Reign Where is Kendrick?
Written by wdkxwp on January 7, 2016
On top of Nielsen rating WDKX the #1 Radio Station in Rochester (congratulations to us), Nielsen Music has released the Top 10 Albums of 2015. Reign, guess who made the Top 10 and who didn’t? LOLOLOLOLOL
Drake>Kendrick Lamar!
| TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2015 IN U.S., BY TOTAL EQUIVALENT ALBUM UNITS | ||
| Rank | Artist, Title | Total Units |
| 1 | Adele, 25 | 8,008,000 |
| 2 | Taylor Swift, 1989 | 3,105,000 |
| 3 | Justin Bieber, Purpose | 2,225,000 |
| 4 | Ed Sheeran, X | 2,206,000 |
| 5 | The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness | 2,045,000 |
| 6 | Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late | 1,919,000 |
| 7 | Meghan Trainor, Title | 1,795,000 |
| 8 | Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour | 1,741,000 |
| 9 | Sam Hunt, Montevallo | 1,378,000 |
| 10 | Fetty Wap, Fetty Wap | 1,295,000 |
| Source: Nielsen Music, for the tracking period Dec. 29, 2014 through Dec. 31, 2015. | ||
| TOP 10 SELLING ALBUMS OF 2015 IN U.S. | ||
| Rank | Artist, Title | Total Sales |
| 1 | Adele, 25 | 7,441,000 |
| 2 | Taylor Swift, 1989 | 1,993,000 |
| 3 | Justin Bieber, Purpose | 1,269,000 |
| 4 | Ed Sheeran, X | 1,162,000 |
| 5 | Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late | 1,142,000 |
| 6 | Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour | 1,018,000 |
| 7 | Meghan Trainor, Title | 1,007,000 |
| 8 | The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness | 862,000 |
| 9 | Soundtrack, Fifty Shades of Grey | 861,000 |
| 10 | Luke Bryan, Kill the Lights | 851,000 |
| Source: Nielsen Music, for the tracking period Dec. 29, 2014 through Dec. 31, 2015. | ||
Side note: Adele is overrated…
