Adele’s ’25’ Was 2015’s Top-Selling Album, “Uptown Funk” Was The Biggest Single
When it comes to the top album and single sales of 2015, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Adele‘s 25 and Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars‘ “Uptown Funk” ruled. After all, 25 has made headlines since its release — not the least of which for having a record-breaking three separate weeks where it sold at least a million copies. And “Uptown Funk” was the song that spent the most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 last year (14 total, between January and April).
Altogether, 25 sold 7.44 million copies between its release on November 20 and December 31. Trailing in a distant second place is Taylor Swift‘s 2014 album 1989, which sold another 1.9 million copies last year.
With songs, “Uptown Funk” racked up 5.5 million paid downloads, while Ed Sheeran‘s “Thinking Out Loud” was the runner-up with 3.9 million.
Below are the breakdowns of who sold what, as calculated by Nielsen and reported by Billboard.
TOP 10 SELLING ALBUMS OF 2015 IN THE US
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)
TOP 10 SELLING DIGITAL SONGS OF 2015 IN THE US
1. Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk!” (5,529,000)
2. Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud” (3,976,000)
3. Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again” (3,801,000)
4. Adele, “Hello” (3,712,000)
5. Maroon 5, “Sugar” (3,343,000)
6. Walk the Moon, “Shut Up and Dance” (2,986,000)
7. Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen” (2,730,000)
8. OMI, “Cheerleader” (2,698,000)
9. The Weekend, “The Hills” (2,586,000)
10. Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood” (2,580,000)
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