Best selling American band?

squeeb
squeeb Posts: 426
edited January 2011 in The Clubhouse
Who is the best selling American band? I probably would have thought of Van Halen, Kiss, Bon Jovi, or Springsteen. I doubt I would have thought of Aerosmith.

Does anyone else find this as interesting as I do?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,391
    edited January 2011
    Are you sure it's not the Bay City Rollers?:tongue::wink:
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited January 2011
    probably those eagles...took what gram parsons and the flying burrito brothers started, poco POPularized, took it all the way to the bank...imho joe walsh helped them more than glenn frye will admit
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited January 2011
    squeeb wrote: »
    I doubt I would have thought of Aerosmith.
    Especially considering they have'nt put out an album since Rocks in76.:smile:
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited January 2011
    I hate to say this but it's very likely N'Sync or Back Street Boys. Sorry.
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited January 2011
    Actually it's The Eagles followed by Aerosmith.
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited January 2011
    :biggrin:lol! i meant don henley:biggrin:
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  • squeeb
    squeeb Posts: 426
    edited January 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Are you sure it's not the Bay City Rollers?:tongue::wink:

    Actually, they are from Scotland - putting them behind other UK bands like The Beatles, Led Zep, but probably ahead of A-Ha.
    Fongolio wrote: »
    Actually it's The Eagles followed by Aerosmith.

    Hmmm - I guess it depends on where you look (or listen). WikiPedia has Aerosmith with 150 million in sales followed by the Eagles with 120. But the Recording Industry of America has the Eagles with 100 million followed by Aerosmith with like 67.

    It was on the beginning of American Idol. They introduced Steven Tyler as the lead singer of Aerosmith, "the best selling American rock band in history".
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited January 2011
    squeeb wrote: »
    Actually, they are from Scotland - putting them behind other UK bands like The Beatles, Led Zep, but probably ahead of A-Ha.



    ... and i thought A-Ha was from some Scandinavian country or something

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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,270
    edited January 2011
    Boston/Eagles...yeah

    But probably "bruce springsteen and the e street band"...not a fan

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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2011
    I think some of you will be surprised by the sales numbers compiled by the RIAA....

    Best selling artists in the US

    Who'd have thought that Celine Dion handily outsold The Police and ZZ Top....combined!!

    Also, looks like Elvis is once again the biggest selling solo male artist.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited January 2011
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    I think some of you will be surprised by the sales numbers compiled by the RIAA....

    Best selling artists in the US

    Who'd have thought that Celine Dion handily outsold The Police and ZZ Top....combined!!

    Also, looks like Elvis is once again the biggest selling solo male artist.

    Those are only sales by US record companies and sales in the US. It does not include any sales outside the US or sales by a non US company.

    From the RIAA criteria section:
    Each company that requests RIAA® certification must be a firm or corporation that has headquarters in the United States and is engaged in the legitimate production and sale of sound recordings.

    Only domestic sales and sales to U.S. military post exchanges may be included. The requesting company must separate PX sales from other accounts on sales sheets. Export sales outside the United States are not included in certification.

    Most estimates for worldwide sales are considerably higher...but I think the ranking is generally the same.

    Everything I've seen estimating worldwide sales shows The Eagles as the #1 selling US BAND with Aerosmith close behind.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,712
    edited January 2011
    Fongolio wrote: »
    I hate to say this but it's very likely N'Sync or Back Street Boys. Sorry.

    Because you're one of our Friends from the North, emails have been sent to the Moderators to not have you banned, thrashed, keel-hauled, flogged, whipped, bush whacked, or gizzard-punched.

    Future references to N'Sync or BSB, however, may not receive such mercy !! :eek:
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited January 2011
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  • squeeb
    squeeb Posts: 426
    edited January 2011
    shack wrote: »
    Everything I've seen estimating worldwide sales shows The Eagles as the #1 selling US BAND with Aerosmith close behind.

    All I know is that is the last time I beleive anything that comes out of Ryan Seacrest's mouth!!! I am sorry - can I write "comes out of Ryan Seacrest's mouth" on this forum??? :eek:
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  • thesurfer
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    edited January 2011
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    I think some of you will be surprised by the sales numbers compiled by the RIAA....

    Best selling artists in the US

    Who'd have thought that Celine Dion handily outsold The Police and ZZ Top....combined!!

    Also, looks like Elvis is once again the biggest selling solo male artist.
    Elvis also has more platinum singles, than any one, alot more,, but the riaa, only counts long play format,,, odd,, they certify them,, but dont count them,,all together,,,,long play, and 45,s
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,957
    edited January 2011
    Was watching a game show the other night, they said the artist to first hit one billion hits on youtube was....Lady Gaga. Really ? C'mon...Lady frickin' Gaga ???
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  • shack
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    edited January 2011
    tonyb wrote:
    Was watching a game show the other night, they said the artist to first hit one billion hits on youtube was....Lady Gaga. Really ? C'mon...Lady frickin' Gaga ???

    It's because she is more of a sideshow than a musician.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Are you sure it's not the Bay City Rollers?:tongue::wink:
    squeeb wrote: »
    Actually, they are from Scotland - putting them behind other UK bands like The Beatles, Led Zep, but probably ahead of A-Ha.

    According to wikipedia, A-ha has sales of about 51 million, which put them ahead of acts like Linkin Park (50 million) and Nirvana (also 50 million).
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited January 2011
    The Grateful dead would have put all those band's dicks in the dirt if actual money had changed hands for most of their recordings.:wink:
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,155
    edited January 2011
    Bon Jovi was the highest grossing tour group for 2010
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited January 2011
    squeeb wrote: »
    Who is the best selling American band? I probably would have thought of Van Halen, Kiss, Bon Jovi, or Springsteen. I doubt I would have thought of Aerosmith.

    Does anyone else find this as interesting as I do?

    If the word had been artist, it would have been Elvis.
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