A year later, Imagine came out, easily topping results of all singles issued before it. Power to the People was the most popular, climbing to #11 in the US. John Lennon’s songs salesĪs a reminder, the weighting is done with a 10 to 3 ratio between one album and one physical single.Īfter releasing several orphan songs (see following page), Lennon dropped his first LP and its singles in 1970.
Although Imagine is a greater catalog seller for very long, the initial sales if Double Fantasy still make it Lennon‘s best result at almost 10 million. On its way to miss the Top 10 in both the US and the UK, the LP went to the top multiple weeks after the sad event. Released 3 weeks before the tragic passing of the singer, Double Fantasy saw its sales explode. As many of you know though, sales of these old albums were often replaced by compilations so we have to wait for following section to see its comprehensive results. While this is an obviously great number for a 1971 LP, the aura of the title song could have made us hope more. Maybe more disappointing are sales of Imagine at 8,2 million. The 1972 LP Some Time in New York City, released while classic rock was still massively popular, sold under a million. Still, some numbers of Lennon pale in comparison. The Beatles are the greatest selling act of all-time so by definition, nobody topped them. Now let’s get into the artist’s sales figures in detail in order to apply this concept and define the act’s true popularity! John Lennon’s Album Salesġ970 John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – 2,990,000ġ972 Some Time in New York City – 980,000
The 1975 albums sold full#
If you are a mathematical person, and want to know the full method as well as formulas, you can read the full introduction article. If you are unaware of the CSPC method, you will get the full idea within just a pair of minutes. In the first place, there is this Scribe video posted below. There are two ways to understand this revolutionary concept. The Commensurate Sales to Popularity Concept (CSPC)
The 1975 albums sold free#
Of course, if you are a regular visitor feel free to skip the video and get into the numbers directly. I fully recommend watching it before getting into the sales figures. If you are not yet familiar with the CSPC method, below is a nice and short video of explanations. In fact, it will also determine their true popularity.
The 1975 albums sold download#
This concept will not only bring you sales information for all Lennon‘ s albums, physical and download singles, as well as audio and video streaming. Has time proved him right or wrong? How has his sales been impacted? How does Imagine and his remaining hits compete with the Beatles‘ recordings?Īs usual, I’ll be using the Commensurate Sales to Popularity Concept in order to relevantly gauge his results. Lennon couldn’t care less and continued working with his wife until the very end. Considering the awful public image the couple had it was difficult to get a warm reception with his new records as soon as she was involved. These personal affairs are important since everything issued from that point to Lennon‘s point was impacted one way or another by Ono. This union was received very coldly by the public and nearly 50 years later Ono is still regarded as the main responsible of the Beatles‘ breakup. Technically speaking, the song was credited to the Plastic Ono Band, a band made of Lennon and Yoko Ono, the woman he had married a few months before. That single, Give Peace a Chance, remained 3 weeks at #2 in the UK, blocked by the Rolling Stones‘ Honky Tonk Women. It’s time to put them under the microscope!įrictions inside the fab four led Lennon to release his first single in July 1969, only one month after the group issued The Ballad Of John And Yoko and before the release of both LPs Abbey Road and Let it Be. Beatles‘ achievements are widely covered by the press and Imagine was elected the greatest song in the past 100 years by polls from multiple countries at the turn of the millennium, yet John Lennon‘s sales are unknown by the general public.
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