Billboard update on Celine's sales

[marc-02]

Immediately a week after Billboard paid tribute to Celine, it once again featured her this week, this time giving us updates on Celine's singles sales, physical and digital:

 

http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbea...52.story?page=4

 

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HOW WE KNOW IT GOES ON

 

Hi Gary,

 

Thank you for honoring Celine Dion on her birthday last Friday (March 30) with a look at her most notable Billboard chart achievements.

 

With "Titanic" having been re-released in theaters this week in 3D, it's very likely that there will be a renewed public interest in the film's theme song, Dion's Academy- and Grammy-Award winning "My Heart Will Go On." The song spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 1998.

 

 

 

I was wondering if you could please provide up-to-date sales for the classic song, as well as Dion's best selling songs overall.

 

Thanks and God bless,

 

Derek Fenningdorf

Brighton, Michigan

 

 

Hi Derek,

 

Movie-goers/music fans have actually already begun to rekindle their love for "My Heart Will Go On." The song rises from 6,000 to 8,000 downloads sold this week, according to SoundScan. (That's also four-times the sales of her next-best-seller this week, "Because You Loved Me.")

 

As for Dion's top-selling songs, since her career covers both the physical and digital singles eras, let's talk about love that fans have given her in each configuration.

 

First, Dion's top physical singles, in terms of SoundScan sales:

 

1,343,000, "Because You Loved Me"

1,176,000, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"

1,117,000, "The Power of Love"

658,000, "My Heart Will Go On"

500,000, "All By Myself"

 

And, here are Dion's best-selling digital tracks:

 

1,133,000, "My Heart Will Go On"

704,000, "Because You Loved Me"

498,000, "Taking Chances"

387,000, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"

357,000, "A New Day Has Come"

 

Overall, Dion's top-selling songs, physical and digital combined, look like this:

 

2,047,000, "Because You Loved Me"

1,791,000, "My Heart Will Go On"

1,563,000, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"

1,471,000, "The Power of Love"

784,000, "Beauty and the Beast," with Peabo Bryson

 

 

While "Because" takes overall best-seller honors, that "Heart" is easily Dion's most popular download, the configuration of choice for the last decade, reinforces its appeal more than 14 years after its original release, when "Titanic" first stormed theaters.

[wjd]

1,133,000, "My Heart Will Go On" [ 821,000 as of July 2010 = 312,000]

704,000, "Because You Loved Me" [473,000 as of July 2010 = 231,000]

498,000, "Taking Chances" [263,000 as of February 2008 = 235,000]

387,000, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" [291,000 as of August 2010 = 96,000]

357,000, "A New Day Has Come" [187,000 as of June 2008 = 170,000]

 

In bold, are what she's sold since the date next to it. Some great sales! She sold around 1m digital singles in total last year.

[Celinefanatic07]

Celine the QUEEN! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[ferjaacu]

wow. Thanks for the info !!!

[Derek F.]

Hey everyone, Gary from Billboard gave me a big Easter present when he answered my questions about Celine and "My Heart Will Go On" that I sent him last week on Easter!

 

It is so awesome that Celine's "My Heart Will Go On" has sold over 1 million copies digitally now! That means it is eligible for a digital platinum certification!

 

Now that we have confirmation from Gary at Billboard that "My Heart Will Go On" is a platinum single, which sounds so good to say, hopefully

a plaque will be presented to Celine when she starts performing again in Las Vegas in June! Even if there are a lot of haters of "My Heart Will Go On",

I would love Celine to know that over the last decade over 1 million people in the U.S. alone have purchased this amazing song digitally, and for her

to see how popular and liked the song still is and will always be!

 

It is Titanic's theme song, and was made to sum up all of the events of the movie and the real tragic event, but millions of people, including myself can also relate the loss of a loved family or friend with the songs incredible feeling and music and more than anything Celine's blessed, powerful vocals!

 

Getting up to date physical and digital sales on some other Celine songs was awesome too, and God gave a blessing by Gary answering me! It's amazing that "Because You Loved Me" is eligible for a digital certification also and that "Taking Chances" is getting very close!

