Best selling albums of all time

[Higher_Desire]

Soundscan released their yearly 'best sales' charts. One being best selling CD's for 2003. The other chart being best selling CD's EVER during the Soundscan era (it was introduced in 1991):

Top Ten Selling Albums Of SoundScan Era (1991 - 12/28/2003)

01. SHANIA TWAIN – "Come on Over": 14,896,911
02. ALANIS MORISETTE – "Jagged Little Pill": 14,200,822
03. METALLICA – "Metallica": 13,803,308
04. BACKSTREET BOYS – "Millennium": 12,056,675
05. VARIOUS – "Bodyguard" (soundtrack): 11,741,779
06. SANTANA – "Supernatural": 11,333,627
07. CREED – "Human Clay": 11,291,067
08. N SYNC – "No Strings Attached": 11,069,789
09. CELINE DION – "Falling Into You": 10,614,005
10. BRITNEY SPEARS – "Baby One More Time": 10,472,878


H-D :hypno:

[Sheila63]

Very Cool!!:crest: :rockon: Thanks for posting the list, Colin.

[luvscott4ever]

Well atleast 3 of 10 are good!! They rest suck eggs!! YUK!! IMO!!!

[Alter Shredder]

cool and MOP has to be close to that list. That has sold 10 million copies

[chafin24]

cool and MOP has to be close to that list. That has sold 10 million copies


back when they were good !!!!

[RMadd]

cool and MOP has to be close to that list. That has sold 10 million copies
You sure? I thought it was only somewhere around 6 mil (according to Billboard, it's 6x Platinum, meaning it's sold over 6 million copies in the US; as HC is, I believe, 12x Platinum according to Billboard, I would have to guess that this list is US-only?... meaning, MOP wouldn't have the 10 million or so it's probably sold overall but, instead, roughly 6 million).

[Alter Shredder]

Weathered is 6x but like a year ago creed announced My Own Prison at 10 million, i thought that was U.S. but it could have been for the whole world

[Dogstar]

I thought it was Weathered 8x and MOP 6x, but I could be wrong. The 10x for MOP might be worldwide.

[Alter Shredder]

I thought it was Weathered 8x and MOP 6x, but I could be wrong. The 10x for MOP might be worldwide.

I did some research and you have it correct Dogstar.

[hide]

I did some research and you have it correct Dogstar.

and Weathered would have sold many more worldwide compared to MOP, Creed really didn't break through on a massive scale until Higher hit the airwaves!

I've seen that list before, its not a good sign of the public taste but at least some of those albums were good!

[RMadd]

I've gotta say I only like #s 6 and 7.

[Alter Shredder]

Another prblem with this list, Hootie and the blowfish went 16x platinum with cracked rear view, which would place it at the top of the list. But maybe they dont count all of the artists, who knows?

[jango]

The ACTUAL top ten via the RIAA:

1. Eagles - Greatest Hits 71-75 28x Platinum
2. Michael Jackson - Thriller 26x
3. Pink Floyd - The Wall 23x
4. Led Zeppelin - IV 22x
5. Bill Joel - Greatest Hits Vols. 1 & 2 21x
6. Beatles - The Beatles (White) 19x
7. AC/DC - Back in Black 19x
8. Shania Twain - Come on Over 19x
9. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 19x
10. Whitney Houston - Bodyguard Sdtk 17x

...

50. Pearl Jam - Ten

...

88. Creed - Human Clay

[Higher_Desire]

Yes, Jango, but remember, SoundScan only goes as far back as 1991 when it was introduced. It is not a list of the top ten of all time.

And Iced... when did Cracked Rear View come out? Was it before '91? I don't know.


H-D :hypno:

[jango]

Yes, Jango, but remember, SoundScan only goes as far back as 1991 when it was introduced. It is not a list of the top ten of all time.
H-D :hypno:

Then why is the title of the thread "Best selling albums of all time"?

[Bridge of Clay]

3 rock albums out of 10 isn't that bad... actually it's pretty good!

[The Lithium]

The ACTUAL top ten via the RIAA:

1. Eagles - Greatest Hits 71-75 28x Platinum
2. Michael Jackson - Thriller 26x
3. Pink Floyd - The Wall 23x
4. Led Zeppelin - IV 22x
5. Bill Joel - Greatest Hits Vols. 1 & 2 21x
6. Beatles - The Beatles (White) 19x
7. AC/DC - Back in Black 19x
8. Shania Twain - Come on Over 19x
9. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 19x
10. Whitney Houston - Bodyguard Sdtk 17x

...

50. Pearl Jam - Ten

...

