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Copyright © 2013 The Nielsen CompanyU.S. Music Industry Year-End Review

U. S. MUSIC INDUSTRY

YEAR-ENDREVIEW

2013

U.S. Music Industry Year-End Review 1

Music is everywhere. Anybody that doubts the impact of music in popular culture needs to look no further than a review of 2013. Beyoncé bookended the year - first with her performance during the half-time show at the Super Bowl (joined by her former Destiny’s Child bandmates) and closing the year with her “surprise” audio/video release, which has already become one of the ten best selling digital albums of all time with over a million digital albums sold in just three weeks. In between, music fans were treated to a year of creative release events by such artists as Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga and Daft Punk. In addition to the great awards shows and celebrations, such as the Billboard Music Awards and the Grammy Awards, we were also brought the first YouTube Music Awards, celebrating the consumer’s favorite video streams of the year – this amid continued growth in all forms of music streaming. With year-over-year growth of 32% in streaming consumption (to over 118 billion streams) and with Nielsen consumer research showing that 68% of U.S. consumers reporting streaming music in the past year, we are seeing a surge in music consumption. As is always the case with the music industry, technology is an ever-changing driver of how music is consumed, and today’s consumer has more access to music than ever before - from their connected devices to the all-access models that digital presents.

What you will see in this report is a snapshot of the year in music - everything from sales and consumption, to consumer research, to trends in the industry and a recap of the biggest events of the year. The music industry and the music consumer are changing and at Nielsen we are constantly analyzing these changes. So let’s take a look back at 2013 - all the while with anticipation for what surprises 2014 has in store for us.

WELCOMEERIN CRAWFORDSVP EntertainmentGeneral Manager, MusicNielsen


1 NOTABLE INDUSTRY EVENTS

SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST

RADIO SHOW

CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK

Nielsen teamed with SXSW to present “The Buyer and the Beats,” a groundbreaking study which identified that an incremental

$450 MILLION to $2.6 BILLION could be spent on music by fans.

We released a white paper called “What Would Happen To The Music Industry If Radio Programmers Started Using Streaming As A Discovery Tool?” that talked about the role streaming plays as a potential way for the broadcast industry to benefit.

Nielsen presented the State of the Canadian Industry report and awarded the BDS Cutting Edge Award and Nielsen SoundScan Emerging Artist Award to 93.7 JR FM and Victoria Duffield, respectively.

T H E A F I C I O N A D O FA N

We identified that this top-tier connoisseur of music, the aficionado, is willing to spend on all formats of music, including artist merchandise, concerts, and online streaming services.

•14% of the total music consumer population are aficionado fans, and they comprise a whopping 34% of

the share of music spend.

•68% of aficionado fans are very likely or likely to contribute to a campaign for exclusive content.

•48% use radio as their primary source of discovering music in the U.S.

• For Tim McGraw’s “One of Those Nights” and B. Smyth ft. 2 Chainz’s “Leggo,” our research found that as airplay continued to increase, with radio promotion and continued exposure, sales and on-demand streams lifted as well.

• Pop twosome Karmin’s story shows how impactful on-demand streaming is. When they first showed up on YouTube, their videos racked up hundreds of millions of online video streams. Fast-forward ahead, and Karmin has an aggregate of nearly 3 MILLION digital tracks sales and over 23.4 MILLION streams since the beginning of 2013.

A L B U M S

42.7 MILLION albums (including TEA) were sold in Canada in 2012, which was a 3.4% increase for the year, the highest since 2007.

A B O U T

A B O U T

K E Y F I N D I N G S

A B O U T

WELCOME

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TV & POP CULTURE2THE VOICE

THE X FACTOR

Contestant James Wolpert sang Jack White’s “Love Interruption,” which saw an increase in downloads of 2,218%.

Lily McCloud’s version of CeCe Winans’ “Alabaster Box” brought tears to the judges eyes and the original track, released

back in 1999, saw sales shoot up by 1,902% the week after the show aired.

A U D I E N C E

16.7 MILLION viewers tuned in to the CMA Awards show broadcasted on ABC.

J A C K W H I T E

Contestant Matthew Schuler covered Young the Giant’s “Cough Syrup.” The week after, sales for the original track

went up 764%.

C A R R I E U N D E R W O O D

YO U N G T H E G I A N T

Carrie Underwood’s song “Blown Away” had a 54% lift, selling over 10,000 units the week after 13 year-old Rion Page sang it during her audition.

