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Wolf

Nov 18, 2001, 06:15 AM

Best Selling Albums of the 1960s in the US (according to the RIAA)

01) The Beatles (White Album)/The Beatles (19 million)

02) Abbey Road/The Beatles (12m)
02) Led Zeppelin II/Led Zeppelin (12m)

04) Sgt. Pepper`s Lonely Hearts Club Band/The Beatles (11m)

05) Led Zeppelin/Led Zeppelin (10m)

06) Magical Mystery Tour/The Beatles (6m)
06) Rubber Soul/The Beatles (6m)

08) Meet The Beatles/The Beatles (5m)
08) Revolver/The Beatles (5m)
08) The Monkees/The Monkees (5m)
08) More Of The Monkees/The Monkees (5m)
08) A Christmas Album/Barbra Streisand (5m)

13) A Hard Day`s Night/The Beatles (4m)
13) Are You Experienced?/Jimi Hendrix Experience (4m)

15) Help!/The Beatles (3m)
15) Beatles `65/The Beatles (3m)
15) Green River/Creedence Clearwater Revival (3m)
15) West Side Story/Soundtrack (3m)
15) Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme/Simon & Garfunkel (3m)
15) The Sounds Of Silence/Simon & Garfunkel (3m)

21) Greatest Hits/The Temptations (2m)
21) Band Of Gypsys/Jimi Hendrix (2m)
21) Electric Ladyland/Jimi Hendrix Experience (2m)
21) Witchita Lineman/Glen Campbell (2m)
21) Something New/The Beatles (2m)
21) The Beatles` Second Album/The Beatles (2m)
21) Yesterday And Today/The Beatles (2m)
21) Blue Hawaii/Elvis Presley (2m)
21) How Great Thou Art/Elvis Presley (2m)
21) Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison/Johnny Cash (2m)
21) Johnny Cash Live At San Quentin/Johnny Cash (2m)
21) Bayou Country/Creedence Clearwater Revival (2m)
21) Bookends/Simon & Garfunkel (2m)
21) The Graduate/Simon & Garfunkel (2m)
21) Tommy/The Who (2m)
21) Big Hits/The Rolling Stones (2m)
21) Let It Bleed/The Rolling Stones (2m)
21) Willy & The Poor Boys/Creedence Clearwater Revival (2m)
21) Headquarters/The Monkees (2m)
21) Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd./The Monkees (2m)
21) The Doors/The Doors (2m)
21) Frank Sinatra`s Greatest Hits/Frank Sinatra (2m)
21) Santana/Santana (2m)

mindgames

Nov 18, 2001, 07:23 AM

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FPSHOT

Nov 18, 2001, 09:00 AM

Cool,

good to see that some of my other sixties favourite artists are well represented, like the Monkees and Creedence.

Is there a UK version too, mr statistic, would love to see that one (don't say it's already here)

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Harbidge

Nov 18, 2001, 12:21 PM

Yeah. remember that Michael Jackson's album 'Thriller' sold over 42 million copies before they had to pull it because they couldn't keep up with demand.

Didn't Beatles 1 sell over 20 million copies?

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McCharlenstar

Nov 18, 2001, 01:59 PM

Some GREAT music!!!GOOD post!
Thanks for the info!

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jtal909

Nov 18, 2001, 02:06 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By Harbidge:
Yeah. remember that Michael Jackson's album 'Thriller' sold over 42 million copies before they had to pull it because they couldn't keep up with demand.

Didn't Beatles 1 sell over 20 million copies?

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You're right, Harb.I was too conservative in that statement. They would be selling upwards of 40 mill each, then.

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bearkat77

Nov 18, 2001, 07:23 PM

A very thought-provoking list, Wolf. How's the progress going on your site?

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jtal909

Nov 18, 2001, 11:55 PM

Interesting how the early albums sold less than the late ones. It's all relative to the times. If the Beatles had happened today, they would be selling 20 milliion or more.

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Amalthea

Nov 19, 2001, 02:19 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By bearkat77:
A very thought-provoking list, Wolf.
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Indeed! Thank you for posting, Wolf http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thumbsup.gif

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Wolf

Nov 19, 2001, 01:02 PM

Thanks everybody!

Bearkat, don`t mention my site, I haven`t found the time doing it yet, as I have so much to work at the moment (unexpectedly) and it will probably remain that way for some time...I only find time to do little stuff like the above list from time to time.

mindgames

Nov 20, 2001, 03:32 AM

What a shame. It's really good stuff.

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FPSHOT

Nov 21, 2001, 02:37 PM

Taking out the Beatles albums only does show an impressive list.

Note the big difference between Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour.

I would have guessed Revolver and Rubber Soul would have been ranked higher.

