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  • BrianBrian 7,618 Posts
    I honestly don't own a single one of those. I'm unsure whether that is good or bad at this point.

  • noznoz 3,625 Posts
    Why do people buy greatest hits albums? Don't they have the albums that the songs originally appeared on?


    "...housewives and little girls..."

    what it means??!?!!?

    that's who greatest hits albums are for

  • GnatGnat 1,183 Posts
    I plan to collect them all, I just haven't been able to find clean copies of the others (yet).

    What's up with those dudes out to collect every top 40 single ever released. Ugh.

    It would be a shame if this is all that I owned...but "pop" music and good music aren't mutually exclusive...I rock AC/DC and Guns on the regular. I just hate when that one old favorite "nostalgia" track finally does get played out for you, and even though it was once your favorite, you change the radio station everytime it comes on...

    PS I wore out Appetite and Hysteria on cassette and purchased that shit again...




  • ArchaicArchaic 633 Posts
    You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille...four HUNDRED children and crops in the field.

    I'd argue with you that it's "hungry" and not "hundred," but I know you would somehow make it blowed-related!


    I know it's hungry but I've always heard it as hundred...more fun that way.

    On the Blowed tip, how many bloggers in full are going to subliminally reference me and my theories???

    Then again, how many bloggers are gonna address the Blowed but continue to think of it as a place for space/nerd/incense rap?

    For the last time, Project B is for the children:




  • coselmedcoselmed 1,114 Posts
    Why does Arrested Development have a greatest hits album?


  • noznoz 3,625 Posts
    Why does Arrested Development have a greatest hits album?



    housewives and little girls [who wear headwraps]?

  • coselmedcoselmed 1,114 Posts
    Why does Arrested Development have a greatest hits album?

    housewives and little girls [who wear headwraps]?

    From Amazon.com:

    They Need To Make A Comeback, December 7, 2004
    Reviewer: Chops (Min, MN) - See all my reviews

    This hip hop is waaaay better than garbage like Eminem.

  • noznoz 3,625 Posts
    On the Blowed tip, how many bloggers in full are going to subliminally reference me and my theories???







    can you still dub me a "sounds of the goodlife"?

  • ArchaicArchaic 633 Posts
    On the Blowed tip, how many bloggers in full are going to subliminally reference me and my theories???



    can you still dub me a "sounds of the goodlife"?

    I already dubbed it for you...like 8 months ago. One of these years I'll send it.


  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    Records I own, or have owned...



    2. Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic)[/b] - 26 Million
    3. The Wall, Pink Floyd (Columbia)[/b] - 23 Million
    4. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)[/b] - 22 Million
    6. Back in Black, AC/DC (Elektra)[/b] - 19 Million
    8. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)[/b] - 19 Million
    9. The Beatles, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 19 Million
    17. The Beatles 1967???1970, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 16 Million
    18. Appetite for Destruction, Guns 'N Roses (Geffen)[/b] - 15 Million
    19. Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)[/b] - 15 Million
    20. Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd (Capitol)[/b] - 15 Million
    22. Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)[/b] - 15 Million
    23. Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack), Bee Gees (Polydor/Atlas)[/b] - 15 Million
    24. The Beatles 1962???1966, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 15 Million
    28. Supernatural, Santana (Arista)[/b] - 14 Million
    32. Metallica, Metallica (Elektra)[/b] - 13 Million
    34. Purple Rain, Prince and the Revolution (Warner Bros.)[/b] - 13 Million
    35. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)[/b] - 13 Million
    37. Abbey Road, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 12 Million
    41. Hysteria, Def Leppard (Mercury)[/b] - 12 Million
    44. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)[/b] - 12 Million
    46. Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi (Mercury)[/b] - 12 Million
    52. CrazySexyCool, TLC (LaFace)[/b] - 11 Million
    57. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)[/b] - 11 Million
    61. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 11 Million
    63. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV), Van Halen (Warner Bros.)[/b] - 10 Million
    70. Faith, George Michael (Columbia)[/b] - 10 Million
    75. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)[/b] - 10 Million
    78. Life After Death, Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista)[/b] - 10 Million
    82. Nevermind, Nirvana (DGC)[/b] - 10 Million
    83. Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, Hammer (Capitol)[/b] - 10 Million
    87. The Joshua Tree, U2 (Island)[/b] - 10 Million
    92. Van Halen, Van Halen (Warner Bros.)[/b] - 10 Million

  • dCastillodCastillo 1,963 Posts
    The 92 biggest selling albums. Let's discuss:



    a) The albums from the list that you own(ed).

    b) Why.

    c) What, if any significance these top dogs had either in general or specifically.