C E C E W I N A N S

8 MILLION people saw 1.7MILLION Tweets sent about the CMA Awards.

T W I T T E R

JT IS BACK PA R T O N E The 20/20 Experience sold 968,000 albums its first week.

PA R T T W O Six months later, the second part to the album, The 20/20 Experience Complete totaled

360,000 in sales in its first week debut.

COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS

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NFL/SUPER BOWL

BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS

MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS

Music in commercials continue to be winners the week after the Super Bowl:

• 95% increase in sales for Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” for Budweiser.

• 36% increase for the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” for Mercedes Benz.

Harry Styles from the award-winning group One Direction tweeted “VMA,” which was retweeted the most – over 35 MILLION times.

The #miguel hashtag was tweeted 19,000 times and @MiguelUnlimited was mentioned over 36,000 times.

A U D I E N C E

Over 108 MILLION viewers tuned in.

• Beyonce’s digital tracks saw sales lifts: Baby Boy (+394%), Halo (+338%), End of Time (+251%),Crazy in Love (+225%), Single Ladies (+140%), Love on Top (+88%).

H A L F T I M E

• The Destiny’s Child mini reunion resulted in bumps as well for “Independent Woman” (+550%), and “Bootylicious” (+347%).

C O M M E R C I A L S

AU D I E N C E

10MILLION viewers tuned in for the show between 9:00 PM and 11:23PM EST.

T W I T T E R

The most shared Tweet came from E! Online asking how their followers felt about Miley Cyrus’ performance. It was

retweeted over 18,000 times.

S T Y L I N’

AU D I E N C EOver9.47MILLION viewers tuned in to the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 19, 2013,

the highest ratings for the awards show in 12 years.

#P R I N C EIcon Award winner Prince’s hashtag #prince was used in 12,000 tweets.

#M I G U E L

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GRAMMYS

LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS

Fun. featuring Janelle Monae’s “We Are Young” sold over 6 MILLION songs as of the Grammys. The song post-Grammy week

increased 182%, while the album “Some Nights” increased 87% in sales.

Draco Rosa won Album of the Year for Vida, which increased176% in sales over the next week.

IN MEMORANDUM: Cory Monteith - May 11, 1982 – July 13, 2013Cory Monteith, most recently known as Finn Hudson on the television series Glee, brought some

of music’s most beloved songs to light in the comedy-drama.

A L B U M S OVER 7 MILLION albums sold with the Glee Cast to date.

T R A C K S OVER 38 MILLION tracks sold with the Glee Cast to date.

YOUTUBE AWARDS

The winner of the Response of the Year Award saw album sales jump up 385% one week after the show.

A B O U TThe first ever YouTube Music Awards launched this year, honoring the best in the music video world. Held in New York City, the awards featured performances by notable artists including Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga, Eminem, and more.

L I N D S AY S T I R L I N G

A U D I E N C EOver 28 MILLION viewers tuned in.

R E C O R D O F T H E Y E A R

Gotye feat. Kimbra’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” had a sales increase of 101% and the album as a whole was up 124%.

S O N G O F T H E Y E A R

S O N G O F T H E Y E A R

Carlos Vives won Song of the Year for “Volví a Nacer” and saw a 354% jump in sales the week after the awards.

R E C O R D O F T H E Y E A R

Given to Marc Anthony for “Vivir Mi Vida,” the song saw a 93% increase in sales after the Grammys.

A L B U M O F T H E Y E A R

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A YEAR FOR APPS

JAY Z/SAMSUNG APPJay Z’s album sold 528,000 units during the first week it went on sale despite being a freebie in his Samsung app, marking a stronger first week than his previous album Blueprint 3.

LADY GAGA’S ARTPOP APPReleased as a free app the same day as her album, “Artpop” sold over 250,000 albums in the first week.

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MOBILE APP INSIGHTS

Males typically have18 mobile app sessions a month, while females have 15. While the gender gap is closing, males continue to listen more frequently on these platforms and this trend seems to be growing.

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G E N D E R S P L I T

When it comes to gender, music mobile app and site users are equally split as of August 2013, a leveling out that has

become more apparent compared to 2012, when the male/female split was 47%/53%.

S E S S I O N S

Operating system usage for music mobile site and app users are heavily Android leaning - 62% are Android users

while 38% are iOS users.

