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    Posted: April 07 2019 at 10:18
I just found this. It's interesting. You have to wade through a bunch of solo artists like Madonna, Celine Dion, etc. But for bands #1 is The Beatles(obviously right where they should be). #2 Led Zeppelin - no surprise to anyone. #3 Pink Floyd - Wow, Dellinger will be happy. #4 Queen - good to see them on there. #5 AC/DC - surprised to see them ahead of The Rolling Stones. And then, of course, the Stones at 6.

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1. The Beatles
2. Led Zeppelin
3. Pink Floyd
4. Queen
5. AC/DC
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Abba is high up as well
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Yeah they were gigantic in the late 70s so not surprised by that.


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they are the most succesful non-anglo-american band in music history
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That's impressive for sure, and they absolutely deserve it. Truly all time great group.
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These lists are very rubbery. I remember in the early 80s that it was regularly stated in the press that Jethro Tull had sold "over 60 million albums"...35 years later it is still stated in the media that Tull has sold "over 60 million albums". So they haven't sold any more (million) albums since the early '80s? Rubbish!

You would have expected that with CD album sales they would be well over that 60 million album figure......nearing 80-100 million.
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Originally posted by BarryGlibb BarryGlibb wrote:

These lists are very rubbery. I remember in the early 80s that it was regularly stated in the press that Jethro Tull had sold "over 60 million albums"...35 years later it is still stated in the media that Tull has sold "over 60 million albums". So they haven't sold any more (million) albums since the early '80s? Rubbish!

You would have expected that with CD album sales they would be well over that 60 million album figure......nearing 80-100 million.


Well 80-100 million is over 60 million.
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Yeah everyone wants their favorite to be higher on the list. Heck I'd like to see Frank Zappa and Steely Dan both in the top 5, but it is what it is. Love The Beatles and Queen, so I'm good with it.
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by BarryGlibb BarryGlibb wrote:

These lists are very rubbery. I remember in the early 80s that it was regularly stated in the press that Jethro Tull had sold "over 60 million albums"...35 years later it is still stated in the media that Tull has sold "over 60 million albums". So they haven't sold any more (million) albums since the early '80s? Rubbish!

You would have expected that with CD album sales they would be well over that 60 million album figure......nearing 80-100 million.


Well 80-100 million is over 60 million.


Yes it is, but over 80 million sounds better!
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Like Agassi used to say, "Image is everything."
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