Albums Archives

Deezer’s most streamed albums in 2023 so far

15/10/2023

Statistics on Deezer’s most streamed albums in 2023 so far were published yesterday to support National Album Day in the UK which was on the 14th October this year. The data shows a generational divide between those who consume albums, and those who cherry-pick their songs and stick to playlists – is narrowing in 2023. Based on this year’s listening habits (up to 14/09/2023), the highlights are: Beyonce’s Renaissance holds the record as the year’s […]

BTS’ MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 tops IFPI’s 2020 Global Album Sales Chart

13/03/2021

BTS’ MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 tops IFPI’s 2020 Global Album Sales Chart which combines global sales of physical and digital album downloads to rank the top albums of the year. This marks the third Global Chart Award given to the band by IFPI, following their success as Global Recording Artists of 2020, and MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 topping the newly introduced IFPI Global Album All Format Chart. The fourth studio album from global superstars BTS, MAP […]

Listening to albums is in decline

30/01/2020

Listening to albums is in decline with over half of us admitting to listening to fewer albums in the last five years according to a recent survey by Deezer. The survey in January 2020 of 8,000 adults which included 2000 interviews from respondents in the US, Germany, France and Brazil found the following results: Over half (54%) of us listen to fewer albums than 5 -10 years ago Biggest reasons: being too busy and artists […]