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Ten Thousand Motels |
blabbermouth.com
August 7, 2006
LED ZEPPELIN, AC/DC, GUNS N' ROSES and METALLICA have released some of the top-selling albums in the United States of all time, according to the figures released by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Here is a list of the all-time top selling albums (number in perenthesis indicates total U.S. sales in millions):
THE EAGLES - "Eagles/Their Greatest Hits: 1971-75" (29)
MICHAEL JACKSON - "Thriller" (27)
LED ZEPPELIN - "Led Zeppelin IV" (23)
PINK FLOYD - "The Wall" (23)
AC/DC - "Back in Black" (21)
BILLY JOEL - "Greatest Hits Vol. I & II" (21)
GARTH BROOKS - "Double Live" (20)
SHANIA TWAIN - "Come On Over" (20)
THE BEATLES - "The Beatles" (19)
FLEETWOOD MAC - "Rumours" (19)
BOSTON - "Boston" (17)
WHITNEY HOUSTON - "The Bodyguard" (soundtrack) (17)
THE BEATLES - "The Beatles 1967-70" (16)
GARTH BROOKS - "No Fences" (16)
THE EAGLES - "Hotel California" (16)
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - "Cracked Rear View" (16)
ELTON JOHN - "Greatest Hits" (16)
LED ZEPPELIN - "Physical Graffiti" (16)
ALANIS MORISSETTE - "Jagged Little Pill" (16)
THE BEATLES - "The Beatles 1962-66" (15)
BEE GEES - "Saturday Night Fever" (soundtrack) (15)
GUNS N' ROSES - "Appetite for Destruction" (15)
PINK FLOYD - "Dark Side of the Moon" (15)
SANTANA - "Supernatural" (15)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - "Born in the U.S.A." (15)
BACKSTREET BOYS - "Backstreet Boys" (14)
GARTH BROOKS - "Ropin' the Wind" (14)
JOURNEY - "Greatest Hits" (14)
MEAT LOAF - "Bat Out of Hell" (14)
METALLICA - "Metallica" (14)
SIMON & GARFUNKEL - "Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits" (14)
BRITNEY SPEARS - "... Baby One More Time" (14)
The 20 top-selling artists in millions of albums/CDs (number in perenthesis indicates total U.S. sales in millions):
01. THE BEATLES (168.5)
02. ELVIS PRESLEY (118.5)
03. GARTH BROOKS (116)
04. LED ZEPPELIN (109.5)
05. EAGLES (91)
06. BILLY JOEL (79.5)
07. PINK FLOYD (73.5)
08. BARBRA STREISAND (71)
09. ELTON JOHN (69)
10. AC/DC (66)
11. THE ROLLING STONES (65.5)
12. AEROSMITH (65.5)
13. MADONNA (63)
14. GEORGE STRAIT (62.5)
15. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (62)
16. MARIAH CAREY (61.5)
17. MICHAEL JACKSON (60.5)
18. METALLICA (57)
19. VAN HALEN (56.5)
20. WHITNEY HOUSTON (54)
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Saint Sway |
I am so glad that I dont own any of those CDs |
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jb |
11th place pretty mediocre considering all the product they have released..... |
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Jumping Jack |
Humiliating!!! |
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jb |
quote: Jumping Jack wrote:
Humiliating!!!
I mean it's respectable, but being tied with Aerosmith? I think Soldatti had some newer figures that put us in 10th place...except for Hot Rocks and to a lesser extent Some Girls, we never had huge sales ....ABB did not help us one bit. |
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pdog |
These sales figures always show me just how bad of taste most consumers have! |
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M.O.W.A.T. |
You would think that with all the ABKCO/Virgin re-issues, the Stones would rank a little higher. I know that I now own 3 versions of 40 Licks as well as two of ABB, Rarities and Sucking in the 70s! |
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jb |
quote: M.O.W.A.T. wrote:
You would think that with all the ABKCO/Virgin re-issues, the Stones would rank a little higher. I know that I now own 3 versions of 40 Licks as well as two of ABB, Rarities and Sucking in the 70s!
I think these numbers are close, but I believe we hit 67 million...I need Soldatti to confirm as he is truly the king of numerology and a great fan.