    2. Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic)[/b] - 26 Million

    Classic.

    3. The Wall, Pink Floyd (Columbia)[/b] - 23 Million

    Classic.

    4. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)[/b] - 22 Million

    Classsssic. Love Led Zeppelin

    8. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)[/b] - 19 Million

    9. The Beatles, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 19 Million

    mm hmmm

    17. The Beatles 1967???1970, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 16 Million

    acquired thru another collection

    18. Appetite for Destruction, Guns 'N Roses (Geffen)[/b] - 15 Million

    they owned the world when this came out.

    20. Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd (Capitol)[/b] - 15 Million

    classic.

    22. Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)[/b] - 15 Million

    love this one.

    23. Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack), Bee Gees (Polydor/Atlas)[/b] - 15 Million

    mm hmm

    24. The Beatles 1962???1966, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 15 Million

    28. Supernatural, Santana (Arista)[/b] - 14 Million

    32. Metallica, Metallica (Elektra)[/b] - 13 Million

    bought this when it came out. I liked it, but not as much as their older albums. 10 years old....

    34. Purple Rain, Prince and the Revolution (Warner Bros.)[/b] - 13 Million

    37. Abbey Road, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 12 Million

    classic beatles

    41. Hysteria, Def Leppard (Mercury)[/b] - 12 Million

    they had an incredible sound to my young ears. synthetic drums and laser lights.

    42. II, Boyz II Men (Motown)[/b] - 12 Million

    7th grade make-out parties. must have.

    44. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)[/b] - 12 Million

    52. CrazySexyCool, TLC (LaFace)[/b] - 11 Million

    see # 42.

    57. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)[/b] - 11 Million

    58. James Taylor's Greatest Hits, James Taylor (Warner Bros.)[/b] - 11 Million

    61. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 11 Million

    yep.

    69. Eliminator, ZZ Top (Warner Bros.)[/b] - 10 Million

    so cool when I was 8

    75. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)[/b] - 10 Million

    76. Legend, Bob Marley & the Wailers (Island)[/b] - 10 Million

    83. Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, Hammer (Capitol)[/b] - 10 Million

    guilty. I think I was pressured to buy this to prove that I wasn't just metal.

    92. Van Halen, Van Halen (Warner Bros.)[/b] - 10 Million



    this record owns you.





    -------------------------



    mind you, a lot of this stuff came out when I was a child.

    these are mostly things I bought between the ages of 9-12. didn't get into the beatles or floyd until later though. I thought floyd was soft. hahahaha.



    I can't believe some of the bullshit that made this list. It goes to show. I have more to say. but not the time. I like the idea of this thread though, so had to chime in quick.

  • BamboucheBambouche 1,484 Posts
    I was surprised Tupac wasn't on the list. Anyone?

  • I don't think all Eyez on Me sold 10 million. Wasn't that his biggest seller, or am I misinformed?

  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    I was surprised Tupac wasn't on the list. Anyone?

    Maybe the rap artist with the highest-selling catalog, but none of his individual albums are in the 10+ million range. I thought the Fugees album The Score would definitely be on the list, though.

  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    I don't think all Eyez on Me sold 10 million. Wasn't that his biggest seller, or am I misinformed?

    According to RIAA, it was certified 9x platinum back in 1998... surprised it hasn't now reached 10x given the strength of his catalog sales.

  • BamboucheBambouche 1,484 Posts
    I thought the Fugees album The Score would definitely be on the list, though.

