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List Of Best-selling Albums In China
This is a list of the best-selling albums in China. As of 2023, China was the world's 5th largest music market, an increase from being 14th in 2015 and 27th in 2005. Best-selling albums in China This is a list of the top 10 best-selling albums in China. Best-selling physical albums The following is a list of the best-selling physical albums in China, with album sales of over 500,000 units. List of best-selling digital albums (5 tracks or more) 2 million or more units 1 million or more units List of best-selling digital singles/EPs (4 tracks or less) 20 million or more units 10 million or more units 5 million or more units 3 million or more units *a. Sales figure includes 'equivalent track streams'. See also * Music of China * Mandopop * List of best-selling albums * List of best-selling albums by country Notes References {{Lists of best-selling albums China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Largest Recorded Music Markets
The world's largest recorded music markets are listed annually by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The ranking is based on retail value (rather than units) each market generates respectively per year; retail value generated by each market varies from year to year. As all financial data is given in US dollars, annual rates of change for all countries other than the United States are heavily influenced by exchange rate fluctuations, as well as by actual changes in revenue in local currency terms. The information presented in this page only accounts for revenue generated from the recorded music industry (recorded music and auxiliary revenues generated by these recordings), and is not reflective of the entirety of the music industry, including sectors such as publishing, live music, etc. The United States has remained the biggest market for recorded music in IFPI history, except in 2010 when Japan topped the list. The largest Asian music market, Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Su Rui (album)
''Su Rui'' (Chinese: ) is the self-titled 1983 debut album by Su Rui, with English name given as Julie Sue under the Chinese name on the cover of the Hong Kong issue. The singer produced another self-titled album in 1986. Except in its original Taiwan release, the album includes her first hit single "The Same Moonlight" () and also "Who Will Buy My Old Bottles?" () the hit theme from the Taiwan film ''Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing''. Track listing ;Hong Kong edition ;Side one # "Overture" (序曲 Xùqǔ) #: from the film ''Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing'' # "The Same Moonlight" (一样的月光 Yīyàng de yuèguāng) # "Whether or Not" (是否 Shìfǒu), written by Luo Da You #: Originally sung by Sylvia Chang in 1981 # Bǎwò 把握 # 请跟我来 Qǐng gēn wǒ lái instrumental ;Side two # "Any Empty Wine Bottles for Sale" (酒干倘卖无 Jiǔ gàn tǎng mài wú) #: Main theme of the film; not in original Taiwanese vinyl edition # "Please Come with Me" (请跟我来 Qǐng gēn wǒ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Start (Stefanie Sun Album)
''Start'' is the fourth studio album and first cover album by Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun (), released on 1 February 2002 by Warner Music Taiwan. Warner Music Taiwa''Start'' album info 1 February 2002. Retrieved 9 May 2011 Track listing # "Hey Jude" – originally by the Beatles # " Silent All These Years" – originally by Tori Amos # "橄欖樹" (Olive Tree) – originally by Chyi Yu # "沒時間" (Too Little Time) – originally by Karen Mok # " Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" – originally by Patty Smyth & Don Henley # "原來你甚麼都不要" (Nothing You Want) – originally by A–mei # "That I Would Be Good" – originally by Alanis Morissette # "Venus" – originally by Shocking Blue # "Someone" # "天空" (Sky) – originally by Faye Wong # "就是這樣" (That's the Way It Is) # "Up 2U" Sales See also *List of best-selling albums in China This is a list of the best-selling albums in China. As of 2023, China was the world's 5th largest music mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Jen
Richie Jen Hsien-chi (, born 23 June 1966), also known as Richie Ren, is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He graduated from the Chinese Culture University's physical education department. Jen debuted in December 1990 with the studio album ''Ask Again'' under Synco Cultural Corporation. In 1996, he signed a contract with Rock Records and released the album ''I Feel Good!'', which sold over 160,000 copies in Taiwan. His breakthrough came at the end of 1996 with his fifth studio album, '' Too Softhearted'', which sold over 1,000,000 copies in China and over 2,300,000 copies across Asia. His seventh album, '' Love Like Pacific Ocean'' (1998), became one of the best-selling albums of all time in Taiwan with over 1,200,000 copies sold. The record spawned the single "Hey Girl Look Over Here" (對面的女孩看過來), which was named the most popular song of 1998 by Hit FM in Taiwan. Early life Jen was born and grew up in Tianzhong Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. He attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Softhearted
''Too Softhearted'' ( Chinese: 心太軟; pinyin: ''Xīn Tài Ruǎn''), is the fifth studio album by Taiwanese recording artist Richie Jen, released on December 24, 1996, via Rock Records. The album spawned the titular track as the lead single. Musically, the album incorporates a range of musical styles such as R&B, pop, disco and flamenco. A major commercial success, ''Too Softhearted'' sold over 1 million copies in mainland China and over 2.3 million copies across Asia. It is one of the best-selling albums in China in terms of physical sales. When accounting for unofficial sales of the album, it is claimed that the album sold over 26 million copies in China. Background and release ''Too Softhearted'' was released through Rock Records on December 24, 1996. Jen had initially decided that he would abandon his career as a singer and pursue a profession in sports journalism if the album did not perform well. This was because it was the last chance given to him by his record comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fei Xiang
