a hint of justice in the world of rock commerce

_back in black_ just hit 21 million copies sold. it's in the top five all-time now.

of course, it's tied with _billy joel's greatest hits vol. I and II_

and _eagles greatest shits_ is still number one, following closely by _the wall_

I will go buy five copies tonight in order to trump the dread Eagles!

Funny - a friend yesterday was expressing his amazement over the 11 million albums sold by Coldplay.

There loads of these lists, I don't know why it's a challenge to find an official one.



ALL TIME BEST SELLING ALBUM WORLDWIDE CHART
(15 million album sold and more)
Last update: January 20, 2005

(Title - Artist - Source)

59 million
THRILLER - JACKSON, MICHAEL

42 million
EAGLES/THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971 - 1975 - EAGLES
BACK IN BLACK - AC/DC

40 million
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (BEE GEES) (2LP) - SOUNDTRACK

37 million
BAT OUT OF HELL - MEAT LOAF
THE BODYGUARD (HOUSTON, WHITNEY) - SOUNDTRACK

35 million
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - PINK FLOYD
COME ON OVER - TWAIN, SHANIA

32 million
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - BEATLES, THE
LED ZEPPELIN IV - LED ZEPPELIN
DIRTY DANCING - SOUNDTRACK

30 million
RUMOURS - FLEETWOOD MAC
LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE - DION, CELINE
MILLENNIUM - BACKSTREET BOYS

29 million
ABBEY ROAD - THE BEATLES - MSAW
BAD - JACKSON, MICHAEL
JAGGED LITTLE PILL - MORISSETTE, ALANIS
FALLING INTO YOU - DION, CELINE
TITANIC - SOUNDTRACK

28 million
GREASE (2LP) - SOUNDTRACK
BORN IN THE U.S.A. - SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE
DANGEROUS - JACKSON, MICHAEL
1 (ONE) - BEATLES, THE

27 million
HOTEL CALIFORNIA - EAGLES
MUSIC BOX - CAREY, MARIAH
THE JOSHUA TREE - U2

26 million
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL
BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS
APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - GUNS 'N ROSES
SUPERNATURAL - SANTANA

25 million
SLIPPERY WHEN WET - BON JOVI
ABBA GOLD - ABBA
BACKSTREET BOYS (aka BACKSTREET 's BACK) - BACKSTREET BOYS
...BABY ONE MORE TIME - SPEARS, BRITNEY

24 million
THE WALL (2CD) - PINK FLOYD
SPICE - SPICE GIRLS
WHITNEY HOUSTON - HOUSTON, WHITNEY
THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - MADONNA

23 million
TAPESTRY - KING, CAROLE
CAN'T SLOW DOWN - RICHIE, LIONEL
TRUE BLUE - MADONNA
METALLICA - METALLICA

22 million
SOUND OF MUSIC - SOUNDTRACK
GREATEST HITS - SIMON & GARFUNKEL
DAYDREAM - CAREY, MARIAH

21 million
THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970 (2CD) - BEATLES, THE
BOSTON - BOSTON
GREATEST HITS - JOHN, ELTON
SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN - BEE GEES
LIKE A VIRGIN - MADONNA
THE SIGN/HAPPY NATION - ACE OF BASE

20 million
THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966 (2CD) - BEATLES, THE
PURPLE RAIN (SOUNDTRACK) - PRINCE & THE REVOLUTIONS
PLEASE HAMMER DON'T HURT 'EM - HAMMER
RICKY MARTIN - MARTIN, RICKY
COME AWAY WITH ME - JONES, NORAH

19 million
THE BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM) (2CD) - BEATLES, THE
OFF THE WALL - JACKSON, MICHAEL
WHITNEY - HOUSTON, WHITNEY
OOPS!... I DID IT AGAIN - SPEARS, BRITNEY

18 million
BREAKFAST IN AMERICA - SUPERTRAMPS
HYSTERIA - DEF LEPPARD
THE WOMAN IN ME - TWAIN, SHANIA
(WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY - OASIS
THE SCORE - FUGEES
ALL THE WAY... - DION, CELINE
HISTORY: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE BOOK I (2CD) - JACKSON, MICHAEL
NEVERMIND - NIRVANA