[Edited by jb] |
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voodoopug |
George Strait is a legend in Country Music and I respect his work quite a bit...most of the others (aside from the Stones) make me want to vomit. |
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jb |
We have 2 in the top ten......Billy/Barbara.... |
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speedfreakjive |
where's u2? |
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jb |
quote: speedfreakjive wrote:
where's u2?
I think they are in the top 15....I am amazed we are still ahead of them, but we did have a 18 yr head start...
[Edited by jb] |
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Soldatti |
The whole Abcko catalog needs new certifications. From recent releases, Jump Back is already Platinum and 40 Licks is on its way for a 6x Platinum award. The Stones should be (at least) #9 on the list. |
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Zack |
quote: Saint Sway wrote:
I am so glad that I dont own any of those CDs
You don't own Zep IV, Back in Black, Dark Side, or the White Album? Those are great fucking albums. |
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jb |
quote: Soldatti wrote:
The whole Abcko catalog needs new certifications. From recent releases, Jump Back is already Platinum and 40 Licks is on its way for a 6x Platinum award. The Stones should be (at least) #9 on the list.
This is why you are a great man and super fan!!!! |
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Ihavelotsajam |
quote: pdog wrote:
These sales figures always show me just how bad of taste most consumers have!
It's not the taste, it's the cluelessness/disinterest that most people have to actually FIND better music than what's flung in their faces.
My dad thinks the world stop releasing albums after "classic rock" ended.
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jb |
I am still always puzzled/skeptical by the seemingly low #'s for the "Big 4" Stones albums....hard to beleive how few allegedly sold in the U.S.
[Edited by jb] |
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gustavobala |
numbers, numbers.....
i like tim maia racional and who cares? sell 30.000 in 1975 and today i need 100 buck to buy it...and who cares!
i like stones above to these numbers! |
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Steel Wheels |
I hate the following:
THE EAGLES - "Eagles/Their Greatest Hits: 1971-75" (29)
MICHAEL JACKSON - "Thriller" (27)
PINK FLOYD - "The Wall" (23)
BILLY JOEL - "Greatest Hits Vol. I & II" (21)
GARTH BROOKS - "Double Live" (20)
SHANIA TWAIN - "Come On Over" (20)
BOSTON - "Boston" (17)
WHITNEY HOUSTON - "The Bodyguard" (soundtrack) (17)
GARTH BROOKS - "No Fences" (16)
THE EAGLES - "Hotel California" (16)
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - "Cracked Rear View" (16)
ELTON JOHN - "Greatest Hits" (16)
BEE GEES - "Saturday Night Fever" (soundtrack) (15)
PINK FLOYD - "Dark Side of the Moon" (15)
BACKSTREET BOYS - "Backstreet Boys" (14)
GARTH BROOKS - "Ropin' the Wind" (14)
JOURNEY - "Greatest Hits" (14)
MEAT LOAF - "Bat Out of Hell" (14)
METALLICA - "Metallica" (14)
BRITNEY SPEARS - "... Baby One More Time" (14)
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jb |
quote: Steel Wheels wrote:
I hate the following:
THE EAGLES - "Eagles/Their Greatest Hits: 1971-75" (29)
MICHAEL JACKSON - "Thriller" (27)
PINK FLOYD - "The Wall" (23)
BILLY JOEL - "Greatest Hits Vol. I & II" (21)
GARTH BROOKS - "Double Live" (20)
SHANIA TWAIN - "Come On Over" (20)
BOSTON - "Boston" (17)
WHITNEY HOUSTON - "The Bodyguard" (soundtrack) (17)
GARTH BROOKS - "No Fences" (16)
THE EAGLES - "Hotel California" (16)
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - "Cracked Rear View" (16)
ELTON JOHN - "Greatest Hits" (16)
BEE GEES - "Saturday Night Fever" (soundtrack) (15)
PINK FLOYD - "Dark Side of the Moon" (15)
BACKSTREET BOYS - "Backstreet Boys" (14)
GARTH BROOKS - "Ropin' the Wind" (14)
JOURNEY - "Greatest Hits" (14)
MEAT LOAF - "Bat Out of Hell" (14)
METALLICA - "Metallica" (14)
BRITNEY SPEARS - "... Baby One More Time" (14)
In all candor, there are no gropus on that list that I would care to see....the only one 1/2 decent in his younger years was Billy Joel. |