List of fastest-selling albums (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of fastest-selling albums" in English language version.

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20min.ch

"20 Minuten – Adele nimmt Kurs auf Schweizer Allzeitrekord – Musik". 20 Minuten. December 2, 2015. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

20minutos.es

"Adele agota entradas para sus dos conciertos en Barcelona – 20minutos.es". 20minutos.es – Últimas Noticias. December 3, 2015. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

247wallst.com

Stockdale, Charles (March 23, 2020). "100 Best Pop Albums of All Time – 24/7 Wall St". 247Wallst. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

3fm.nl

megatop50.3fm.nl

"Adele verslaat Marco Borsato in Album Top 100". Mega Top 50. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.

allmusic.com

True, Chris. "Ayumi Hamasaki". AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2015.

anythingbut.com

Cantin, Paul (April 4, 2002). "Celine Debuts at No. 1". Jam!. Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.

aramajapan.com

Japan, Arama! (November 27, 2015). "Adele shatters world records set by Utada Hikaru & Ayumi Hamasaki". ARAMA! JAPAN. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

archive.org

Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2, illustrated ed.). Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN 0-214-20480-4. this LP reached advance orders of 270,000 in Great Britain (a record then) and sold 530,000 copies within 1 week after release
Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2, illustrated ed.). Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN 0-214-20480-4.

archive.today

"Dion's latest CD shatters sales records". Toronto Star. November 23, 1997. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
Williams, John (November 28, 2007). "Celine is queen of Cdn. charts". Canoe Jam!. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Williams, John (April 9, 2003). "Celine ousted from top of charts". Canoe Jam!. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Williams, John (November 27, 2002). "Shania debuts at No. 1". Canoe Jam!. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Williams, John (October 29, 2008). "AC/DC's 'Ice' has rock solid debut". Canoe Jam!. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Williams, John (October 25, 2006). "Charles beats The Hip, Sarah to No. 1". Canoe Jam!. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Barrera, Idalia (August 23, 1996). "'Nada...', que esta vendiendo". El Norte (in Spanish). p. 6. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via ProQuest.
Sanches, Pedro Alexandre (August 7, 1998). "40 anos de Michael, Prince e Madonna". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.

asiae.co.kr

mstoo.asiae.co.kr

Yoon, Hye-young (November 27, 2020). "어나더레벨" 방탄소년단, 'BE' 초동만으로 매출 890억 잭팟 [ST이슈] [[ST Issue] "Another level" BTS, an 89 billion jackpot just from the initial sales of 'BE']. Sports Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

billboard.com

"Albums That Sold 1 Million in One Week". Billboard. October 23, 2012. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
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Caulfield, Keith (November 5, 2023). "Taylor Swift's '1989 (Taylor's Version)' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Biggest Week in Nearly a Decade". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
Caulfield, Keith (November 20, 2017). "Official: Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Album Sells 1.2M Copies in US During First Week". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
Caulfield, Keith (October 30, 2022). "Taylor Swift's 'Midnights' Blasts in at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With Biggest Week for an Album in 7 Years". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
Unterberger, Andrew (August 31, 2017). "How Michael Jackson's 'Bad' Became the First Album To Notch Five Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2019. It was a tremendous coup... we shipped 4.2 million copies [of the album], and we sold half of it the first week.
"Elton Expands 'Captain Fantastic' With Live Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2014
Caulfield, Keith (December 5, 2015). "Adele's '25' Sells 1.11 Million in Second Week in U.S." Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
Caufield, Keith (December 27, 2015). "Adele's '25' Sells Another 1.16 Million in U.S., Spends Fifth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
"Eminem Holds At No. 1 With 871K". Billboard. November 24, 2004. Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.

