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GranTurismo
04/21/23 3:52:14 PM
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...now right? who else could it be?
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Damn_Underscore
04/21/23 3:52:35 PM
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Bruce Springsteen

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Were_Wyrm
04/21/23 3:54:34 PM
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William Hung

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No_U_L7
04/21/23 3:55:23 PM
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right now? she's the most popular music star in the history of the world ever

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bigblu89
04/21/23 4:05:51 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
right now? she's the most popular music star in the history of the world ever

I don't know if there's a way to quantify this, given how much the distribution of music has changed over the years.

Best I've seen is to see what an artist's EAS is (Equivalent Album Sales) number is. EAS takes into account both audio and video streaming. Formula is basically:

Studio album: sales of the original album (ratio 1/1)
Other LPs: sales of compilations generated thanks to the album (ratio 1/1)
Physical singles: sales of physical singles from the album (added to CSPC total with a ratio 3/10 for 2-tracks, 5/10 for EPs and Maxis)
Digital singles: sales of digital singles from the album (ratio 1.5/10 for CSPC total)
Streaming: equivalent album sales of all the album tracks (ratio 1/1500 for Audio stream and 1/6750 for Video stream)

If you use that, Taylor Swift is the 30th best selling artist of all time.

https://chartmasters.org/best-selling-artists-of-all-time/

This obviously does not take into account concert or merchandise sales. This is strictly based on music sales/streams.


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No_U_L7
04/21/23 4:07:56 PM
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bigblu89 posted...


I don't know if there's a way to quantify this, given how much the distribution of music has changed over the years.

Best I've seen is to see what an artist's EAS is (Equivalent Album Sales) number is. EAS takes into account both audio and video streaming. Formula is basically:

If you use that, Taylor Swift is the 30th best selling artist of all time.

https://chartmasters.org/best-selling-artists-of-all-time/

This obviously does not take into account concert or merchandise sales. This is strictly based on music sales/streams.



you need to factor in concert sales. looked at prices yesterday...1.2k for a nosebleed seat

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ZannoL
04/21/23 4:08:40 PM
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Supersex420
04/21/23 4:09:49 PM
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I can accept her huge popularity because I don't like almost everything she makes, so it adds up

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Ratchetrockon
04/21/23 4:10:59 PM
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ya i think so

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Gritty
04/21/23 4:12:00 PM
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Imma let you finish
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pikakaeru
04/21/23 4:12:36 PM
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this topic was made recently in the past, or at least a topic where this came up
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bigblu89
04/21/23 4:13:54 PM
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No_U_L7 posted...
you need to factor in concert sales. looked at prices yesterday...1.2k for a nosebleed seat
But that's the thing, it's also hard to quantify because of inflation, how much current stars rely on touring vs in the past, etc.

Yes, you could buy a ticket for The Beatles in 1966 for $3, but concerts weren't nearly the money generating venture they are now.

When the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan, the rating was 45.3. 45.3% of ALL TVs in the US were watching them. Which equates to about 23 Million homes watching it.

That's bugger than SuperBowl numbers.

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bigblu89
04/21/23 4:15:18 PM
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pikakaeru posted...
this topic was made recently in the past, or at least a topic where this came up

I assume you're referring to this topic:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80418990


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C_Pain
04/21/23 4:15:48 PM
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I've been told Bad Bunny is

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A5modeu5
04/21/23 4:19:26 PM
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Michael Jackson though

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Ratchetrockon
04/21/23 4:28:37 PM
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C_Pain posted...
I've been told Bad Bunny is

he just has more spotify streams and monthly listeners

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BigB0ss13
04/22/23 3:36:04 AM
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You mean last 13 years
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nucIearratchet
04/22/23 3:40:42 AM
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No_U_L7 posted...
right now? she's the most popular music star in the history of the world ever
Really? My mom has never heard of her.
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_____Cait
04/22/23 3:51:58 AM
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Like currently alive? Probably.

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pikakaeru
04/22/23 10:13:25 PM
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nucIearratchet posted...
Really? My mom has never heard of her.
your mom trally has been living under a rock, huh
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Blightzkrieg
04/22/23 10:17:04 PM
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She's had an unbroken streak of relevance for over a decade and if anything only seems to be gaining steam. Idk anybody else her age who can make that claim.

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W_S_C_M
04/23/23 12:00:25 AM
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