tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post1684763459471195291..comments2024-02-27T09:08:03.422+00:00Comments on Cher News: Cher's Best-Selling Solo Albums of All-TimeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03971413399309335783noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-86628058454336763462014-03-26T21:33:12.843+00:002014-03-26T21:33:12.843+00:00The Worldwide Sales For Love Hurts Is 14 Million I...The Worldwide Sales For Love Hurts Is 14 Million I Read It In One Of Her Books! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128710101915333800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-27208069615380508932012-12-11T23:55:28.554+00:002012-12-11T23:55:28.554+00:00Here is the Billboard magazine add stating '&#...Here is the Billboard magazine add stating ''The Greatest Hits'' 1999 has sold more than 3 million copies by January of 2000.<br />http://books.google.fi/books?id=sA0EAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=billboard+magazine+Cher&hl=en&sa=X&ei=J7rHUJSWGcmH4gSS7YCoBg&redir_esc=y<br />So by now it should definitely stand at 3.5 at least!<br />TornadoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-32765360322356223742012-12-08T23:32:28.911+00:002012-12-08T23:32:28.911+00:00It's definitely 11,033,739 - I must've mis...It's definitely 11,033,739 - I must've mis-typed it on Cher.yuku, but I hadn't noticed, so thanks for pointing that out! I'm very thorough on here but not on there, so if there's ever a mistake, it will be there and not on here.<br /><br />Those sales above, clearly bar the US one, are all based on certifications if I'm correct (I'm on my phone, so I can't check for myself), but I know that you know that nearly all certifications are based on shipments, and not sales. My figures are all sales, not shipments. So, I'm just putting that out there. I can't check for examples at this very moment, but with many of Cher's certifications, sales didn't reach the certification quantity, and this may be the case with many of the ones for Love Hurts. Believe me, if I could've found more sales for Love Hurts, I would've - as her three Geffen albums are my favorite, and I would've liked them to have sold more. I'm always trying to be helpful, so, when I'm on my computer, I'll do a check of the sales for Love Hurts to see if I could've at all missed anything out, but I must say that it's not hugely likely as I was extremely thorough with her sales.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03971413399309335783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-3541424917019062942012-12-04T22:50:09.752+00:002012-12-04T22:50:09.752+00:00Hi Daniel, in terms of Believe, can you confirm wh...Hi Daniel, in terms of Believe, can you confirm what the actual sales are, is it 11,033,739 or 11,933,739 as you put on the Cher Yuku forum? It'd be great if you could clear that up :)<br />In terms of Love Hurts though, I think the sales need to be a bit higher, maybe 2.7 million. Look, here are the sales based on the certifications and sales that we know:<br /><br />UK 900,000<br />US 598,000<br />Germany 500,000<br />Canada 100,000<br />Sweden 100,000<br />Australia 70,000<br />Austria 50,000<br />Switzerland 50,000<br />New Zealand 30,000<br /><br />So that's already 2,398,000 copies, and doesn't include sales from France, Italy, Ireland, Spain and other countries in Europe. But I think your sales for Heart of Stone, Greatest Hits and Very Best of Cher are correct though, well done on your hard work!<br /><br />Thanks!Stephen Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-30055345032483737982012-12-03T20:20:55.466+00:002012-12-03T20:20:55.466+00:00Thanks for your comments. These aren't quick e...Thanks for your comments. These aren't quick estimations that I've done, these aren't simple "well, that could've sold around 100,000 here and probably 500,000 there" but are the result of a year's worth of long hard research. I looked at sales figures, chart runs, chart patterns, certifications, etc from over 55 countries!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03971413399309335783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-86426083351180163082012-12-03T19:38:30.369+00:002012-12-03T19:38:30.369+00:00Cher has always been Fashion Forward. Cannot wait ...Cher has always been Fashion Forward. Cannot wait any longer for the new album. I think we are going to hear about title, release dates, publicity any day now.<br /><br />Cher will come roarin' back. We are more than ready.Kaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-86315648008694744502012-12-03T04:41:47.259+00:002012-12-03T04:41:47.259+00:00With all her music since 1965,she has done some ma...With all her music since 1965,she has done some many styles and has music fans all over the music spectrum. I myself like early Cher, the Imperial years. Pop, Rock, Soul, Disco, Techno, etc. What a woman of tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-1935268901440184032012-12-03T03:59:26.610+00:002012-12-03T03:59:26.610+00:00Reuters places her solo album/singles sales at 100...Reuters places her solo album/singles sales at 100 Million and 40 million as Sonny & Cher (As of 2008, which skips the Burlesque soundtrack/You Haven't Seen the Last of Me) though like so many older artists, we can only track down about a third of those units so those numbers may be higher, or perhaps lower. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-7853655323677097282012-12-02T20:36:05.541+00:002012-12-02T20:36:05.541+00:00The sales of Heart of Stone and Love Hurts are hig...The sales of Heart of Stone and Love Hurts are higher than that!<br />Cher solo has sold 50 million albums + 33 million singles + 20 million with Sonny = 100 million records worldwide! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-89813514820459431322012-12-02T15:18:27.877+00:002012-12-02T15:18:27.877+00:00http://www.chartsinfrance.net/communaute/index.php...http://www.chartsinfrance.net/communaute/index.php?/topic/6523-phase-3-reajustement-ventes-de-tous-les-artistes-a-plus-de-30m/page__st__915<br />At this link you'd find some estimations about Cher's career sales (and many other artists). Although they are just estimations (and in some cases they're probably a little too high), this site turns out to be a very good indicator of album sales for a lot of artists.