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Frayed Knot Aug 13 2007 11:42 AM

The All-Time Top-10 Artists in [u:fef30e9aa9]U.S. Sales[/u:fef30e9aa9] - not including downloads Anybody want to take any shots? 1. $170million ___________ 2. $118.5 ___________ 3. $116 ____________ 4. $109.5 ______________ 5. $91 _______________ 6. $79.5 _______________ 7. $73.5 _______________ 8. $71 _______________ 9. $69.5 _______________ 10. $68 _______________ source = newspapaer story I read over the wekend:

metsmarathon Aug 13 2007 11:43 AM

beatles elvis michael jackson garth brooks mariah carey

Frayed Knot Aug 13 2007 11:47 AM

Got the top 3, then swung and missed on the other 2 1. $170million -- Beatles 2. $118.5 -- Elvis 3. $116 -- Garth Brooks 4. $109.5 ______________ 5. $91 _______________ 6. $79.5 _______________ 7. $73.5 _______________ 8. $71 _______________ 9. $69.5 _______________ 10. $68 _______________

Edgy DC Aug 13 2007 11:49 AM

Alan Jackson. Brooks and Dunn.

Vic Sage Aug 13 2007 11:51 AM

Slim Whitman?

Frayed Knot Aug 13 2007 11:53 AM

Nope, nope, and whatdafacukyoubeendrinking?

Edgy DC Aug 13 2007 11:57 AM

Late seventies/early eighties, there used to be a television commercial pushing a collection of Slim's music, claiming his sales (somehow) rivaled those of Elvis and the Beatles.

metirish Aug 13 2007 11:59 AM

U2 Metallica Jay Z

Edgy DC Aug 13 2007 12:00 PM

LPs and singles here, right?

Frayed Knot Aug 13 2007 12:06 PM

metirish wrote: U2 Metallica Jay Z No no & no ]LPs and singles here, right? I assume so. It's domestic "record & CD sales" in total dollars.

Edgy DC Aug 13 2007 12:08 PM

Well, I guess being around for a while will help, so I'll suit up the Rolling Stones and Barbara Streisand and throw them into the ring.

metirish Aug 13 2007 12:08 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 13 2007 12:09 PM

Backstreet Boys N-Sync GnR

metsmarathon Aug 13 2007 12:08 PM

aerosmith ccr ...journey, since edgy swooped in on the stones

Edgy DC Aug 13 2007 12:13 PM

Madonna Louise Ciccone.

Kid Carsey Aug 13 2007 12:20 PM

Pink Floyd has to be in there somewheres.

Rockin' Doc Aug 13 2007 12:20 PM

I can't believe no one nominated one of the favorites of the CPF, the Eagles. I suspect that there may be a healthy contingent of hip-hop and rap artists filling out the top 10. Since I can't stand to listen much to either, I can not even venture a guess.

Edgy DC Aug 13 2007 12:23 PM

Not that things have much meaning for me after a million dollars, but those numbers look small.

Rockin' Doc Aug 13 2007 12:27 PM

Record (CD) sales aren't what they used to be. And back in the days of the Beatles and Elvis, an album didn't cost nearly what they do now. They dollar figures likely aren't adjusted for inflation.

Willets Point Aug 13 2007 12:28 PM

Frank Sinatra Elton John Janet Jackson Mariah Carey Whitney Houston

Farmer Ted Aug 13 2007 12:45 PM

Zeppelin

Frayed Knot Aug 13 2007 01:49 PM

1. $170million -- Beatles 2. $118.5 -- Elvis 3. $116 -- Garth Brooks 4. $109.5 -- Led Zepplin 5. $91 -- The Eagles 6. $79.5 -- Billy Joel 7. $73.5 -- Pink Floyd 8. $71 -- Barbra Streisand 9. $69.5 -- Elton John 10. $68 -- AC/DC

Vic Sage Aug 13 2007 03:15 PM

so where does Slim Whitman fit in?

SteveJRogers Aug 13 2007 03:20 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: 3. $116 -- Garth Brooks In a class on mass communication I had there was a disscussion about how fractious the world of music had become and I asked if anyone knew who had sold the most records of all time just to show how there really isn't that galvanizing Elvis, Sinatra, or Beatles out there anymore. I said Garth Brooks, a girl said "Who cares about Garth Brooks." to which I said that she had made my point.

Edgy DC Aug 13 2007 04:47 PM

Baited somebody. Not so great. Does anybody else think those revenue figures are small?

SteveJRogers Aug 13 2007 05:06 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Baited somebody. Not so great. Does anybody else think those revenue figures are small? I didn't really bait her, she answered my question nastily. I expected more of a "Huh, interesting." rather than slam Garth Brooks. I'm surprised more greats from the 50s-60s like Johnny Cash or Ray Charles, or The Supremes aren't on that list. Kind of a scattered list now that I look at it. ]Does anybody else think those revenue figures are small? Eh, considering certain things such as the volume that is out there, and what other factor (like second hand market which has always existed, to file sharing and iTunes like programs where you can buy a song, not the album) you want to use, its not as small as you'd think.

Kid Carsey Aug 13 2007 05:13 PM

Yeah, there's something very wrong with the numbers. A bunch of those bands have one album that sold over 20 million copies domestically from what little I tried to google let alone a whole career catalog. Dark Side of the Moon was in the top 200 for what, 20 years, and god knows how many copies of The Wall were sold. I bought the album, then the CD, and later got it online (I know the original premise was no downloads, I'm just sayin'.) What paper was this in? Is it online?

Rockin' Doc Aug 13 2007 05:37 PM

After doing a little research, I believe that Edgy and KC are correct in thinking that the total revenues (sales) for these groups sound rather low in view of the album sales (units). Taking the Eagles and Pink Floyd as examples. The Eagles have sold in excess 28 million units of Greatest Hits and more than 16 million units of Hotel California. Pink Floyd has sold over 23 millions units of The Wall and more than 15 million units of Dark Side of the Moon. Not taking into account any of the numerous other releases by each group, that's still a lot of units being sold. $91 million in sales revenue for the Eagles' 44+ million album units and $73.5 millions in sales revenue for Pink Floyd's 38+ million album units tells me that either the numbers don't quite add up or I've been overpaying for albums (8-tracks, cassettes, records, and CD's) all these years.

TransMonk Aug 13 2007 05:43 PM

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