01) The Beatles (White Album)/The Beatles (19 million)
02) Abbey Road/The Beatles (12m)
04) Sgt. Pepper`s Lonely Hearts Club Band/The Beatles (11m)
06) Magical Mystery Tour/The Beatles (6m)
06) Rubber Soul/The Beatles (6m)
08) Meet The Beatles/The Beatles (5m)
08) Revolver/The Beatles (5m)
13) A Hard Day`s Night/The Beatles (4m)
15) Help!/The Beatles (3m)
15) Beatles `65/The Beatles (3m)
21) Something New/The Beatles (2m)
21) The Beatles` Second Album/The Beatles (2m)
21) Yesterday And Today/The Beatles (2m)

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Wolf

Nov 24, 2001, 01:15 PM

Btw, if "A Hard Day`s Night" is counted in all its released formats, it would be around 9 million. The original United Artists Soundtrack from 1964 was never certified by the RIAA, because UA wasn`t interested in certifiying it. Thus the sales of AHDN from 1964 to 1978 are not included in this list (which are at least 5 million - that`s what AHDN sold in 1964 alone). In 1978, Capitol Records got the rights to AHDN Soundtrack. The 4 million for AHDN are since 1978 only.

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Wolf

Nov 27, 2001, 02:57 PM

Here are the best selling albums of the 1970s according to the RIAA:

01) Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975/Eagles (27 million)

02) The Wall/Pink Floyd (23m)

03) Led Zeppelin IV/Led Zeppelin (22m)

04) Rumours/Fleetwood Mac (18m)

05) Boston/Boston (16m)
05) Hotel California/Eagles (16m)
05) The Beatles 1967-70/Beatles (16m)

08) Dark Side Of The Moon/Pink Floyd (15m)
08) Greatest Hits/Elton John (15m)
08) Physical Graffiti/Led Zeppelin (15m)
08) Saturday Night Fever/Bee Gees (15m)
08) The Beatles 1962-1966/Beatles (15m)
08) Greatest Hits/Elton John (15m)

14) Bat Out Of Hell/Meat Loaf (14m)

15) Simon & Garfunkel`s Greatest Hits/Simon & Garfunkel (13m)

16) Houses Of The Holy/Led Zeppelin (11m)
16) James Taylor`s Greatest Hits/James Taylor (11m)

18) Best Of The Doobies/Doobie Brothers (10m)
18) Tapestry/Carole King (10m)
18) Van Halen/Van Halen (10m)

21) John Denver`s Greatest Hits/John Denver (9m)
21) The Stranger/Billy Joel (9m)

23) Bridge Over Troubled Water/Simon & Garfunkel (8m)
23) Grease/Soundtrack (8m)

25) The Singles 1969-1973/Carpenters (7m)
25) The Long Run/Eagles (7m)
25) 52nd Street/Billy Joel (7m)
25) Glass Houses/Billy Joel (7m)
25) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road/Elton John (7m)
25) Santana`s Greatest Hits/Santana (7m)

31) Highway To Hell/AC/DC (6m)
31) Toys In The Attic/Aerosmith (6m)
31) Led Zeppelin III/Led Zeppelin (6m)
31) In Through The Out Door/Led Zeppelin (6m)
31) Wish You Were Here/Pink Floyd (6m)
31) Hot Rocks/Rolling Stones (6m)
31) Some Girls/Rolling Stones (6m)
31) Born To Run/Bruce Springsteen (6m)
31) Frampton Comes Alive!/Peter Frampton (6m)

38) Chicago`s Greatest Hits/Chicago (5m)
38) Greatest Hits, Vol. II/Bob Dylan (5m)
38) The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. I/Earth, Wind & Fire (5m)
38) Fleetwood Mac/Fleetwood Mac (5m)
38) Greatest Hits, Vol. 2/Elton John (5m)
38) The Gambler/Kenny Rogers (5m)
38) Greatest Hits/Linda Ronstadt (5m)
38) Abraxas/Santana (5m)
38) Night Moves/Bob Seger (5m)
38) Stranger In Town/Bob Seger (5m)
38) Greatest Hits, Vol. 2/Barbra Streisand (5m)
38) Memories/Barbra Streisand (5m)

bearkat77

Nov 28, 2001, 08:56 PM

Great list, Wolf. I counted 29 albums that I own, which of course includes the Beatles. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/grin.gif

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Wolf

Dec 02, 2001, 10:57 AM

29? Not bad. But I guess you were around in the 70s, right? I have 11 of them (70s), without being around then!

bearkat77

Dec 02, 2001, 08:13 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By Wolf:
29? Not bad. But I guess you were around in the 70s, right? I have 11 of them (70s), without being around then!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Not just the '70s, but the '60s, as well. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/grin.gif

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darkhorse

Dec 03, 2001, 09:45 AM

14 and I wasn't around there either... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

"Rumours" is the non-Beatle one I like the most. Great list by the way.

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Wolf

Dec 07, 2001, 11:57 PM

And I thought you all were younger! I wasn`t even born in the 60s...