 

I hope everyone likes the questions I asked and appreciates like I do that Gary answered them and gave us amazing info!

 

God bless!

[Teodora]

1,133,000, "My Heart Will Go On" [ 821,000 as of July 2010 = 312,000]

704,000, "Because You Loved Me" [473,000 as of July 2010 = 231,000]

498,000, "Taking Chances" [263,000 as of February 2008 = 235,000]

387,000, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" [291,000 as of August 2010 = 96,000]

357,000, "A New Day Has Come" [187,000 as of June 2008 = 170,000]

 

In bold, are what she's sold since the date next to it. Some great sales! She sold around 1m digital singles in total last year.

 

Neat! And that's just in the US. You guys have to remember she sells a lot more outside the US...So we can easily double that number for her total sales, I think.

[wjd]

Billboard missed out her biggest-selling physical single, I'm Your Angel.

[celinemaniacaik]

Thank You for the link!

[Derek F.]

Hi Celine fans!

It's been awhile since Billboard gave a new update on Celine's U.S. career sales. Typically in the past, Ask Billboard has done a good job with some updates on Celine's sales and streaming numbers.

 

I thought to celebrate Celine's exciting career 40th anniversary this month, we could try to contact Ask Billboard to ask for an update on Celine's U.S. sales, streaming, and most played radio hits.

The more of us that contact Ask Billboard, the more of a chance we have that we will get an answer/update!

 

Here is a suggestion on what we could tweet or email:

Hi @gthot20, (or askbb)!

This month, Celine Dion is celebrating the 40th anniversary of her incredibly successful, iconic career!

To honor and celebrate that milestone, could you please give an update on Celine's career sales and streaming totals, and most

heard hits on radio? #askbillboard

Thank you,

(your name, city, state, and country)

 

You can tweet Ask Billboard at @gthot20, or email Ask Billboard at: askbb@billboard.com

 

Let's try to get a new update!

Please post here if you sent a tweet or email.

I hope we can get an update soon. Thank you!

[Derek F.]

Since the triple 25th anniversary is happening for "My Heart Will Go On" (released 12/8/1997), and for Celine's timeless "Let's Talk About Love" and the mega blockbuster- Titanic soundrack, I wanted to ask if everyone could PLEASE take a quick moment to email or tweet Ask Billboard for an update to Celine's Career sales?

Would be amazing to know the up to date sales of Celine's best-selling songs, albums, and her most played songs on radio!

 

We can email Gary Trust with Ask Billboard at- askbb@billboard.com or we could tweet Gary/Ask Billboard at @gthot20

 

Please contact Ask Billboard to ask for an update to Celine's career sales and streaming numbers for the milestone 25th anniversary happening this year

 

The more emails and tweets Gary receives, the more likely a brand new update will be provided! Thank you

Edited December 7, 2022 at 07:48 PM by Derek F.

[LukeD]

Celine is so under-certified in the United States.

 

Albums eligible for higher certifications:

 

Celine Dion needs to be certified 3 x Platinum (currently 2xP)

All The Way...A Decade of Songs needs to be certified 10 x Platinum (currently 7xP)

The Collector's Series Vol 1 needs to be certified 1 x Platinum (currently 1xG)

My Love... The Essential Collection needs to be certified 1 x Gold (currently uncertified)

 

Singles eligible for higher certifications:

 

Where Does My Heart Beat Now should be 1 x Gold (currently uncertified)

Beauty And The Beast should be 1 x Platinum (currently 1 x G)

If You Asked Me To should be 1 x Gold (currently uncertified)

The Power Of Love should be 2 x Platinum (currently 1 x P)

All By Myself should be 1 x Platinum (currently 1 x G)

The Prayer should be 1 x Gold (currently uncertified)

That's The Way It Is should be 1 x Gold (currently uncertified)

I'm Alive should be 1 x Gold (currently uncertified)

I Drove All Night should be 1 x Gold (currently uncertified)

Taking Chances should be 1 x Gold (currently uncertified)

 

These would bring her total U.S. album certifications to 58m and single certifications to 17m for a great total of 75m certified units!

Edited March 24, 2023 at 03:06 AM by LukeD