    Your vocal dislike of this album is the obvious reason for it not selling better. I hope you sleep well on your yacht while Praz's children starve!
    (File Under: Real World Movez Affecting the "Market")

  • Isn't is a double CD? Things like that aren't factored in of course, but Life After Death and any other double CD should be judged differently. Plus, like you said, I wonder how up to date those sales figures are.

  • 2. Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic)[/b] - 26 Million

    47. Ten, Pearl Jam (Epic)[/b] - 12 Million

    78. Life After Death, Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista)[/b] - 10 Million

    My parents own a lot of those....

  • faux_rillzfaux_rillz 14,343 Posts
    Isn't is a double CD? Things like that aren't factored in of course, but Life After Death and any other double CD should be judged differently. Plus, like you said, I wonder how up to date those sales figures are.

    Well, relatively up-to-date, but the only time you get a certification is when an additional million has been sold. So it may have sold 900+ thousand since that time with no additional certifications.

    As I understand it, double CDs count double towards certification if they contain 100 minutes of music or more. So Life After Death has really only sold ~5 million units, and All Eyez has really only sold ~4.5 million. It is likewise no coincidence that Blueprint 2, probably Jay's worst album, is certified as one of his two highest selling records.

  • Phill_MostPhill_Most 4,594 Posts


    2. Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic)[/b] - 26 Million
    3. The Wall, Pink Floyd (Columbia)[/b] - 23 Million
    4. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)[/b] - 22 Million
    6. Back in Black, AC/DC (Elektra)[/b] - 19 Million
    8. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)[/b] - 19 Million
    22. Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)[/b] - 15 Million
    23. Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack), Bee Gees (Polydor/Atlas)[/b] - 15 Million
    34. Purple Rain, Prince and the Revolution (Warner Bros.)[/b] - 13 Million
    37. Abbey Road, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 12 Million
    44. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)[/b] - 12 Million
    57. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)[/b] - 11 Million
    58. James Taylor's Greatest Hits, James Taylor (Warner Bros.)[/b] - 11 Million
    61. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 11 Million
    64. Aerosmith's Greatest Hits, Aerosmith (Columbia)[/b] - 10 Million
    65. Best of the Doobies, Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.)[/b] - 10 Million
    75. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)[/b] - 10 Million
    78. Life After Death, Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista)[/b] - 10 Million
    83. Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, Hammer (Capitol)[/b] - 10 Million
    84. Tapestry, Carole King (Ode)[/b] - 10 Million
    86. The Immaculate Collection, Madonna (Warner Bros.)[/b] - 10 Million

    Many of these rackords I only own because I was looking for brakes when I bought them. Some of them I bought because I actually liked the music. But the majority of them I bought because I thought it was the "in" thing to do and I wanted to fit in with all the cool, trendy people.

  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    4. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)[/b] - 22 Million

    When I used to work in a record store, somebody left behind a shitload of albums we couldn't use. This meant it was up for grabs for the employees. I didn't have hardly any Zep at the time, so I made off with a bunch of their LP's (probably the best in the stack). I later got rid of the vinyl and rebought it on CD.

    19. Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)[/b] - 15 Million

    I was going on 17 years of age and was a big Bruce fan at the time. Bought it the week it came out. Still have it stashed away in my reference pile...that's where I put all my albums that are too good to sell but too mediocre to play all the time.

    22. Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)[/b] - 15 Million

    See #4 (although I held on to the vinyl...love the gimmick cover).

    37. Abbey Road, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 12 Million

    I actually bought this one fairly recently 'cause I like "Here Comes The Sun."

    44. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)[/b] - 12 Million

    See #4 (still have the vinyl, though).





  • Birdman9Birdman9 5,417 Posts


    Only disc I'm truly embarassed to have owned: Guns'n'Roses

    Lar- NEVER be embarrassed by this. Truer rock is nowhere to be had since "Appetite". Period. AC/DC had gotten old and simply consistent, and G'n R kicked ass at the end of the 80s. 'Nuff said.