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THE MUSIC CONSUMERTHE HISPANIC CONSUMER

Latin track downloads have been rising over the past three years (31.1MILLION in 2010, to 33.7 MILLION in 2011,

to 35.3 MILLION in 2012).

THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CONSUMER

This group is 9% more likely than the average adult online consumer to have any paid streaming subscription.

4B U Y I N G P O W E R

This consumer has a projected buying power of$1.5TRILLION by 2017.

S T R E A M I N G M U S I C

They are 15% more likely than the average adult Internet user to pay for a streaming music subscription.

D O W N L O A D S

O N L I N E R A D I OThe African American consumer is 12%more likely than the average adult online Internet user to listen to radio primarily online.

R E C O M M E N D AT I O N S

This consumer is 17% more likely than the average adult online consumer to provide frequent advice about music.

S T R E A M I N G

THE LGBT CONSUMER

When it comes to choosing a radio station, they are 173% more likely than the average adult to listen to world music and

88% more likely to listen to Spanish music.

PA I D S T R E A M I N GThis consumer is 36%more likely than the average adult to use a paid subscription streaming music service and

81% more likely to listen to concert recordings online.

R A D I O S TAT I O N C H O I C E

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THE MUSIC CONSUMER

Latin track downloads have been rising over the past three years (31.1MILLION in 2010, to 33.7 MILLION in 2011,

to 35.3 MILLION in 2012).

THE MUSIC CONSUMER

THE TEEN CONSUMER

BLACK FRIDAY/CYBER MONDAY CONSUMPTION

There was a 62% increase in album sales over the prior week on week ending 12/1/13, the week of Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Small Business Saturday.

63% of music listeners report discovering new music through terrestrial radio.

Teens have the most music apps on their smartphones – approximately seven on their primary smartphone – more than any other age group.

O V E R V I E W

B R A N D S P O N S O R S H I P S

Here are some of the takeaways uncovered in our second annual MUSIC360U.S.REPORT, which explores music consumption, discovery, brand perception and more.

51% of all consumers report feeling more favorable toward brands that sponsor a tour or concert.

M U S I C S T R E A M I N G

68% of the U.S. population reports they have streamed music online in the last year.

R A D I O

L I S T E N I N G

G E T T I N’ A P P Y

The teen consumer listens most often and spends the most time listening to music (approximately 5.8 HOURS per week).

C D S

29%of the year’s CD sales occurred between the first week of November and the last week of December, making it an important time for mass merchants.

A L B U M S A L E S

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OVERALLMUSICSTREAMS

(INCLUDES DATA FROM AOL, CRICKET, MEDIANET, RDIO, RHAPSODY, SLACKER, SPOTIFY, YOUTUBE/VEVO, ZUNE - IN BILLIONS)

(TRANSACTIONS: ALBUMS, SINGLES, MUSIC VIDEO, DIGITAL TRACKS–

IN MILLIONS)

CONSUMPTON5MUSICSTREAMS 2013 % CHG.

118.1BILLION+32%

OVERALL MUSIC SALES

2013 2012 % CHG.

UNITSSOLD 1,556 1,661 -6.3%

2013 2012 % CHG.

UNITSSOLD 415.3 450 -7.7%

NOTE: TRACK EQUIVALENT ALBUMS EQUATE RATIO OF 10

TRACKS TO 1 ALBUM

OVERALLALBUMSALESWITHTEA(INCLUDES ALL ALBUMS & TRACK EQUIVALENT ALBUMS –IN MILLIONS)

2013 2012 % CHG.

UNITSSOLD 289.4 316 -8%

2013 2012 % CHG.

CD 165 193 -14%DIGITAL 118 118 0%LP/VINYL 6.1* 4.6 +33%

TOTALALBUMSALES(INCLUDES CDS, CASSETTES, LPS, DIGITAL ALBUMS - IN MILLIONS)

2013 2012 % CHG.

UNITSSOLD 172 198 -13%

PHYSICALMUSICSALES(INCLUDES CDS, CASSETTES, LPS - IN MILLIONS)

DIGITALALBUMS 2013 2012 % CHG.

CURRENT 62.3 60 +3.5%CATALOG 55 57 -3.8%

DIGITALTRACKS

2013 2012 % CHG.

CURRENT 594 603 -1.5%CATALOG 666 733 -9.2%

DIGITALTRACKSALES (IN MILLIONS)

2013 2012 % CHG.

UNITSSOLD 1,259 1,336 -6%

CURRENTVS. CATALOGSALES ( INMILLIONS)

OVERALL ALBUMS 2013 2012 % CHG.

