Nielsen’s system that keeps track of all music related data, SoundScan, has just released the mid year top 20 selling albums as well as the mid year top 20 selling digital songs. Amongst that list, you can find unsurprising results, such as Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience (only album to have sold over 2 million) as well as Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories coming in at number 10. Interestingly enough, as noted by Billboard, album sales have dropped a good 6% this year versus the same time span last year, with 142 million albums selling in 2013 compared to 150.5 during the first half of 2012. Let us know your thoughts on the list in the comment section.
Top 20 Selling Albums, Year To Date
Artist Title Year to Date Sales
1 Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience 2,037,000
2 Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox 985,000
3 Mumford & Sons Babel 884,000
4 Blake Shelton Based On a True Story 703,000
5 Imagine Dragons Night Visions 692,000
6 P!nk The Truth About Love 674,000
7 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis The Heist 653,000
8 The Lumineers The Lumineers 649,000
9 Taylor Swift Red 616,000
10 Daft Punk Random Access Memories 614,000
11 Florida Georgia Line Here’s to the Good Times 610,000
12 Soundtrack Pitch Perfect 541,000
13 Michael Buble To Be Loved 528,000
14 fun. Some Nights 506,000
15 Lil Wayne I Am Not a Human Being II 503,000
16 Rihanna Unapologetic 494,000
17 Soundtrack Les Miserables 458,000
18 Luke Bryan Spring Break…Here to Party 452,000
19 Various Artists Now 45 441,000
20 Adele 21 426,000
Top 20 Selling Digital Songs, Year To Date
Artist Title Year to Date Sales
1 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz Thrift Shop 5.558,000
2 P!nk featuring Nate Ruess Just Give Me a Reason 3,524,000
3 Bruno Mars When I Was Your Man 3,424,000
4 Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko Stay 3,298,000
5 Imagine Dragons Radioactive 3,246,000
6 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton Can’t Hold Us 3,129,000
7 Florida Georgia Line Cruise 3,112,000
8 Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z Suit & Tie 2,574,000
9 Taylor Swift I Knew You Were Trouble 2,455,000
10 Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell & T.I. Blurred Lines 2,406,000
11 will.i.am & Britney Spears Scream & Shout 2,270,000
12 Justin Timberlake Mirrors 2,243,000
13 Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX I Love It 2,025,000
14 The Lumineers Ho Hey 1,971,000
15 Fall Out Boy My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light ‘Em Up) 1,967,000
16 Bruno Mars Locked Out of Heaven 1,846,000
17 Pitbull featuring Christina Aguilera Feel This Moment 1,833,000
18 Darius Rucker Wagon Wheel 1,768,000
19 Baauer Harlem Shake 1,735,273
20 Drake Started From the Bottom 1,703,000
SOURCE: NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN, year to date sales through the week ending June 30
Image source: Billboard