books.google.com

"2000 con Warner Music". Qué Pasa (in Spanish). 1995. p. 83. Retrieved April 20, 2024. el año pasado -apenas 12 horas después de su lanzamiento- Segundo Romance ya había vendido en Chile 50.000 unidades
Llewellyn, Howell (July 6, 2002). "Bisbal, others set for 'triumphant' debuts". Billboard. p. 43. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
Cobo, Leila (March 13, 2004). "Operación David Bisbal". Billboard. p. 83. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
Sainz, Adrian (February 13, 2004). "Julio Iglesias still singing songs of love". The Victoria Advocate. p. 39. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
"Eminem Up; U2 On Deck". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 49. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 24, 2004. p. 45. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023 – via Google Books.
McWhirter, Alan R. (1975). Guinness Book of World Records 1975. Sterling. p. 241. ISBN 9780806900124. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
Gross, Mike (January 15, 1966). "Show Albums Win Longevity Sweepstakes". Billboard. Vol. 78, no. 3. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 36. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021 – via Google Books. (Note: Click/tap "About magazine" to view issue details.)
Mayfield, Geoff (December 5, 1998). "Between the Bullets: The New Champ". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
"King's Crown shines: First Number 1 Debut". Billboard. October 12, 2002.
Watts, Peter; Dimery, Rob (September 27, 2002). Guinness World Records 2003. Guinness World Records. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-85112-147-5. The Beatles ' 1 , a compilation of all the British band's No.1 singles in the USA and UK , sold 3.6 million on its first day , 13 November 2000 , and 13.5 million copies around the world in its first month in the stores
"WMI Sets Record With 'Music'". Billboard. October 7, 2000. p. 8. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
Easlea, Daryl (October 15, 2016). Michael Jackson: Rewind: The Life and Legacy of Pop Music's King. Race Point Publishing. ISBN 978-1-63106-253-7.
Bickerdike, Jennifer Otter (July 19, 2022). Being Britney: Pieces of a Modern Icon. Permuted Press. ISBN 978-1-63758-481-1.
Mayfield, Geoff (July 5, 1995). ""Of the 2.3 Million units of HIStory that were shipped, more than 1.6 Million of them were CD Sets"". Billboard.
Price, Emmett George (2006). Hip Hop Culture. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 1851098682. Retrieved June 21, 2024.

breaknews.com

Park, Dong-je (October 20, 2023). 투모로우바이투게더, 정규 3집 225만장 돌파..2연속 초동 '더블 밀리언셀러' [Tomorrow X Together has surpassed 2.25 million copies of its third full-length album..2nd consecutive initial "Double Million Seller"]. Break News (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

camerounweb.com

"Petit Pays, l'artiste qui a le plus vendu d'album en une journée" (in French). Camerounweb. April 28, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

canoe.com

All Pop (March 29, 2000). "*Nsync album smashes sales record". Canoe Jam!. Archived from the original on January 27, 2001. Retrieved November 1, 2012.

chart-track.co.uk

"25 to 1!". GfK Chart-Track. November 27, 2015. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.

chartsinfrance.net

Goncalves, Julien (October 26, 2018). ""Mon pays c'est l'amour" : Johnny Hallyday, numéro un des ventes, brise un record historique" ["My country is love": Johnny Hallyday, number one in sales, breaks a historic record]. chartsinfrance.net (in French). Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
Ingham, Tim (October 26, 2018). "Johnny Hallyday shatters records, selling more week-one units in France than Drake's did in the USA". Music Business Worldwide. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
Decant, Charles (May 31, 2013). "Top Albums : Daft Punk écrase Maître Gims, Zaz passe devant Paradis, Shy'm s'envole" [Top Albums: Daft Punk crushes Maître Gims, Zaz surpasses Paradis, Shy'm takes off]. chartsinfrance.net (in French). Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
Hamard, Jonathan (November 27, 2015). "Adele : "25" numéro un des ventes en France. Un démarrage spectaculaire !" [Adele: "25" number one in sales in France. A spectacular start!]. chartsinfrance.net (in French). Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
Hamard, Jonathan (December 11, 2012). "Mylène Farmer : meilleur démarrage de l'année pour "Monkey Me"" [Mylène Farmer: best start of the year for "Monkey Me"]. chartsinfrance.net (in French). Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
Cadet, Thierry (December 14, 2010). "Mylène Farmer explose les records avec plus de 139 000 ventes!" [Tops: Mylène Farmer breaks records with more than 139,000 sales!]. chartsinfrance.net (in French). Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
Hamard, Jonathan (November 13, 2013). "Mylène Farmer numéro un des ventes avec "Interstellaires", meilleur démarrage de l'année" [Mylène Farmer number one in sales with "Interstellaires", best start of the year]. chartsinfrance.net (in French). Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
"Adele : "25" numéro un des ventes en France. Un démarrage spectaculaire !". Charts in France. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2015.

