The biggest hits got significantly bigger in the first half of 2012, but there were slightly fewer medium-sized hits than in the same period last year. Two songs each sold more than 5 million copies in the first half of 2012. "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra sold 5,501,000 copies in the first half. "We Are Young" by fun. featuringJanelle Monae sold 5,087,000. Never before in the digital era has one song, much less two, sold 5 million copies in any six month period. You have to go back to the pre-digital era to find the last song that sold 5 million or more copies in a six-month period. Elton John's "Candle In The Wind 1997" sold 8,111,000 copies in the last 14 weeks of 1997.Sunday, July 8, 2012
The biggest hits got significantly bigger in the first half of 2012, but there were slightly fewer medium-sized hits than in the same period last year. Two songs each sold more than 5 million copies in the first half of 2012. "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra sold 5,501,000 copies in the first half. "We Are Young" by fun. featuringJanelle Monae sold 5,087,000. Never before in the digital era has one song, much less two, sold 5 million copies in any six month period. You have to go back to the pre-digital era to find the last song that sold 5 million or more copies in a six-month period. Elton John's "Candle In The Wind 1997" sold 8,111,000 copies in the last 14 weeks of 1997.
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