Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
As tommyrot notes, that was common practice in the 60s.
However, most artists' albums then (the Beatles and Dylan being among the exceptions) would consist of one or two singles, plus filler consisting mostly of covers of recent hits by other people. It wasn't until the '70s that the album really became the norm in pop music.
Elton also had 18 top ten singles from 71-76.
It wasn't until the '70s that the album really became the norm in pop music.
'Strooth. One of the main reasons why there are so many 70s albums covered in Lost In The Grooves.
Elton also had 18 top ten singles from 71-76.
That's six years. Undeniably Elton was the major commercial force in pop during the early 70s, but nobody's going to out-poll the Beatles on these kinds of numbers. Their dominance is the standard.
nobody's going to out-poll the Beatles on these kinds of numbers
ITA. The Beatles are completely the standard, but Elton's popularity in the early 70s was pretty huge, and to achieve even a shadow of the the success of the Beatles is astonishing.
nobody's going to out-poll the Beatles on these kinds of numbers
Not in the '70s. Elvis in the '50s and early '60s, maybe.
Not in the '70s. Elvis in the '50s and early '60s, maybe.
And maybe G'nor Heritzar in the 2320's.
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Not in the '70s. Elvis in the '50s and early '60s, maybe.
In cultural impact, Elvis was probably a bigger shift in sensibilities. In pure numbers he's close to the Beatles, but they've sold more. And I expect they'll sell more going forward than Elvis.
It's always interesting to see where the big numbers were. You can almost watch New Country growing directly out of the fact that The Eagles Greatest Hits is the biggest seller ever. It's cool checking out the catalog sales too, 'cuz then you stop worrying about Gordon Gano's mortgage payments.
Best Selling Records Of All Time
Best Selling Artists of All Time (in millions)
1. Beatles -164.5
2. Led Zeppelin - 105.0
3. Garth Brooks - 104.0
4. Elvis Presley - 86.5
5. Eagles - 83.5
6. Billy Joel - 76.5
7. Pink Floyd - 73.5
8. Barbara Streisand - 67.0
9. Elton John - 64.5
10. AC/DC - 63.0 (Rock!)
11. Aerosmith - 60.5
12. Madonna - 59.0
13. Michael Jackson - 58.0
14. Bruce Springsteen - 56.5
15. Rolling Stones - 53.5
16. Mariah Carey - 53.0
17. Whitney Houston - 52.0 (that's a lot of coke)
18. Van Halen - 50.5
19. Kenny Rogers - 50.5
20. George Strait - 50.5 (huh - that's cool)
Neil Diamond, Fleetwood Mac, Kenny G., U2, Alabama, Celine Dion...
I get it that not everyone likes U2, and some people downright loathe them. But how about reviewing the album, and not sniping about iPod ads and putting a bunch of "Bono thinks he's God" jokes at the end? How is that an album review?
I don't know this critic at all, but I'm sorry his review hurt you, Alicia. The EW review wasn't stellar either, but it was still on the positive side. Your comments reminded me of Lisa Schwarzbaum's "review" of The Machinist, which, rather, than review the movie, eviscerated Christian Bale for daring to lose weight for a role and belittle the plight of starving people everywhere, or something.