88. Creed - Human Clay

Can you send me a link of that whole list, I'd like to see it.

[RMadd]

And Iced... when did Cracked Rear View come out? Was it before '91? I don't know.

cracked rear view was '94, i believe

[jango]

http://www.riaa.com/gp/bestsellers/topalbums.asp

[Alter Shredder]

Thanks for the list

and yes cracked rear view was 94.

[Unforgiven Fan]

all three creed albums are on there....MOP and Weathered - 6 million and Human Clay at 10 not bad....and they are about 84 on the top artist with 22 million sold...not bad...

but metallica has 7 of their 9 offical albums on the list even better though and 16 on top artists

[jango]

24. Backstreet Boys - Same
...
33. Backstreet Boys - Millennium
34. Britney Spears - ...baby one more time
35. Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces
36. Matchbox Twenty - Yourself or someone like you

All beating out Pearl Jam, Nirvana, your beloved Creed, Bob Marley, Elvis, the Pumpkins, The Doors, Simon and Garfunkel, U2, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, the Chili Peppers, Billy Joel, Elton John, Clapton, Stones, etc etc etc

Music sales meaning nothing in terms of actual quality.

[Xterminator27]

Matchbox twenty isnt that bad

[Bridge of Clay]

oh crap! ;)

that has to be the first time X says something un-stupid!!!!!!!! LMAO!!! :lol:

Congrats, Carl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :clap:

j/k :D

[hide]

jango is spot on sales mean nothing in view of quality but it is sad that such inferior music sells so well. I also agree with Xterminator in that Matchbox 20 are okay, they put on a good live show.

[facelessman]

7? sounds good to me

[jango]

But they're not that good... which is representative of radio has a whole. Corporate controlled mediocrity!

[Dogstar]

Ain't THAT the truth. I can't even listen to radio anymore.

[RMadd]

matchbox twenty is awesome! And, yes, they are amazing live! Seen 'em twice, disappointed on neither occasion. Rob can write sing amazingly well; Kyle Cook (lead guitar) is pretty damn good; all the other dudes are good too.

[Dogstar]

Whatever floats your boat, but I don't think they are that good, but that's me. :D

[RMadd]

Human Clay at 10 not bad....and they are about 84 on the top artist with 22 million sold...not bad...
HC has at least 12 million

[jango]

Whatever floats your boat, but I don't think they are that good, but that's me. :D

... and me.

HC has at least 12 million

10.0
HUMAN CLAY
CREED
WIND-UP RECORDS
ALBUM


No, not 12, that's a ten... but thanks for playing.

[hide]

that is a ten but what i'm sure must annoy our friend Jango and does surprise me is that "Ten" hasen't made Diamond yet even though it still sells like hotcakes. That would sell more in a week then Riot Act!

[Jez]

Whatever floats your boat, but I don't think they are that good, but that's me. :D
Yeah, but Rob Thomas is pretty hot :D


eta....I better say that that was the Southern Comfort talking or Frankie's gonna kick my butt LOLOLOL

[Dogstar]

As I said, whatever floats your boat [:D]...He doesn't do much for me...

[hide]

As I said, whatever floats your boat [:D]...He doesn't do much for me...

Matchbox 20 are plesant enough, I have seem them live and they put on a good show but they don't rock the house. Basically 90% of fans at any one show are casual fans, they are not the type of band that has much of a cult following. As soon as the hits dry up, which is bound to happen their fan base will just about disappear.

[facelessman]

Whatever floats your boat, but I don't think they are that good, but that's me. :D
i dont like em either, ya know?

[jango]

that is a ten but what i'm sure must annoy our friend Jango and does surprise me is that "Ten" hasen't made Diamond yet even though it still sells like hotcakes. That would sell more in a week then Riot Act!

Perhaps you've missed my last few posts. I don't care AT ALL about record sales. Ten isn't even my favorite PJ album... Quite the contrary, my favorite has garnered the least money of them all, and I'm perfectly content with that.

[hide]

Perhaps you've missed my last few posts. I don't care AT ALL about record sales. Ten isn't even my favorite PJ album... Quite the contrary, my favorite has garnered the least money of them all, and I'm perfectly content with that.

cool fair enough i wasen't thinking that you were a Ten-Vs fan to start with labels but doesn't it fire you up a little that all these far inferior groups and even a group as good as Creed (you obviously don't concur) can sell as many albums as PJ in only 3 attempts? I'm quite sure that both bands have sold about 30 albums apeice and I think that includes the hundreds of offical boots floating around in PJ land.

[facelessman]

sounds good to me