charts in many majormusic markets includingthe US, UK, Germanyand Australia.The IFPI Global RecordingArtist AwardFigure 7: IFPI Global Recording Artist Chartwv1One Directionphoto courtesy of Sonyv6 P!nkphoto by Andrew Macpherson2 Eminemphoto courtesy of UMG7 macklemore &ryan Lewisphoto by John Keatley3JustinTimberlakephoto by Tom Munro8 rihannaphoto courtesy of UMG4BrunoMarsphoto by Kai Z Feng9michaelbubléphoto courtesy of Warner Music5katyperryphoto by Cass Bird10Daft Punkphoto by David BlackSource: IFPIThe compilation of the IFPI Global Recording Artist Charthas been independently verified through certain agreedprocedures by BDO LLP. BDO LLP has verified that IFPIhas compiled the chart correctly in line with the outlinedprocedures. The certain agreed upon procedures carried outby BDO did not constitute an audit or review.One Direction photo by JM Enternational 13
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