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Asia & Africa:

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North & South America:

Oceania:

Global:

Year-end charts

Argentina:

Australia:

Austria:

Belgium:

Belgium Flanders:

Belgium Wallonia:

Brazil:

Canada:

RPM:

Soundscan:

Billboard:

Chilie:

Croatia:

2015 ( Domestic / International)

2016 ( Domestic / International)

2017 ( Domestic / International)

2019 ( Domestic / International)

2020 ( Domestic / International)

2022 ( Domestic / International)

Czech Republic:

2001 ( All / Female / Group / Male)

2016 ( All / Domestic / International)

Denmark:

Europe:

Finland:

France:

Germany:

Grecce:

Hungary:

Iceland:

2016 ( Domestic / International)

2017 ( All / Physical / Streaming)

2018 ( All / Physical / Streaming)

2019 ( All / Physical / Streaming)

2020 ( All / Physical / Streaming)

2021 ( All / Physical / Streaming)

Indonesia:

Ireland:

Italy:

Japan:

Malaysia:

Mexico:

Netherlands:

New Zeland:

Norway:

Poland:

1999 ( All / International)

2001

2002

2003 ( All / International)

2004

2005 ( All / Compilations / Domestic / International)

2006

2007 ( All / Domestic / International)

Portugal:

1976 ( International / Domestic)

1977 ( Domestic / International)

1978

1981

1982 ( International / Domestic)

1983 ( International / Domestic)

1984 ( International / Domestic)

1985

1989 ( Domestic / International)

2004 ( Albums / Compilations)

Russia:

1996 ( CD / MC)

1997 ( MC / International CD / Domestic CD)

1998 ( MC / Domestic CD / International CD)

2000 ( Domestic / International)

2001 ( Domestic / International)

2003 ( Domestic / International)

2006 ( Domestic / International)

Singapore:

Slovakia:

2016 ( All / Domestic / International)

South Africa:

South Korea:

2000 ( All / International)

2001 ( All / International)

2002 ( All / International)

2003 ( All / International)

2004 ( All / International)

2005 ( All / International)

2006 ( All / International)

2007 ( All / International)

2008

2009

2010

2011 ( All / International)

2012 ( All / International)

2013 ( All / International)

2014 ( All / International)

2015 ( All / International)

2016 ( All / International)

2017 ( All / International)

2018 ( All / International)

2019 ( All / International)

2020 ( All / International)

Spain:

2002 ( All / Compilations / Domestic / International)

2003

2004 ( Albums / Compilations)

2005 ( Albums / Compilations)

Sweden:

Switzerland:

Taiwan:

Turkey:

2001 ( Domestic / International)

2008 ( Domestic / International)

United Kingdon:

1989 ( All / Artist Albums)

1990 ( All / Artist Albums)

1991 ( 1991 / 1991)

1992 ( All / Artist Albums / Compilations)

1993 ( All / Artist Albums / Compilations)

1994

1995 ( All / Artist Albums / Compilations)

1996 ( Artist Albums / All / Compilations)

2001 ( All / Artist Albums)

2002 ( Artist Albums / All)

2003 ( Artist Albums / All)

2004 ( Artist Albums / All)

2005 ( Artist Albums / All)

Uruguay:

United States:

Billboard:

1961 ( Mono / Stereo)

1962 ( Mono / Stereo)

SoundScan:

2012 ( All Formats / Physical)

2013

2014 ( All Formats / Physical)

2015 ( All Formats / Physical)

2016 ( All Formats / Physical)

2017 ( All Formats / Physical)

2018 ( All Formats / Physical)

2019 ( All Formats / Physical)

2020 ( All Formats / Physical)

2021 ( All Formats / Physical)

VK Music:

Worldwide:

2021 ( All Formats / Physical / Vinyl)

Decade-end charts

Australia:

Canada:

Germany:

Japan:

Netherlands:

Norway:

United Kingdom:

2010’s ( All formats / Vinyl)

United States:

Billboard:

SoundScan:

Russian-language section

Industry statistics

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