Interesting list

Knucklehead
Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
edited December 2009 in Music & Movies
From the web.....


Bestselling Albums of the Decade
1. The Beatles - 1 - 11,499,000
2. *NSYNC - No Strings Attached - 11,112,000
3. Norah Jones - Come Away With Me - 10,546,000
4. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP - 10,204,000
5. Eminem - The Eminem Show - 9,799,000
6. Usher - Confessions - 9,712,000
7. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory - 9,663,000
8. Creed - Human Clay - 9,491,000
9. Britney Spears - Oops! ... I Did It Again - 9,185,000
10. Nelly - Country Grammar - 8,461,000

Bestselling Digital Singles of the Decade
1. Flo Rida feat. T-Pain - "Low" - 5,214,000
2. Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis - "Just Dance" - 4,690,000
3. Jason Mraz - "I'm Yours" - 4,619,000
4. Timbaland feat. OneRepublic - "Apologize" - 4,439,000
5. The Black Eyed Peas - "Boom Boom Pow" - 4,349,000
6. Soulja Boy Tell'em - "Crank That" - 4,315,000
7. Lady Gaga - "Poker Face" - 4,200,000
8. Coldplay - "Viva la Vida" - 4,140,000
9. Taylor Swift - "Love Story" - 4,005,000
10. Katy Perry - "Hot N Cold" - 3,945,000

Eminem sold almost 20,000,000 albums....wow
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,964
    edited December 2009
    so... of what decade? I think those cover more than 10 years (e.g., Britney's oops -- her first oops of many oopses!) And the Beatles 1.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited December 2009
    this decade apparently

    i guess not necessarily released within the decade.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,964
    edited December 2009
    ahh.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited December 2009
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    so... of what decade? I think those cover more than 10 years (e.g., Britney's oops -- her first oops of many oopses!) And the Beatles 1.

    I think that Britney Spears crap was actually released in 2000-01....the Beatles must have been a re-release sometime in this decade.
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  • Mike Kozak
    Mike Kozak Posts: 931
    edited December 2009
    where is Ted Nugent??????
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited December 2009
    Gawd we are living in sad times.
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  • KASR
    KASR Posts: 450
    edited December 2009
    Indeed, it is sad when the Beatles narrowly bests NSYNC by a mere 300,000.....yay for boy-bands, I guess. That list is proof that you don't need to be musically talented to sell a shitload of albums!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,964
    edited December 2009
    KASR wrote: »
    Indeed, it is sad when the Beatles narrowly bests NSYNC by a mere 300,000.....yay for boy-bands, I guess.

    Well... in 1962, I'd say the Beatles were a boy band, if you want to get technical. Brian Epstein certainly would've thought so :-P
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited December 2009
    Why do people like Eminem so much?
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  • phipiper10
    phipiper10 Posts: 955
    edited December 2009
    Em has some interesting flow in some raps - it's as much about some of the beats that Dre puts down though (for me and I'm not really a big rap fan).

    I'm not into all the shock value of his lyrics though some are funny and witty. I think this is the part that turns teenagers on - the rebellion and swearing---oh swearing ---exciting, drug references etc...

    Many rappers I don't listen to or wouldn't listent to. I couldn't tell you the difference between li' wayne, Flo Rida, Young Jeezy or who ever does the Soulja boy song or most of the rest that are out over the last decade. In my mind most are pretty forgettable after their 1 or 2 hits.


    I've enjoyed good parts of the catalogs from the below though
    Dre
    Nelly (some)
    Eminem
    Jay Z
    Beastie Boys
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2009
    Wow....they did that well without me purchasing a single item from either list....:rolleyes:
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  • KASR
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    edited December 2009
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Well... in 1962, I'd say the Beatles were a boy band, if you want to get technical. Brian Epstein certainly would've thought so :-P

    I don't even want to think of NSYNC being harolded as one of the best bands of all time 40 years from now!!! I better die before then! LOL!
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,083
    edited December 2009
    Ugh....

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited December 2009
    Dawgfish wrote: »
    Gawd we are living in sad times.

    Truly.
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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited December 2009
    I guess some people don't understand what true music is all about.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited December 2009
    Let me reiterate, "UGH."
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited December 2009
    KASR wrote: »
    That list is proof that you don't need to be musically talented to sell a shitload of albums!

    True...just as a restaurant doesn't need to serve good food to be popular. Some restaurants are wildly successful because of their appealing "atmosphere" and decor and their young and attractive wait staff. The food may be mediocre, yet exorbitantly priced, and the wait staff may be rude, but people tolerate it because it is the "in" place to be seen.

    Britney and others of her ilk may not have real musical talent, but they don't need it. They are primarily selling sanitized sexual fantasy rather than quality musical performance. Young women want to be Britney and men of all ages want to have Britney.;)
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  • MrGlobe
    MrGlobe Posts: 401
    edited December 2009
    Honestly, I have enjoyed every artist on that list. Could you really think of any more 'mainstream' artists? All of this music has mass appeal and is easily accessible to a majority of the populous.

    In addition to Eminem's edgy lyrics, I think the fact that he's a successful white rapper makes him... more successful.

    And I bet everyone here can sing at least a handful of Britney songs regardless of whether or not they like her music style
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited December 2009
    And I bet everyone here can sing at least a handful of Britney songs regardless of whether or not they like her music style

    I'll take that bet.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited December 2009
    MrGlobe wrote: »
    Honestly, I have enjoyed every artist on that list. Could you really think of any more 'mainstream' artists? All of this music has mass appeal and is easily accessible to a majority of the populous.

    In addition to Eminem's edgy lyrics, I think the fact that he's a successful white rapper makes him... more successful.

    And I bet everyone here can sing at least a handful of Britney songs regardless of whether or not they like her music style

    I couldn't disagree with you more!

    I'll take a piece of that action F1nut. I've never heard a any of Britney's songs and have no desire to.

    I have an Eminem CD and it sucks.
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