17 million
GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II (2CD) - JOEL, BILLY
PHYSICAL GRAFFITI (2LP) - LED ZEPPELIN
FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE (2LP) - FRAMPTON, PETER
NO FENCES - BROOKS, GARTH
ACHTUNG BABY - U2
MARIAH CAREY - CAREY, MARIAH
CRACKED REAR VIEW - HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH
UNPLUGGED - CLAPTON, ERIC
SPICE WORLD - SPICE GIRLS
ROMANZA - BOCELLI, ANDREA
THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP EMINEM
FALLEN - EVANESCENCE

16 million
TUBULAR BELLS - OLDFIELD, MIKE
LEGEND - MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS
FAITH - MICHAEL, GEORGE
USE YOUR ILLUSION I - GUNS'N'ROSES
JANET. - JACKSON, JANET
MERRY CHRISTMAS - CAREY, MARIAH
ROPIN' THE WIND - BROOKS, GARTH
BUTTERFLY - CAREY, MARIAH
BEST OF 1980-1990 - U2
NO STRINGS ATTACHED - 'N SYNC

15 million
II - LED ZEPPELIN
GREATEST HITS - ROGERS, KENNY
GREATEST HITS VOL.2 - THE EAGLES
GUILTY - STREISAND, BARBRA
GREATEST HITS - QUEEN
NO JACKET REQUIRED - COLLINS, PHIL
NEW JERSEY - BON JOVI
LIKE A PRAYER - MADONNA
TO THE EXTREME - VANILLA ICE
CROSS ROADS - BON JOVI
COLOUR OF MY LOVE - DION, CELINE
USE YOUR ILLUSION II - GUNS'N'ROSES
THE LION KING - SOUNDTRACK
TRAGIC KINGDOM - NO DOUBT
BAT OUT OF HELL 2: BACK INTO HELL - MEAT LOAF
YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU - MATCHBOX 20
BLACK & BLUE - BACKSTREET BOYS
RAY OF LIGHT - MADONNA
DOUBLE LIVE (2CD) - BROOKS, GARTH
THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL - HILL, LAURYN
MUSIC - MADONNA
THE EMINEM SHOWNEM
BUSINESS AS USUAL - MEN AT WORK

spoot wrote:15 million
BUSINESS AS USUAL - MEN AT WORK

WTF? I thought this band only had like two (s)hits!?

hi rimbaud. i really like your avatar. who is that and how did you get the eyes to do that?

waltermalling wrote:hi rimbaud. i really like your avatar. who is that and how did you get the eyes to do that?

He's the dreamiest little twink! I get all unnecessary just thinking about him. His eyes? It's the drugs.

that didn’t answer my question. this new one is no good compared to the last one.

waltermalling wrote:that didn’t answer my question. this new one is no good compared to the last one.

Okay, let me make it as plain as pie for you:

Ik hakte het beeld in een pakket riep Photoshop fijn en gebruikte dan nog een Adobe programma riep Beeld Klaarmaakt waarbinnen ik hem bezielde. U proef alsof sexy.
Pete Doherty.

Rimbaud III wrote:

spoot wrote:15 million
BUSINESS AS USUAL - MEN AT WORK

WTF? I thought this band only had like two (s)hits!?

Salut, Rimbaud III of the creepy-eyed avatars!

Here are Men At Work's hit singles from the top of my head:

Who Can It Be Now?
Down Under
Be Good Johnny
It's A Mistake
Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive
Overkill

I think that all of these songs made the Billboard U.S. Top Ten singles chart except Be Good Johnny, which was an album track that received significant airplay. That's a pretty good run! Other songs like "Maria" and "Man With Two Hearts" might have been international hits. I don't know.

I liked "Overkill". And maybe "It's A Mistake". Kind of. But this is a band that can be pretty easily dismissed. Sorry, Men At Work! You will cry yourselves to sleep on your piles of gold!

In 2003, Men At Work frontman Colin Hay released an album called "Man At Work". Sadly, this album featured reworkings of most of the aforementioned hit songs -- including TWO new versions of "Down Under". So sad and painful to hear. I like his funny eyes, though. Actually, they're kind of like Rimbaud III's avatar.

I have to admit that the stupid "Down Under" video was so funny to the little Iowa boy. So gae, but so funny to the little Iowa boy. Greg Ham playing the flute in a tree with a stuffed koala bear tied to him and the kangaroo hopping were funny things to the little Iowa boy. Wtf.

P.S. Who are the "Supertramps" at 18 million?

Bradley R. Weissenberger wrote:Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive

Mr. Weissenberger, this is the worst song title I have ever heard. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.