Fei Xiang (born Bart Hsiao Luan Phillips, known as Kris Phillips; ) is a Taiwanese-born American pop icon and singer both in Mandapop and English language music theater, who was also one of the biggest popular music stars in China during the 1980s. He is Anya Philips's younger brother. Early life and education Fei was born Bart Hsiao Luan Phillips on 24 December 1960, in Taipei, Taiwan. His father was an American and his mother was from Beijing, China. Fei spent his childhood in Taipei and was the younger maternal half-brother of Anya Phillips. Fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese, he graduated from Taipei American School and entered Stanford University in 1978 on a full scholarship, but he later dropped out. After moving to New York City and attending the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, he returned to Taiwan in 1981 to pursue an acting career. Professional career Taiwan and Southeast Asia – 1981 to 1986 Fei Xiang made his first television appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Power Ballads", Dion's powerful, technically skilled vocals and commercially successful works have had a Cultural impact of Celine Dion, significant impact on popular music. Born into a large family in Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion was discovered by her future manager and husband, René Angélil, and emerged as a teen star in her home country with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s. She gained international recognition by winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, where she Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, represented Switzerland with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Dion went on to release Celine Dion albums discography, twelve English-language albums. ''The Colour of My Love'' (1993), ''Falling into You'' (1996), ''Let's Talk About Love'' (1997), and ''All the Way... A Decade of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Horner
James Roy Horner (August 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015) was an American film composer. He worked on more than 160 film and television productions between 1978 and 2015. He was known for the integration of choral and electronic elements alongside traditional orchestrations, and for his use of motifs associated with Celtic music. Horner won two Academy Awards for his musical composition to James Cameron's '' Titanic'' (1997), which became the best-selling orchestral film soundtrack of all time. He also wrote the score for the highest-grossing film of all time, Cameron's '' Avatar'' (2009). Horner's other Oscar-nominated scores were for '' Aliens'' (1986), '' An American Tail'' (1986), '' Field of Dreams'' (1989), '' Apollo 13'' (1995), ''Braveheart'' (1995), '' A Beautiful Mind'' (2001), and '' House of Sand and Fog'' (2003). Horner's other notable scores include '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' (1982), '' Willow'' (1988), '' The Land Before Time'' (1988), '' Glory'' (1989), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music From The Motion Picture
A soundtrack is a recorded audio signal accompanying and synchronised to the images of a book, drama, motion picture, radio program, television program, or video game; colloquially, a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film, video, or television presentation; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronised recorded sound. In movie industry terminology usage, a sound track is an audio recording created or used in film production or post-production. Initially, the dialogue, sound effects, and music in a film each has its own separate track, and these are mixed together to make what is called the ''composite track,'' which is heard in the film. A ''dubbing track'' is often later created when films are dubbed into another language. This is also known as an M&E (music and effects) track. M&E tracks contain all sound elements minus dialogue, which is then supplied by the foreign distributor in the native language of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lion King (1994 Soundtrack)
''The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack album for the eponymous Disney film. It contains songs from the film written by British singer, songwriter and pianist Elton John and English songwriter Tim Rice, and a score composed by German score composer and music producer Hans Zimmer. Elton John has a dual role of performer for several tracks. Additional performers include South African singer and songwriter Lebo M, American actress and singer Carmen Twillie, American actor and singer Jason Weaver, English actor Rowan Atkinson, American rock singer Joseph Williams, American actress Whoopi Goldberg, English actor Jeremy Irons, American actor Cheech Marin, American actor Jim Cummings, New Jersey actorNathan Lane, New York actor Ernie Sabella, and American singer Sally Dworsky. The album was released on May 31, 1994, on CD and audio cassette. The soundtrack was recorded in three different countries: the U.S., the U.K. and South Africa. It is the best-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Magazine
''Billboard'' (stylized in lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph and radio became commonplace. Many topics that it covered became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakin Chau
Wakin Chau (; born 22 December 1960), better known by his stage name Emil Chau during the 1980s and 1990s, is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese people, Taiwanese singer and actor, popular throughout Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China, and parts of Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam). As of 2007, he has released more than 40 albums. Early life Wakin Chau was born in a rice store owned by his family at Sai Ying Pun in Hong Kong, the fourth son out of seven children and is a native Cantonese speaker of Teochew people, Chaoshanese descent from Chaoyang District, Shantou, Chaoyang, Swatow, Guangdong, mainland China. He began learning the guitar when he was about 13 years old. In 1979, he left for Taipei to major in mathematics at National Taiwan University. While at college he sang and played folk songs in local coffee shops, learning to sing in Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin. Music career Hoping to establish a career as a recording artist, Chau sought contacts in the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
