Comments on: The Quick 10: 10 Best-Selling Albums

By: jake

jake — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:32:38 +0000

Justin, yea, I don’t know what world you live in but Shania’s music is heard and loved and listened to all the time.
Shania is a music icon and her music will be listened to for decades to come.
Her songs are also the most requested wedding songs in history globally and have been for over a decade.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:26:02 +0000

Regardless what one thinks of poor Michael at this point, Thriller is a timeless album where the non-single tracks are just as good as the single tracks (and 7 of the album’s 9 tracks were in the top 10). Anyone who just has a few scattered singles should really hear the whole album in its entirety.

Lists like this are pretty useless though: is anyone really going to be listening to Shania Twain or the Bodyguard Soundtrack in 50 years? Does anyone listen to them now?

By: Florida

Florida — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:31:43 +0000

Top 10 (US Sales)

1. The Eagles Their Greatest Hits 29M
2. Michael Jackson Thriller 27M
3. Pink Floyd The Wall 23M
4. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV 23M
5. AC/DC Back in Black 22M
6. Billy Joel Greatest Hits, V1 & 2 21M
7. Garth Brooks Double Live 20M
8. Shania Twain Come on Over 20M
9. The Beatles The Beatles (”The White Album”) 19M
10. Fleetwood Mac Rumours 19M

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:26:20 +0000

good music on some of these.

The list will likely never change because of the shifting market and digital transferability.

I am surprised Floyd’s DSOTM is not higher. There were a few I’d be interested to see where they rank mostly b/c it just seemed I knew so many people who had the albums)…
• Pink Floyd – The Wall
• ABBA – Gold
• Led Zeppelin (anything)
• Fleetwood Mac – Rumours or GH
• Jimmy Buffet – songs you know by heart
• Peter Gabriel – So
• Tom Petty & the Heartbrakers – GH

By: andy

andy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:59:46 +0000

Gregg Yeti….Excellent point my friend

By: gregg yeti

gregg yeti — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:44:01 +0000

mcdonald’s has sold more “food” than any other business, but that doesn’t make what they sell good for you. end of story.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:05:46 +0000

Just a clarification for JD: “Dark Side” was never a double album. Perhaps you’re thinking of “The Wall”?

Double-albums are counted as two, it’s true, but it’s not a “counting error.”
They’re more difficult to sell because of the increased price, so they probably deserve the boost.

In fact, record companies took advantage of this in the 1980s-90s by releasing double-albums on two separate CDs, even when they would have fit on one. It boosted their sales numbers.

By: Emily S S

Emily S S — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:42:32 +0000

2, 5, 6, and 9 are in my iTunes.

By: El Tigre

El Tigre — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:32:42 +0000

Half of these albums have been commercially released in at least five formats: vinyl, 8-track, cassette, CD, and digital files. It’s not just that they’ve been around for decades, it’s that a lot of people have bought them on more than one format.

By: the creature

the creature — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:27:20 +0000

hey, i own half of those. but i wouldn’t be caught dead with a Celine Dion album…

‘cuz I’m back in blaaaaaaaaack!!