CURRENT 152 161 -5.8%CATALOG 138 155 -11.1%

PHYSICALALBUMS 2013 2012 % CHG.

CURRENT 89 101 -11.3%CATALOG 82 97 -15.5%

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CONSUMPTON

(INCLUDES CDS, CASSETTES, LPS - IN MILLIONS)

DIGITALALBUMS 2013 2012 % CHG.

CURRENT 62.3 60 +3.5%CATALOG 55 57 -3.8%

DIGITALTRACKS

2013 2012 % CHG.

CURRENT 594 603 -1.5%CATALOG 666 733 -9.2%

DIGITALTRACKS– GENREBREAKDOWN (IN THOUSANDS)

SALES: % OF TOTAL: TRACKS 2012 2013 % CHANGE: 2012 2013

TOTAL 1,335,881 1,259,786 -5.7%

BLUES 3,014 2,526 -16.2% 0.2% 0.2%

CHILDREN 4,675 4,021 -14.0% 0.3% 0.3%

CHRISTIAN/GOSP 34,354 32,813 -4.5% 2.6% 2.6%

CLASSICAL 7,041 5,945 -15.6% 0.5% 0.5%

COMEDY 5,094 4,577 -10.1% 0.4% 0.4%

COUNTRY 162,075 159,237 -1.8% 12.1% 12.6%

DANCE/ELECTRON 53,005 57,469 8.4% 4.0% 4.6%

HOLIDAY/SEASON 12,072 9,336 -22.7% 0.9% 0.7%

JAZZ 8,774 7,597 -13.4% 0.7% 0.6%

LATIN 21,061 19,266 -8.5% 1.6% 1.5%

NEWAGE 1,548 1,375 -11.2% 0.1% 0.1%

POP 303,751 257,308 -15.3% 22.7% 20.4%

R&B/HIP-HOP 249,330 233,953 -6.2% 18.7% 18.6%

ROCK 323,772 284,319 -12.2% 24.2% 22.6%

WORLD 8,696 6,047 30.5% 0.7% 0.5%

ALBUMSALES: GENREBREAKDOWN

FORMAT: ALBUM 2012 2013 % CH

(YOY UNITS)

ALTERNATIVE 16.8% 17.4% -4.7%

CLASSIC 2.4% 2.8% 4.9%

COUNTRY 14.2% 13.8% -10.7%

HARDMUSIC 10.1% 10.2% -8.2%

JAZZ 2.6% 2.3% -18.6%

R&B 15.9% 17.5% 1.2%

RAP 7.8% 8.7% 2.2%

SOUNDTRACK 4.0% 4.0% -8.4%

LATIN 3.1% 2.9% -12.8%

ROCK 33.9% 34.8% -5.9%

ELECTRONIC 2.8% 3.0% -0.3%

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2013 TOPTENSELL INGALBUMSW/TEA (INCLUDES ALL ALBUMS & TRACK EQUIVALENT ALBUMS)

