RNH
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Post by RNH on Aug 20, 2018 15:45:48 GMT -5
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Post by djjoe1960 on Aug 21, 2018 8:45:37 GMT -5
Y'know one thing I don't like about the way 'product' is counted these days is that streaming and/or watching is considered 'purchasing'. I wonder does the artist benefit from someone watching or streaming their music (monetarily, I mean). However, in the case of the two albums in question, Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 1 and Thriller by Michael Jackson, my guess would be that most of the sales 'counted' are for physical products or legitimate downloads some one bought.
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Post by Hervard on Aug 21, 2018 9:34:27 GMT -5
Neither of these albums are the biggest selling album of all time. That honor goes to Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd, which has sold about 45 million copies, beating the 38 million of Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-1975 and the 33 million of Thriller.
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Post by mrjukebox on Aug 21, 2018 16:05:33 GMT -5
Hervard,I think you're right-"Dark Side Of The Moon" was on the Billboard album chart for fifteen years 1973-1988.
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Post by mrjukebox on Aug 21, 2018 16:08:38 GMT -5
Per Wikipedia,"Dark Side" spent a total of 741 weeks on the Billboard album chart.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Aug 21, 2018 17:33:53 GMT -5
Neither of these albums are the biggest selling album of all time. That honor goes to Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd, which has sold about 45 million copies, beating the 38 million of Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-1975 and the 33 million of Thriller. The one thing I noticed (doing a little research) is that the 45 million copies for Dark Side Of the Moon is a world wide total, while Eagles Greatest Hits and Thriller are U.S. totals only. |
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Post by Hervard on Aug 21, 2018 18:33:07 GMT -5
Neither of these albums are the biggest selling album of all time. That honor goes to Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd, which has sold about 45 million copies, beating the 38 million of Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-1975 and the 33 million of Thriller. The one thing I noticed (doing a little research) is that the 45 million copies for Dark Side Of the Moon is a world wide total, while Eagles Greatest Hits and Thriller are U.S. totals only. Hmmm, I wonder how many copies of Dark Side Of The Moon has sold domestically, or how many copies of Greatest Hits and Thriller have sold worldwide? |
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Post by slf on Aug 21, 2018 21:23:25 GMT -5
The one thing I noticed (doing a little research) is that the 45 million copies for Dark Side Of the Moon is a world wide total, while Eagles Greatest Hits and Thriller are U.S. totals only. Hmmm, I wonder how many copies of Dark Side Of The Moon has sold domestically, or how many copies of Greatest Hits and Thriller have sold worldwide? I would venture to guess that, in worldwide sales, Thriller tops them all by a good margin. While the Eagles and Pink Floyd no doubt were popular the world over, Michael Jackson achieved much higher international appeal, reaching a pinnacle that the other bands never came close to. |
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