<br />About the certifications: they are not automatic, it's the label who has to require them and in many many cases they're not updated to reflect the real sales (especially after many years). "Heart of Stone" was certified 4xPlatinum in Canada in June 1990... since then, it probably sold other 100.000 copies and more. Same for other markets: in UK, it was certified Platinum after six months, but then it's become a big catalog seller (especially after "Believe" came out), so now UK sales should be around 700.000 or 800.000.<br />If you consider at least 3,5 million sales in US (and it was around 60% of her market at the time), it's probably the album sold around 2,5 million in the rest of the world.<br /><br />About "Living Proof": it sold 600.000 copies in US, plus at least 300.000 copies in Europe only and something esle in the rest of the world. Altough it was a flop, it still managed to sell at least one million.<br />About "It's a Man's World": it sold 250.000 copies in US (Soundscan sales were at 200.000 ten years ago, and in the 1990s Soundscan didn't cover 100% of US sales) and around half million in Europe, so its total should be close to one million (800.000-900.000 I suppose).Stefanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-25700175480660119252012-12-02T14:16:37.129+00:002012-12-02T14:16:37.129+00:00No sorry but some of the sales you're saying a...No sorry but some of the sales you're saying are wrong. How can Heart of Stone have sold 1.5 million in Europe, when it's biggest market was the UK (where the estimate is at 550,000). If it had sold 800,000, it would have been certified as 2x platinum. The album probably sold between 50-75k in Germany only which was the 2nd biggest European market for HOS. So, no the most HOS sold in Europe is 800,000. Plus, it sold 400,000 in Canada, not 500,000. The estimate for HOS is most probably right.<br />Plus, It's A Man's World sold around 400,000 worldwide and Living Proof is between 850,000-900,000 worldwide. I know you want the sales to be higher, but they're not, sorry. The only one that should be higher is Love Hurts, which should be between 2.7-2.8 million.Stephen Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-22746946085237290292012-12-02T13:26:30.768+00:002012-12-02T13:26:30.768+00:00There must be some correct figures rather than gue...There must be some correct figures rather than guessing from all of us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-10354020041622369162012-12-02T13:24:10.629+00:002012-12-02T13:24:10.629+00:00I followed Cher a lot in those days and the press ...I followed Cher a lot in those days and the press here in Sweden never writes positively about her, but what I enjoyed then was her chartpostions which were in the top for a long time. But maybe that wasn't as much as it looked like. I've tried to find data about it here, but can't find though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-4425560217860948692012-12-02T13:13:55.944+00:002012-12-02T13:13:55.944+00:00- "Heart of Stone" has sold 500.000 copi...- "Heart of Stone" has sold 500.000 copies in Canada and over 300.000 in Australia only. In UK old albums are often undercertified, and you have to consider "Heart of Stone" is a great catalog-seller, keeping selling through the years (I think it sold at least 800.000 in UK). According to many estimations, in Europe the album has sold more than one and half million copies, so the total should be over 6 millions.<br />- "Love Hurts" has sold over 2 millions in Europe (one million in UK and 500.000 in Germany only) and 700.000 copies in the US, so worldwide sales should likely be over 3 millions.<br />- "The Greatest Hits" has been certified 2xPlatinum in Europe, where it has sold more than two and a half million copies (700.000 in UK and over 500.000 in Germany), plus it sold at least another half million in other foreign markets.<br />- "The Very Best of Cher" is almost at 3 millions in US (one or two years ago Billboard said it had sold 2.8 millions), plus 200.000 in Canada, 100.000 in Australia and around 600.000 in Europe. Total sales should be near 4 millions at this point.<br />"It's a Man's World" and "Living Proof" have sold only one million each worldwide, while 1987's "Cher" should have sold around 1.7-1.8 millions (over one million in the US).Stefanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-4496288885047807572012-12-02T12:26:53.439+00:002012-12-02T12:26:53.439+00:00But Cher's music sales in Sweden have never be...But Cher's music sales in Sweden have never been that high. I think people are overestimating Cher's music sales.Stephen Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-56604480238551055842012-12-02T12:23:18.443+00:002012-12-02T12:23:18.443+00:00No, overall I think those estimates are pretty goo...No, overall I think those estimates are pretty good, I think the Believe album is quite overestimated, and maybe Love Hurts needs about 500,000 more, but Heart of Stone, The Very Best Of Cher, and The Greatest Hits sounds fine to me. Stefano, Love Hurts has not sold over 3 million, neither has The Greatest Hits. Also, Heart Of Stone has sold a maximum of 550,000 in the UK, it is not almost at a million sales, if it was, it would have been certified as 3x Platinum.Stephen Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-68048326693484124622012-12-02T12:20:59.916+00:002012-12-02T12:20:59.916+00:00I agree, seems the figures are low for worldwide s...I agree, seems the figures are low for worldwide sales? Even in Sweden Cher was big with all these albums...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776227271519671231.post-28911424419364472282012-12-02T01:45:01.196+00:002012-12-02T01:45:01.196+00:00While "Believe" sales have often been es...While "Believe" sales have often been estimated at 11 millions, I'm sure your estimations for the other albums are way too low (she's always been a big act in markets like UK, Germany or Australia).<br />- "Heart of Stone" has sold around 3.5 millions in US only and it's almost a million seller in UK... total sales should be over 6 millions.<br />- "The Very Best of Cher" has sold almost 3 millions in US only, with an estimated total of 4 millions worlwide.<br />- "The greatest hits" has sold over 3 millions (it's been a huge seller in Europe).<br />- "Love Hurts" also is way over 3 millions (it sold one million in UK and over half million in US).Stefanonoreply@blogger.com