chicagotribune.com

Farley, Chris (September 2, 1987). "Will Good Sales Last for the "Bad" Album?". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.

cmjornal.pt

"Número 1 em 25 países". Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). November 24, 2005. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

dailymaverick.co.za

Hitchen, Jamie (June 2, 2016). "Sierra Leone: Music in the time after Ebola". Daily Maverick. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

ekstrabladet.dk

Treo, Thomas (June 5, 2008). "36.000 har købt Martin". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved September 20, 2023.

elnuevosiglo.com.co

"Carlos Vives, número 1 en Billbard". El Nuevo Siglo (in Spanish). May 2, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

eltiempo.com

"El Éxito de Carlos Vives". El Tiempo (in Spanish). October 4, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

entertainmentbusiness.nl

"Industrie levert 200.000 fysieke cd's Adele en Marco Borsato uit | Nieuws | Entertainment Business". www.entertainmentbusiness.nl. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

exclaim.ca

"Taylor Swift Smashes Canadian Records with 'The Tortured Poets Department' | Exclaim!". Taylor Swift Smashes Canadian Records with 'The Tortured Poets Department' | Exclaim!. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

forbes.com

Benjamin, Jeff. "SEVENTEEN Sell Over 4.5 Million Copies Of 'FML' Album Worldwide For Record-Breaking Week In Korea". Forbes. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

geocities.jp

Oricon (April 9, 2001). "Japan's Top Selling Albums" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
Oricon (June 1, 1998). "Japan's Top Selling Albums" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
Oricon (September 28, 1998). "Japan's Top Selling Albums" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
Oricon (July 1, 2002). "Japan's Top Selling Albums" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
Oricon (July 10, 2000). "Japan's Top Selling Albums" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
Oricon (March 22, 1999). "Japan's Top Selling Albums" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
Oricon (October 13, 1997). "Japan's Top Selling Albums" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
Oricon (August 5, 1996). "Japan's Top Selling Albums" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
Oricon (January 14, 2002). "Japan's Top Selling Albums" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
"1998.6.1 Album Top 20". Oricon. October 25, 2012. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
Oricon (September 28, 1998). "Japan's Top Selling Albums" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.

headlineplanet.com

Cantor, Brian (April 28, 2024). "Taylor Swift's "Tortured Poets Department" Debuts With 4 Million Global Sales Equivalents, Becoming 14th 7-Figure Debut". Headline Planet. Retrieved April 29, 2024.

jpost.com

Burstein, Nathan (November 27, 2005). "Hebrew lyrics top charts – Madonna style". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

khan.co.kr

sports.khan.co.kr

Lee, Yoo-min (July 24, 2023). NCT 드림, 3번째 트리플 밀리언셀러 직행 [NCT DREAM's 3rd triple million seller]. Sports Khan (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
"NCT 드림, 3번째 트리플 밀리언셀러 직행". Sports Khan (in Korean). July 24, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

kleinezeitung.at

"300.000 verkaufte Alben: Rekordstart für "Helene Fischer"". Der Spiegel (in German). May 19, 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2020.

koreaherald.com

Yonhap (February 28, 2020). "BTS' 'Map of the Soul: 7' breaks 1st-week sales record in S. Korea". The Korea Herald. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
Yonhap (June 17, 2022). "BTS' new album 'Proof' sold over 2.75m copies in 1st week". The Korea Herald. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

koreatimes.co.kr

"Stray Kids to headline Lollapalooza, other major music festivals". The Korea Times. March 21, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

lapresse.ca

Repentigny, Alain (September 3, 2016). "Céline Dion établit une nouvelle marque en France". La Presse (in French). Retrieved May 21, 2024.

