Tag: Nielsen Music

Jay-Z’s ‘4:44’ goes platinum but is absent from Billboard chart

(Reuters) — Jay-Z’s latest album “4:44” may already be certified platinum but it was noticeably absent from Monday’s Billboard 200 album chart because the rapper’s own streaming platform Tidal did not report numbers to Nielsen Music. The album, on which Jay-Z addresses cheating on his wife Beyonce and the birth of their twins, was released on June 30 as an exclusive to members of Tidal and customers of wireless carrier Sprint Corp, who were offered a […]

Adele’s ’25’ album sells record 2.3 million U.S. copies in first 3 days

British singer Adele’s new album “25” has sold a record 2.3 million copies in the United States in the first three days of its release, Nielsen Music said on Monday (November 23). The monster sales for the first three days mean Adele will break the first week sales record currently held by boy band NSync’s 2000 album “No Strings Attached,” which opened with 2.4 million copies. Adele’s independent U.K. label XL Recordings last week decided […]