
Both Humbug and Suck It and See may reach 1 million in the long run. Thanks to impressive catalog sales, both their debut and AM are now closing in 4 million sales, while Favourite Worst Nightmare is over 2 million. With 1.3 million sales in the US, it was also their true breakthrough at the global scale. Moreover, AM came close to become their best seller in spite of the decreasing market. Still, that’s a more than respectable average of nearly 2 million for each of their 7 first records.


The Arctic Monkeys sold over 12 million studio albums up to date. Obviously, they aren’t on the same league as Coldplay or Linkin Park. 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. 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. This concept will not only bring you sales information for all related albums, physical and download singles, as well as audio and video streaming.

Now into the game for over 15 years, where does the band stand? Are they one more British act which failed to break the US market? Have they been able to sustain the initial hype surrounding them? The Commensurate Sales to Popularity Concept (CSPC)Īs usual, I’ll be using the Commensurate Sales to Popularity Concept in order to relevantly gauge results of the artist. Notably, they created an unreal buzz on the back of their initial singles making their record all the more meritorious. In general, they highlight large fanbases or hyped winners of a reality TV show rather than legitimate success. More often than not, fastest-selling records are irrelevant. The band is hotter than ever having charted at least 4 catalog tracks inside the Global Spotify chart for several months.Ĭan the TikTok madness, which is turning viral so many of their old songs, push their last effort to make it a commercial success?Ī big picture of the Arctic Monkeys’ careerįor long, the commercial results of the group was often described by first week sales of their debut, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.īack in 2006, it shifted 363,735 units to enter charts at #1 in the UK.

The Car, the 7th album of the Arctic Monkeys, is out.
