Posted on 08/20/2018 4:49:53 PM PDT by CaliforniaCraftBeer
‘...The Recording Industry Association of America told The Associated Press on Monday that the Eagles' album -- "Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" -- is now certified 38x platinum, which means sales and streams of the album have reached 38 million copies...’
(Excerpt) Read more at billboard.com ...
these updated RIAA album totals evidently reflect USA sales, downloads and streaming only, so international numbers aren’t included. All time Global Album sales numbers and chart positions haven’t changed much this decade, and PF’s superb ‘Dark Side’ remains solidly among an elite class of individual albums that have sold 40 to 50 million units.
Others include:
Fleetwood Mac ‘Rumors’
AC/DC ‘Back In Black’
Bee Gees ‘Saturday Night Fever’ OST
Whitney Houston ‘The Bodyguard’ OST
‘Take It Easy’ (written by Jackson Browne & Glenn Frey)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v8KEbQA8kw
MICHAEL JACKSON -THRILLER -33
EAGLES -HOTEL CALIFORNIA - 26
BILLY JOEL -GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II -23
LED ZEPPELIN -LED ZEPPELIN IV -23
PINK FLOYD -THE WALL -23
AC/DC -BACK IN BLACK- 22
GARTH BROOKS -DOUBLE LIVE -21
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH -CRACKED REAR VIEW -21
FLEETWOOD MAC -RUMOURS -20
Top Artist Tallies (millions of units):
THE BEATLES 178
GARTH BROOKS 148
ELVIS PRESLEY 146.5
EAGLES 120
LED ZEPPELIN 111.5
BILLY JOEL 82.5
MICHAEL JACKSON 81
ELTON JOHN 78
PINK FLOYD 75
AC/DC 72
Garth Brooks? Really?!?!?!
That guy is single-handedly responsible for the wussification of Country Music.
You need to read about Don Henley.
Or were you being sarcastic?
Don’t forget Shania Twain, clocking in at #26 with 48 million units, eking out Kenny Rogers at 47.5 million units.
A couple blocks from there is a great little restaurant with superb Mexican food. It received a credit in the first "Cars" movie.
I just love everything about Route 66.
Fifteen years is a long time. Maybe he learned a lesson since then.
That’s good to hear. Maybe a night back in 2003 straightened him out! :-D
Nice photo. Where’s the girl?
‘Already Gone’ (1974)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoduRTF9J-o
To quote The Dude...
“I hate the ****in’ Eagles”.
Nobody can top them in the 20th century. They had the all time best albums sells.This might have something to do with the 4hr History of The Eagles on Netflix.Another generation of fans.
Think of the competition in the 20th century.
They had Thriller beat with the most albums sold in the whole of the 20th century. Did you know that? It’s in their bio on Netflix.
King of Hollywood.
The three guitars at the beginning are another great Eagles song.
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
Rolling Stones
The Who
And those are just the British bands that were better.
J Giles
Lynerd Skynerd
Fleetwood Mac
Frank Zappa
Allman Brothers
All were producing quality albums during the period that will stand the test of time.
And not make people puke.
I knew about Don Felder teaching Tom Petty how to play guitar, but had no idea about Leadons brother in Mudcrutch.
I have been a lifelong fan of Petty and the Eagles.
Talk about poets of American life....
That must feel good to him, not surrounded by people who constantly try to hitch themselves to his star.
He said in the bio that his wife has MS.
This “my bands better than your band’ is juvenile nonsense. If you have to win this argument, I feel sorry for you. Besides, its all fading away into time.
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