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...
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
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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?
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...
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.
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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that's who greatest hits albums are for
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...
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:
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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")
My parents own a lot of those....
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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?
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...
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.
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: