

2 “Creep” in 1993).In 2016, Steve Vai‘s Passion and Warfare remains one of the most lasting documents of the guitar virtuoso genre, even as some of its textures have become somewhat dated. 13-peaking “Everything Counts.” Radiohead has posted 12 charted titles, starting with its biggest, the No. Depeche Mode has placed 17 songs on the list, beginning with 1989’s No. (Depeche Mode does outrank Radiohead in terms of most entries on the Alternative Songs airplay chart. Since the start of the SoundScan era, Radiohead has sold 10,013,000 albums.

Which band has sold more albums, Depeche Mode or Radiohead? Kelly rank second with five each in that span. With nine of those logged this decade, he easily claims the lead for most leaders since 2000. 11, here is a look at Jay-Z’s albums that have sold at least a million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan:ģ,093,000, “Vol. Could you please provide sales data of his biggest albums?Īhead of the release of “The Blueprint 3” Sept. I’ve been trying to find up-to-date sales figures for Jay-Z‘s albums, and you’re the only source I could find that might be able to help.

Who’s sold more, according to Nielsen SoundScan, since 1991? Satriani’s sum stands at 3,596,000. Vai’s 1990 release “Passion and Warfare” is his highest-selling, with to-date sales of 309,000. In that span, only his 1992 release “Extremist” has shifted more (810,000). Satriani’s 1987 album “Surfin’ With the Alien” has sold 434,000 copies during the SoundScan era (since 1991). A listen to “For the Love Of God” and “Always With You, Always With Me” will leave no doubt about that. In my opinion, these two albums are masterpieces in structure, delivery, musical competence, creativity and emotional release. album sales? It would also be nice if you could post the numbers of each artist’s career album sales. Requests came in this week for sales recaps of various artists, so this week’s Ask Billboard breaks down the numbers, according to Nielsen SoundScan.Ĭan you find out how much Joe Satriani‘s “Surfin’ With the Alien” and Steve Vai‘s “Passion and Warfare” have sold since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking U.S. Submit your burning music questions to Gary Trust at Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the U.S.