TITLE/ARTIST UNITS SOLD

1 JUSTINTIMBERLAKE/20/20EXPERIENCE 3,086,000

2 IMAGINEDRAGONS/NIGHTVISIONS 2,479,000

3 MACKLEMORE&RYANLEWIS/THEHEIST 2,462,000

4 BRUNOMARS/UNORTHODOXJUKEBOX 2,328,000

5 EMINEM/MARSHALLMATHERSLP2 2,298,000

6 FLORIDAGEORGIALINE/HERE’STOTHEGOODTIMES 2,238,000

7 DRAKE/NOTHINGWASTHESAME 1,930,000

8 LUKEBRYAN/CRASHMYPARTY 1,930,000

9 KATYPERRY/PRISM 1,650,000

10 P!NK/TRUTHABOUTLOVE 1,604,000

2013 TOPTENSELL INGALBUMS (INCLUDES ALL CD, DIGITAL, & VINYL ALBUMS)



2 EMINEM/MARSHALLMATHERSLP2 1,727,000

3 LUKEBRYAN/CRASHMYPARTY 1,521,000


5 BRUNOMARS/UNORTHODOXJUKEBOX 1,399,000

6 FLORIDAGEORGIALINE/HERE’STOTHEGOODTIMES 1,350,000

7 DRAKE/NOTHINGWASTHESAME 1,344,000

8 BEYONCE/BEYONCE 1,301,000

9 BLAKESHELTON/BASEDONATRUESTORY 1,109,000

10 JAYZ/MAGNACARTA...HOLYGRAIL 1,099,000

2013 TOPTENSELL INGDIGITALSONGS (COMBINES ALL DIGITAL TRACK VERSIONS OF A SONG)


1 ROBINTHICKEFEAT.T.I.&PHARRELL/BLURREDLINES 6,498,000

2 MACKLEMORE&RYANLEWISFEAT.WANZ/THRIFTSHOP 6,148,000

3 IMAGINEDRAGONS/RADIOACTIVE 5,496,000

4 FLORIDAGEORGIALINE/CRUISE 4,691,000

5 LORDE/ROYALS 4,415,000

6 KATYPERRY/ROAR 4,410,000

7 P!NKFEAT.NATERUESS/JUSTGIVEMEAREASON 4,321,000

8 MACKLEMORE&RYANLEWISFEAT.RAYDALTON/CAN’THOLDUS 4,260,000

9 BRUNOMARS/WHENIWASYOURMAN 3,928,000

10 RIHANNAFEAT.MIKKYEKKO/STAY 3,854,000

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2013 TOP10 MOSTSTREAMEDSONGS

