boogieknight Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 interesting..... 28 Million Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975, Eagles (Elektra) 26 Million Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic) 23 Million The Wall, Pink Floyd (Columbia) 22 Million Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song) 21 Million Greatest Hits Volumes I & II, Billy Joel (Columbia) 19 Million Rumours, Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.) Back in Black, AC/DC (Elektra) The Beatles, The Beatles (Capitol) Come On Over, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville) 17 Million Boston, Boston (Epic) The Bodyguard (Soundtrack), Whitney Houston (Arista) 16 Million Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (Atlantic) Greatest Hits, Elton John (Rocket) Hotel California, Eagles (Elektra) The Beatles 1967–1970, The Beatles (Capitol) No Fences, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville) Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (Maverick) 15 Million Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song) Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd (Capitol) Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack), Bee Gees (Polydor/Atlas) The Beatles 1962–1966, The Beatles (Capitol) Appetite for Destruction, Guns 'N Roses (Geffen) Double Live, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville) Supernatural, Santana (Arista) 14 Million Backstreet Boys, Backstreet Boys (Jive) Ropin' the Wind, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville) Metallica, Metallica (Elektra) Bat Out of Hell, Meat Loaf (Epic) Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia) 13 Million Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live 1975–1985 (Box set), Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (Columbia) Greatest Hits 1974–1978, Steve Miller Band (Capitol) Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince and the Revolution (Warner Bros.) Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston (Arista) Millennium, Backstreet Boys (Jive) . . .Baby One More Time, Britney Spears (Jive) 12 Million Wide Open Spaces, Dixie Chicks (Monument) Yourself or Someone Like You, matchbox twenty (Atlantic) No Jacket Required, Phil Collins (Atlantic) Hysteria, Def Leppard (Mercury) Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi (Mercury) II, Boyz II Men (Motown) Abbey Road, The Beatles (Capitol) Ten, Pearl Jam (Epic) Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic) Breathless, Kenny G (Arista) Forrest Gump (Soundtrack) (Epic) Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits, Kenny Rogers (Capitol Nashville) Hot Rocks, The Rolling Stones (abkco) The Woman in Me, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville) 11 Million James Taylor's Greatest Hits, James Taylor (Warner Bros.) CrazySexyCool, TLC (LaFace) Falling into You, Celine Dion (550 Music) Dirty Dancing (Soundtrack) (RCA) Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (Capitol) Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. II, Eagles (Elektra) Pieces of You, Jewel (Atlantic) Titanic (Soundtrack) (Sony Classical) Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight (Single), Elton John (Rocket) Devil Without a Cause, Kid Rock (Lava) No Strings Attached, 'N Sync (Jive) 10 Million Fly, Dixie Chicks (Monument) Human Clay, Creed (Wind-Up Records) 'N Sync, 'N Sync (RCA) Let's Talk About Love, Celine Dion (550 Music/Epic) Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt (Trauma/Interscope) Life After Death, Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista) Up!, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville) Best of the Doobies, Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.) Dookie, Green Day (Reprise) The Stranger, Billy Joel (Columbia) Aerosmith's Greatest Hits, Aerosmith (Columbia) The Hits, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville) Music Box, Mariah Carey (Columbia) Unplugged, Eric Clapton (Reprise) Tapestry, Carole King (Ode) Greatest Hits, Journey (Capitol) Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic) The Immaculate Collection, Madonna (Warner Bros.) Like a Virgin, Madonna (Sire) Legend, Bob Marley & the Wailers (Island) Faith, George Michael (Columbia) Greatest Hits, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (MCA) Nevermind, Nirvana (DGC) The Lion King (Soundtrack) (Walt Disney) Can't Slow Down, Lionel Richie (Motown) Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, Hammer (Capitol) Daydream, Mariah Carey (Columbia) Van Halen, Van Halen (Warner Bros.) Eliminator, ZZ Top (Warner Bros.) The Joshua Tree, U2 (Island) 1984 (MCMLXXXIV), Van Halen (Warner Bros.) 9 Million Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness, Smashing Pumpkins (Virgin Records) Hi Infidelity, R.E.O. Speedwagon (Epic) Top Gun, (Soundtrack) . (Columbia) Footloose, (Soundtrack) (Columbia) Greatest Hits, Patsy Cline (MCA Nashville) Mariah Carey, Mariah Carey (Columbia) Cooleyhighharmony, Boyz II Men (Motown) Garth Brooks, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville) Licensed To Ill, Beastie Boys (Def Jam Records) The Sign, Ace of Base (Arista) Escape, Journey (Columbia) Whitney, Whitney Houston (Arista) The Best of the Doors, The Doors (Elektra) Some Gave All, Billy Ray Cyrus (Mercury) Pyromania, Def Leppard (Mercury) John Denver's Greatest Hits, John Denver (RCA) Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits (Warner Bros.) All Eyez on Me, 2 Pac (Death Row/Polygram) Great Band Era, Various (Reader's Digest Music) Big Willie Style, Will Smith (Columbia) Greatest Hits, 2 Pac (Interscope) Oops! . . .I Did It Again, Britney Spears. (Jive) *Through 8/25/2003. so it looks like the eagles are the most influential band of all time, at least according to the dead presidents, oh and record company types. 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NewRider Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 I find it amazing that Hootie and the Blowfish sold 16 million albums and now Hootie works at Walmart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 I think music on commercials is ultimitely, the most influential...it's almost always great music and it get you to buy useless crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 "17 Million Boston, Boston (Epic)" i think that is the craziest stat on the list, i dig some Boston, but that is unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 Those can't be worldwide sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shitidiot Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 "17 Million Boston, Boston (Epic)" i think that is the craziest stat on the list, i dig some Boston, but that is unreal. that album is the highest selling debut album of all time. well it was, might have changed by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 instead of playing cry baby over (questionable) lost revenue, the recording industry should have sweet talked mp3 conversion software makers into having artist and song data encoded on every mp3 so the number of downloads could be easily be tracked... translatable into who to back financially to turn a good profit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 Appetite For Destruction beat it Boston as the best selling debut but this list says different. That's one of the reasons the list must just be US sales or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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