mcu.es

prensahistorica.mcu.es

del Amo, Carlos (May 21, 2000). "Gloria Estefan une el ritmo del Caribe". La Tribuna. p. 11. Retrieved March 3, 2024. En tan sólo dos días, Gloria Estefan vendió en España más de 150.000 copias de este Alma Caribeña

mk.co.kr

Park, Se-yeon (February 3, 2023). 투모로우바이투게더 초동 218만장…BTS 이어 역대 초동 4위 등극 [TXT sold 2.18 million copies in the first week… Ranked 4th in Initial Chodong history after BTS]. Star Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

mtv.com

Reiss, Randy (November 11, 1998). "Alanis Morissette's Junkie Album Rockets Up The Chart". MTV. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

musicbusinessworldwide.com

"Adele has (sort of) scrubbed Oasis's Be Here Now from UK record books. But it's complicated". Music Business Worldwide. November 27, 2015. Archived from the original on November 29, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.

musictvprogram.com

Oricon. 歴代アルバム初動ランキング (in Japanese). Music TV. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
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musicweek.com

"Now! 70 scales new heights". Music Week. July 28, 2008. Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2021.

mydaily.co.kr

Kang, Da-yoon (November 10, 2023). 방탄소년단 정국, '골든' 초동 243만장 돌파…역대 K-팝 솔로 1위 [공식] [BTS Jungkook's 'Golden' album exceeds 2.43 million copies in the first week... No. 1 K-Pop Solo of All Time [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

nacion.com

"¡Arrasador!". La Nación (in Spanish). August 30, 1997. Retrieved January 14, 2023. Disco de platino en Colombia son 60.000 unidades, pero, en el primer día de ventas, Carlos salió con séxtuple disco de platino

naver.com

entertain.naver.com

Kim, Hyun-sik (July 19, 2022). 확 바뀐 가온·한터, K팝 글로벌화에 음악 차트 변화 바람. E Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022 – via Naver.
Park, Se-yeon (February 28, 2020). 방탄소년단, '맵 오브 더 소울:7' 첫 주에만 337만장 팔았다 [BTS sold 3.37 million copies in the first week of Map of the Soul: 7]. Star Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020 – via Naver.

news.com.au

McCabe, Kathy (November 23, 2015). "British pop superstar Adele will debut at No. 1 worldwide with her album 25 breaking sales records". News.com.au. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

news.google.com

Campbell, Mary (December 27, 1986). "A look back at the year's events in music". The Sumter Daily Item. Retrieved March 7, 2018 – via Google News Archive. Bruce Springsteen put out the blockbuster record album of 1986, "Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Live 1975–85," a 40-song, five record set. It sold out its first shipment of 1.5 million copies in 10 days.

newspapers.com

"Luis Miguel vendió 600 mil discos en un día". La Prensa. September 17, 1994. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Disco de Luis Miguel registra altas ventas en Latinoamérica". La Frontera (in Spanish). November 19, 2004. p. 6B. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.

nme.com

Anderson, Sarah (April 27, 2011). "50 fastest selling albums ever". NME. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
"50 fastest-selling albums ever". NME. April 27, 2011. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
"50 fastest-selling albums ever". NME. April 27, 2011. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
"50 fastest-selling albums ever". NME. April 27, 2011. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
"50 fastest-selling albums ever". NME. April 27, 2011. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
"50 fastest-selling albums ever". NME. April 27, 2011. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.

noise11.com

"Adele Becomes First Act Ever To Sell 1 m in Two Separate Weeks". Noise11.com. December 4, 2015. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

nytimes.com

Palmer, Robert (July 22, 1984). "Prince Creates A Winner With 'Purple Rain'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
Sisario, Ben (November 6, 2023). "Taylor Swift's Blockbuster '1989' Rerecording Tops Sales of Original". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

nzherald.co.nz

"Adele breaks NZ record with new album". The New Zealand Herald. November 27, 2015. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2015.

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