TITLE/ARTIST STREAMS

1 HARLEMSHAKE/BAAUER 489,674,000

2 GANGNAMSTYLE/PSY 279,949,000

3 THRIFTSHOP/MACKLEMORE&RYANLEWISFEAT.WANZ 256,954,000

4 WRECKINGBALL/MILEYCYRUS 187,648,000

5 RADIOACTIVE/IMAGINEDRAGONS 171,286,000

6 WECAN’TSTOP/MILEYCYRUS 155,356,000

7 BLURREDLINES/ROBINTHICKEFEAT.T.I.+PHARRELL 138,790,000

8 CAN’THOLDUS/MACKLEMORE&RYANLEWISFEAT.RAYDALTON 135,758,000

9 SAIL/AWOLNATION 134,483,000

10 STARTEDFROMTHEBOTTOM/DRAKE 125,465,000

2013 TOPTENSELL INGARTISTS (BASED ON TOTAL ALBUM SALES IN 2013)

ARTIST UNITS SOLD

1 JUSTINTIMBERLAKE 3,445,000

2 LUKEBRYAN 2,740,000

3 EMINEM 2,518,000

4 ONEDIRECTION 1,970,000

5 BLAKESHELTON 1,720,000

6 BRUNO MARS 1,708,000

7 DRAKE 1,605,000

8 BEYONCE 1,573,000

9 MUMFORD&SONS 1,534,000

10 IMAGINEDRAGONS 1,434,000

2013 TOPTENSELL INGDIGITALALBUMS

ARTIST/TITLE UNITS SOLD


2 BEYONCE/BEYONCE 972,000

3 IMAGINEDRAGONS/NIGHTVISIONS 833,000

4 EMINEM/MARSHALLMATHERSLP2 777,000

5 DRAKE/NOTHINGWASTHESAME 689,000

6 MACKLEMORE&RYANLEWIS/THEHEIST 658,000

7 JAYZ/MAGNACARTA...HOLYGRAIL 640,000

8 PITCHPERFECT/SOUNDTRACK 559,000

9 MUMFORD&SONS/BABEL 556,000

10 BRUNOMARS/UNORTHODOXJUKEBOX 524,000


2013 TOP10 MOSTPLAYEDSONGS– ALL U.S . RADIO

TITLE/ARTIST DETECTIONS

1 BLURREDLINES/ROBINTHICKEFEAT.T.I.+PHARRELL 672,664

2 MIRRORS/JUSTINTIMBERLAKE 567,830

3 STAY/RIHANNAFEAT.MIKKYEKKO 518,809

4 WHENIWASYOURMAN/BRUNOMARS 517,347

5 LOCKEDOUTOFHEAVEN/BRUNOMARS 514,216

6 HOHEY/LUMINEERS 502,303

7 RADIOACTIVE/IMAGINEDRAGONS 493,058

8 JUSTGIVEMEAREASON/P!NKFEAT.NATERUESS 479,173

9 CAN’THOLDUS/MACKLEMORE&RYANLEWISFEAT.RAYDALTON 464,214

10 SUIT&TIE/JUSTINTIMBERLAKEFEAT.JAYZ 462,255

2013 TOP10 MOSTPLAYEDSONGS - TOP40


1 CAN’THOLDUS/MACKLEMORE&RYANLEWISFEAT.RAYDALTON 438,000


3 THRIFTSHOP/MACKLEMORE&RYANLEWISFEAT.WANZ 403,000

4 MIRRORS/JUSTINTIMBERLAKE 397,000


6 DON’TYOUWORRYCHILD/SWEDISHHOUSEMAFIAFEAT.JOHNMARTIN 342,000

7 LOCKEDOUTOFHEAVEN/BRUNOMARS 330,000


9 GETLUCKY/DAFTPUNKFEAT.PHARRELLWILLIAMS 329,000

10 CLARITY/ZEDDFEAT.FOXES 318,000

2013 TOP10 MOSTPLAYEDSONGS - COUNTRY


1 WAGONWHEEL/DARIUSRUCKER 195,000

2 DOWNTOWN/LADYANTEBELLUM 188,000

3 MAMA’SBROKENHEART/MIRANDALAMBERT 185,000

4 GETYOURSHINEON/FLORIDAGEORGIALINE 184,000

5 DON’TYA/BRETTELDREDGE 182,000

6 DONE./THEBANDPERRY 180,000

7 RUNNIN’OUTTAMOONLIGHT/RANDYHOUSER 178,000

8 ALLOVERTHEROAD/EASTONCORBIN 177,000

9 ANYWHEREWITHYOU/JAKEOWEN 175,000

10 SUREBECOOLIFYOUDID/BLAKESHELTON 175,000

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2013 TOP10 MOSTPLAYEDSONGS– LATIN


1 YTEVAS/BANDACARNAVAL 83,000

2 ELRUIDODETUSZAPATOS/LAARROLLADORABANDAELLIMONDERENECAMACHO 82,000

3 LAMEJORDETODAS/BANDAELRECODODECRUZLIZARRAGA 81,000

4 YAHORARESULTA/VOZDEMANDO 80,000

5 TEAMO(PARASIEMPRE)/INTOCABLE 76,000

6 VIVIRMIVIDA/MARCANTHONY 72,000

7 ADIVINA/NOELTORRES 71,000

8 MEGUSTABAS/HERMANOSVEGAJR. 71,000

9 LIMBO/DADDYYANKEE 68,000

10 DAMASOGERARDO/ORTIZ 67,000

2013 TOP10 MOSTPLAYEDSONGS– ADULTCONTEMPORARY




3 DAYLIGHT/MAROON5 214,000

4 CATCHMYBREATH/KELLYCLARKSON 203,000

5 TRY/P!NK 195,000

6 HOME/PHILLIPPHILLIPS 191,000

7 GONE,GONE,GONE/PHILLIPPHILLIPS 191,000


9 IWILLWAIT/MUMFORD&SONS 167,000


2013TOP10MOSTPLAYEDSONGS–ALTERNATIVE/MAINSTREAMROCK


1 RADIOACTIVE/IMAGINEDRAGONS 132,000

2 SAFEANDSOUND/CAPITALCITIES 88,000

3 SWEATERWEATHER/NEIGHBOURHOOD 83,000

4 DEMONS/IMAGINEDRAGONS 81,000

5 MADNESS/MUSE 80,000

6 MOUNTAINSOUND/OFMONSTERSANDMEN 76,000

7 OUTOFMYLEAGUE/FITZ&THETANTRUMS 73,000

8 LITTLEBLACKSUBMARINES/BLACKKEYS 65,000


10 IWILLWAIT/MUMFORD&SONS 61,000


2013TOP10MOSTPLAYEDSONGS–R&B


1 ADORN/MIGUEL 158,000


3 BAD/WALEFEAT.TIARATHOMAS 122,000

4 POWERTRIP/J.COLEFEAT.MIGUEL 119,000

5 LOVEANDWAR/TAMARBRAXTON 118,000

6 POURITUP/RIHANNA 117,000

7 HOWMANYDRINKS?/MIGUEL 105,000

8 BODYPARTY/CIARA 97,000

9 SUIT&TIE/JUSTINTIMBERLAKEFEAT.JAYZ 96,000

10 POETICJUSTICE/KENDRICKLAMARFEAT.DRAKE 92,000

2013TOP10MOSTPLAYEDSONGS–SATELLITE&NETWORKRADIO (INCLUDES DATA FROM SERVICES INCLUDING SIRIUS XM, MUSIC CHOICE, WESTWOODONE, CUMULUS MEDIA NETWORKS, ETC.)





