AC/DC Record sales top 10 legendary artist

ND13
ND13 Posts: 7,601
edited August 2005 in Music & Movies
Just read this in "Giant".

AC/DC 63 million
Springsteen-61.5 million
Madonna-60 million
Michael Jackson-58.5 million
Mariah Carey-57 million
Whitney Houston-54 million
U2-48 million
Willie Nelson-39 million
Prince-36.5 million
Bob Dylan-34.5 million
Bon Jovi-33.5 million

OH YEAH, R&R is still alive and kicking ****!!
"SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • ode
    ode Posts: 58
    edited August 2005
    Where are the Beatles? Metallica? Did they just pull names out of a hat?
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited August 2005
    The list isn't of the top sellers of all time, just a comparison of how many records AC/DC has sold compared to some of the more popular pop, r&b, country, and rock artists.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited August 2005
    floyd?
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited August 2005
    Not suprised, I'm 4 or 5 of the 63M.
    Never Forget
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited August 2005
    PolkThug wrote:
    Not suprised, I'm 4 or 5 of the 63M.

    Yeah, over the years, I'd have to day that I'm 15-20 of those sales, myself.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,765
    edited August 2005
    The fact they used U2 on that list makes it flawed.

    http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=11worst

    Can't stand that group.

    I'm glad R&R is still alive though, now if they could just learn how to make a decent recording so I can listen to it again!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited August 2005
    Here are the all-time biggest selling artists, as of 6/20/2005, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)....

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

    The stats are for US album sales only. Kind of surprising that Bon Jovi still hasn't caught to John Denver.

    However, when it comes to numbers of gold, platinum, and multi-platinum certified sales, no one can touch Elvis....

    http://www.riaa.com/gp/bestsellers/artist.asp
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited August 2005
    Thanks for the link Danny. A most interesting read, but I wonder how much that list changes when looking internationally????
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    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited August 2005
    You have to remember too that AC/DC is still releasing LP's. Lately they are even offering a complete set of albums. All of their LP's are still being sold new. Of course I'm sure CD sales tops that by magnitudes!

    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited August 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    Thanks for the link Danny. A most interesting read, but I wonder how much that list changes when looking internationally????

    Unfortunately, I don't know where I can locate such a database for international sales. IFPI??

    The international marketplace is a whole different place than the US market. Acts like Garth Brooks or James Taylor are much less popular than, say, Genesis or Olivia Newton-John.
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited August 2005
    Man, Garth Brooks kicks butt on the "per record" metric... :eek:
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited August 2005
    jdhdiggs wrote:
    Man, Garth Brooks kicks butt on the "per record" metric... :eek:

    Yeah, and he knew what he was doing by "retiring" from the industry. You wait and see if he doesn't come out of retirement in a few. His "comeback" cd and tour will make him and his label even more wealthy and he'll move up another notch or two on the list.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited August 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    Yeah, and he knew what he was doing by "retiring" from the industry. You wait and see if he doesn't come out of retirement in a few. His "comeback" cd and tour will make him and his label even more wealthy and he'll move up another notch or two on the list.

    You didn't hear that Garth is going to release his next album via Walmart only?
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited August 2005
    Danny Tse wrote:
    You didn't hear that Garth is going to release his next album via Walmart only?

    Nope, but that doesn't surprise me at all. I'm sure that he get a larger cut that way.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited August 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    Nope, but that doesn't surprise me at all. I'm sure that he get a larger cut that way.

    that and it's probably genius marketing at work..most of the demographic that makes up most of gb buying public, most likely spends a large amount of time in 1 walmart or another..
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited August 2005
    sda2mike wrote:
    that and it's probably genius marketing at work..most of the demographic that makes up most of gb buying public, most likely spends a large amount of time in 1 walmart or another..

    So very true.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • thehaens@cox.net
    thehaens@cox.net Posts: 1,012
    edited August 2005
    When did the Eagles Greatest Hits eclipse Thriller :eek:
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,199
    edited August 2005
    No doubt, AC/DC is benefiting from the same phenomenon that the band I worship has been helped out by....re-masters encourage many people to re-purchase the same titles over and over. Led Zep has used this several times now.... :p :cool: ;):D:o :eek: (as has every other top selling band) Plus many of these older artists have had the pleasure of selling on original vinyl and then cd. Kudos to AC/DC though; they certainly deserve to have that many units sold. Christ, the Beatles had mono and stereo vinyl!

    See this link:

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

    This is for US SALES ONLY.

    I see Zep has slipped they used to be behind the Beatles....I'm not sure if this list is THE LIST or not. I can't believe Elvis has surpassed Led Zep in a matter of a few years.

    The Link below shows sales as of Aug. 2003. Different source however.

    http://www.sfmission.com/famous/top_music_artists.htm

    H9

    P.s. These lists are like statistics and audio specs.....they can be altered to fit any situation :D
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited August 2005
    It's funny to see all the artists that have outsold THE WHO, even after 40+ years of album sales, they have just got to 20 million. I guess that's just for the US, but still....
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,199
    edited August 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    It's funny to see all the artists that have outsold THE WHO, even after 40+ years of album sales, they have just got to 20 million. I guess that's just for the US, but still....

    Good point Noel.....I'm suprised at Hendrix as well. Although the Who suprises me more. Again...it'd be interesting to see International/Worldwide sales.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2005
    how about the Rolling Stones ?
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
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  • marker
    marker Posts: 1,084
    edited August 2005
    These figures are not entirely accurate. They change by the day, much less week, month, year, etc. That could possibly explain why The Who's and Stone's album sales seem so low. It is only updated at the request of the artist or whoever has the authority to do so for them.

    For example, KISS have actually sold well over 50 million in the US. The non-makeup years alone were well over 10 million, but they won't petition the RIAA to update their totals because the cheap mofos would then have to pay more royalties to any outside songwriters (including some former replacement members, specifically Vinnie Vincent), producers, etc. They refuse to have the current up to date figures recertified, even though there have been lawsuits over it.

    Sound Scan, which was intiated in 1991 is a much more accurate indicator for sales totals of any album released after that point, and actual sales totals since then of older albums released before that, but even Sound Scan does not include every single last album sale as there a few retailers who don't participate in it.
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