UPDATE
As of January 2021, @weareoneEXO has amassed an astonishing 15.1 Billion cumulative audio streams in Mainland China, across their entire catalogue, comprising of group, subunit as well as solo projects. The following is a detailed breakdown of the given data👍🏻 #Kpop#EXO
@grahamm30392424@kellhound24@ReturnofR@chartmastersorg Thriller had over 66 million physical shipments apart from tons of downloads and streams. It's in no way, near the sales mark of Nevermind/AFD....it's miles ahead.
@grahamm30392424@kellhound24@ReturnofR@chartmastersorg Nevermind might have around 30-35 million physical shipments and another ~ 18 million equivalent sales, bringing the total tally to 53 million Equivalent Album Sales (approx). Remember that Nirvana is still popular among the younger generation, thus bringing themselves downloads
@grahamm30392424@kellhound24@ReturnofR@chartmastersorg With the advent of the digital streaming era, a new methodology has been adopted by the IFPI, which incorporates digital downloads and streaming figures into the total sales of a record. For example: 10 paid downloads/1500 paid streams are gauged as 1 Equivalent Album Unit. (2/2)
@grahamm30392424@kellhound24@ReturnofR@chartmastersorg That's *physical* album sales. These figures reflect the overall *equivalent* album sales. Notice that the word equivalent has been highlighted. EAS method is implied by the IFPI (International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry) to determine the total sales of a record(1/2)
@kevin86208069@ReturnofR@chartmastersorg Yeah. In fact all the sales figures mentioned here are in "equivalent album units", that is: it comprises of traditional physical album sales and digital (download+streaming) converted sales.
@grahamm30392424@kellhound24@ReturnofR@chartmastersorg Well, do you have any proof to counter the legitimacy of this data (sales figures)? @/chartmastersorg are a reputable source for insider details and infographics of the recording industry.
@kellhound24@ReturnofR@chartmastersorg I thought it was implicit in this conversation, that both the bands are of high quality, and well talented. I am, in no way, downpalying GNR and its legacy.