  • Birdman9Birdman9 5,417 Posts
    Oh, and Tapestry is pure genius. I challenge anyone to finder a better crafted LP on that list. They may be as good, but that is one finely tuned machine of an LP.


  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    The 92 biggest selling albums. Let's discuss:

    a) The albums from the list that you own(ed).
    b) Why.
    c) What, if any significance these top dogs had either in general or specifically.

    2. Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic)[/b] - 26 Million
    9. The Beatles, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 19 Million
    [34. Purple Rain, Prince and the Revolution (Warner Bros.)[/b] - 13 Million37. Abbey Road, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 12 Million
    61. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 11 Million
    76. Legend, Bob Marley & the Wailers (Island)[/b] - 10 Million
    84. Tapestry, Carole King (Ode)[/b] - 10 Million

    Being an old guy I would have thought the Beatles would have scored higher. As has been pointed out, since The Beatles is a double it has sold under 10 mil.

    When I was 16 I spent the summer in Santa Fe, I was living in the lobby of my brothers porn theater. My sister lived in the back. One of the other guys living in the lobby had just bought a stereo and 3 records. The first Eagles with Tequil Sunrise and Desperatos, I loved that shit. A few years later I thought the Eagles were too commercial, but then Joe Walsh joined the group and they put out Hotel CA. I thought that was cool. Then I got over it. I'm way too much of a snob to admitt liking the Eagles.

    I never owned Tapestry, but first my sister, then my first run of girlfriends all owned it.

    In the days before, and the days after Soundscan, record sales are a corrupt and an inexact science. I guarantee you that live Springsteen thing didn't sell anywhere near those #s. That thing sold for the 1st week then everyone realized it was shit and the other 10 mil copies were returned.

  • The_NonThe_Non 5,691 Posts
    I was surprised to not see this on the list:






    Bam, where were these figures culled from? I thought Thriller was the single biggest seller of all time. Perhaps this list doesn't include international sales?

  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts


    23. Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack), Bee Gees (Polydor/Atlas)[/b] - 15 Million
    you can't fuck with Tavares[/b]... classic material









    and Tapestry was the only LP I remember my Mom playing over and over that I liked back then...even my 4 year old version could tell the Ode classic was better than the Cat Stevens and Harry Chapin (yikes!) records it was paired with...

  • BreakSelfBreakSelf 2,925 Posts
    I've listened in part in or in full to most of the albums on that list, but as it stands today

    I own exactly one of those albums:

    78. Life After Death, Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista)[/b] - 10 Million


  • SwayzeSwayze 14,705 Posts
    2. Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic)[/b] - 26 Million
    3. The Wall, Pink Floyd (Columbia)[/b] - 23 Million
    4. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)[/b] - 22 Million

    6. Back in Black, AC/DC (Elektra)[/b] - 19 Million

    20. Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd (Capitol)[/b] - 15 Million
    57. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)[/b] - 11 Million
    75. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)[/b] - 10 Million
    76. Legend, Bob Marley & the Wailers (Island)[/b] - 10 Million


    I have these albums, but they're all pretty much in storage underneath a pile of old Source and Graff mags and I think I stole the Biggie CD when I worked at Blockbuster.


  • motown67motown67 4,513 Posts
    Albums I STILL own right now:


    2. Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic)[/b] - 26 Million
    6. Back in Black, AC/DC (Elektra)[/b] - 19 Million
    9. The Beatles, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 19 Million
    23. Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack), Bee Gees (Polydor/Atlas)[/b] - 15 Million
    37. Abbey Road, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 12 Million
    44. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)[/b] - 12 Million
    61. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (Capitol)[/b] - 11 Million
    75. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)[/b] - 10 Million
    76. Legend, Bob Marley & the Wailers (Island)[/b] - 10 Million
    78. Life After Death, Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista)[/b] - 10 Million
    89. The Stranger, Billy Joel (Columbia)[/b] - 10 Million

    Out of those I'd still bust out with Thriller, Back In Black, Saturday Night Fever and Life After Death anytime.

    Albums I USE to own:

    92. Van Halen, Van Halen (Warner Bros.)[/b] - 10 Million
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