4 LOVESOMEBODY/MAROON5 9,400

5 CRUISE/FLORIDAGEORGIALINE 9,300

6 DAYLIGHT/MAROON5 9,300

7 ADORN/MIGUEL 9,200

8 SAFEANDSOUND/CAPITALCITIES 9,100

9 HOME/PHILLIPPHILLIPS 8,900

10 TRY/P!NK 8,800

2013TOP10MOSTPLAYEDVIDEOS–ALLVIDEOCHANNELS


1 BLURREDLINES/ROBINTHICKEFEAT.T.I.+PHARRELL 3043

2 SUIT&TIE/JUSTINTIMBERLAKEFEAT.JAYZ 2078

3 BOYS‘ROUNDHERE/BLAKESHELTONFEAT.PISTOLANNIES&FRIENDS 2070

4 ZUMBA/DONOMAR 2040

5 LIMBO/DADDYYANKEE 1948

6 MAMA’SBROKENHEART/MIRANDALAMBERT 1940

7 CRUISE/FLORIDAGEORGIALINE 1882

8 IWANTCRAZY/HUNTERHAYES 1811

9 WAGONWHEEL/DARIUSRUCKER 1775

10 SEEYOUAGAIN/CARRIEUNDERWOOD 1765

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ARTIST/ TITLE UNITS SOLD

1 METALLICA/METALLICA 15,948,000

2 SHANIATWAIN/COMEONOVER 15,547,000

3 ALANISMORISSETTE/JAGGEDLITTLEPILL 14,895,000

4 BEATLES/BEATLES1 12,281,000

5 BACKSTREETBOYS/MILLENNIUM 12,241,000

6 BODYGUARD/SOUNDTRACK 12,085,000

7 SANTANA/SUPERNATURAL 11,792,000

8 CREED/HUMANCLAY 11,674,000

9 BOBMARLEY&THEWAILERS/LEGEND 11,458,000

10 ‘NSYNC/NOSTRINGSATTACHED 11,152,000

TOPSELLINGALBUMSOFSOUNDSCANERA(BASED ON ALBUM SALES FROM 1991 – 12/29/2013)

ARTIST UNITS SOLD

1 GARTHBROOKS 69,424,000

2 BEATLES 64,111,000

3 MARIAHCAREY 54,209,000

4 METALLICA 54,129,000

5 CELINEDION 52,159,000

6 GEORGESTRAIT 44,781,000

7 EMINEM 44,469,000

8 TIMMCGRAW 41,844,000

9 ALANJACKSON 40,361,000

10 PINKFLOYD 38,508,000

TOPSELLINGARTISTSOFSOUNDSCANERA(BASED ON ALBUM SALES FROM 1991 – 12/29/2013)

ARTIST/ TITLE UNITS SOLD

1 BLACKEYEDPEAS/IGOTTAFEELING 8,438,000

2 ADELE/ROLLINGINTHEDEEP 8,060,000

3 LMFAOF.LAURENBENNETT&G/PARTYROCKANTHEM 7,821,000

4 GOTYEF.KIMBRA/SOMEBODYTHATIUSEDTOKNOW 7,545,000

5 CARLYRAEJEPSEN/CALLMEMAYBE 7,304,000

6 MACKLEMORE&RYANLEWIS/THRIFTSHOP 7,266,000

7 LADYGAGA/POKERFACE 7,054,000

8 FLORIDAFEAT.T-PAIN/LOW 6,882,000

9 LADYGAGA/JUSTDANCE 6,860,000

10 FUN.FEAT.JANELLEMONAE/WEAREYOUNG 6,830,000

TOPSELLINGDIGITALSONGSOFSOUNDSCANERA(BASED ON SONG SALES FROM 2003 – 12/29/2013)


ARTIST /TITLE UNITS SOLD

1 ADELE/21 3,009,000

2 MUMFORD&SONS/SIGHNOMORE 1,676,000

3 MUMFORD&SONS/BABEL 1,334,000

4 EMINEM/RECOVERY 1,300,000


6 TAYLORSWIFT/RED 1,135,000

7 LADYGAGA/FAME 1,086,000


9 BEYONCE/BEYONCE 972,000

10 LUMINEERS/LUMINEERS 956,000

TOPSELLINGDIGITALALBUMSOFSOUNDSCANERA (BASED ON ALBUM SALES FROM 2003 – 12/29/2013)

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