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beatlemethisbeatlemethat
Feb 23, 2001, 12:32 PM
Six copies of the Beatles' 1 were sold every second around the world last month. This would account for the fact that the album has gone diamond here in Canada. Diamond means one million units sold! [Editor's Note: And a fat wallet too.]

One million units in the age of Napster and burning your own CDs is amazing, until you realize it was the perfect holiday present for the masses to buy their parents. By ChartAttack's quirky estimations, we figure one in 15 Canadians has bought a copy of this mass marketed mix CD.

Besides going to number one here at home, the U.S., and the U.K., it's gone to number one in 31 other countries. It is the best selling Beatles album ever. Since its release in November, EMI has shipped over 20 million copies of 1. It was the best seller of the year in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, Italy, Portugal and Germany.


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HeyBeatle
Feb 23, 2001, 12:58 PM
* amazed whistle* Not to shabby.


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Wolf
Feb 23, 2001, 04:16 PM
The Beatles` Best Selling Albums are (Copies sold):

1) 1962 - 1966 (38 million)

2) 1967 - 1970 (38m)

3) White Album (34m)

4) Sgt. Pepper (32m)

5) Abbey Road (29m)

6) "1" (24m)

7) Anthology 1 (24m)

darkhorse
Feb 23, 2001, 05:28 PM
Where did you get that information? I had heard that "1" had already sold 32 million copies...

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Wolf
Feb 24, 2001, 12:02 PM
That info on "1" was from Apple, but it is outdated, as it refers to sales from November to mid-January. Where did you get the 32m from?

Feb 24, 2001, 02:06 PM
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Wolf:
Where did you get the 32m from?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I bet he robbed all the banks in Chile. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

darkhorse
Feb 24, 2001, 05:15 PM
Actually I took the information from a chilean newspaper. But I guess they must be wrong... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/frown.gif

And Nowhere Man, I actually robbed all the banks in Chile. But they didn't have 32 million dollars all together... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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Feb 26, 2001, 05:04 AM
Well you probably have more money than they do, so watch that they don't rob you. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif