Biggest all time selling record

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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I am a Mike Oldfield fan..Tubular Bells rocks & is still going strong.

But the Oldfield site claims that Tubular Bells holds the highest sales record of any music disk ever made.

I know a few other people bought his album, but can this be right ?

If not, what other contenders are there ?\



http://www.mikeoldfield.org
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  • Reply 1 of 24
    vandewaalsvandewaals Posts: 450member
    The Eagles.....Greatest Hits

    Micheal Jackson.....Thriller

    Elvis......The Hits

    The Beatles.....The Number 1's





    The last two being fairly recent. I had no idea Tubular Bells was that popular. Color me surprised.
  • Reply 2 of 24
    aquafireaquafire Posts: 2,758member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by VanDeWaals

    The Eagles.....Greatest Hits

    Micheal Jackson.....Thriller

    Elvis......The Hits

    The Beatles.....The Number 1's





    The last two being fairly recent. I had no idea Tubular Bells was that popular. Color me surprised.




    According to several sources..Tubular Bells had sold over 20 million copies up to 1999/2000...
  • Reply 3 of 24
    longhornlonghorn Posts: 147member
    i'd have to guess that Darkside of the Moon would be way up there as well.
  • Reply 4 of 24
    aquafireaquafire Posts: 2,758member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Longhorn

    i'd have to guess that Darkside of the Moon would be way up there as well.



    Any Idea of the figures Longhorn ?\
  • Reply 5 of 24
    vandewaalsvandewaals Posts: 450member
    I think DSOTM holds the record for the longest time spent on the Billboard Top 200. It entered the charts upon its release (1973) and stayed there until it slipped below 200 sometime in the late 1990's (if I recall). How that translates to total sales I have no idea.



    Actually, I decided to do some digging:

    Infoplease Site



    I THINK this is pretty current. I don't know if this is US sales only.
  • Reply 6 of 24
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Oops, not a CD I'd buy...







    'Copy protected'
  • Reply 7 of 24
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    highest sales as of April 24th, 2003.



    http://hometown.aol.com/PaulHry/music/riaa.html
  • Reply 8 of 24
    aquafireaquafire Posts: 2,758member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by alcimedes

    highest sales as of April 24th, 2003.



    http://hometown.aol.com/PaulHry/music/riaa.html




    Sorry Alcmedes, The figures you list only cover USA not world wide......The mystery deepens \
  • Reply 9 of 24
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    ok, just pulled this



    Quote:

    he Top 10 Best-Selling albums of all time in the whole wide world are, in our considered opinion:



    "Thriller" - Michael Jackson (47 million)

    "Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" - The Eagles

    "Dark Side Of The Moon" - Pink Floyd

    "Rumours" - Fleetwood Mac

    "Come On Over" - Shania Twain

    "Jagged Little Pill" - Alanis Morissette

    "The Bodyguard" - (Soundtrack)

    "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - The Beatles

    "Led Zeppelin IV" - Led Zeppelin

    "Bat Out Of Hell" - Meatloaf



    from here



    http://www.everyhit.com/recordalb.html



    but if you notice the word "opinion" above, and hte inclusion of shit albums like body guard, jagged pill etc, it makes me wonder.
  • Reply 10 of 24
    aquafireaquafire Posts: 2,758member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by alcimedes

    ok, just pulled this







    from here



    http://www.everyhit.com/recordalb.html



    but if you notice the word "opinion" above, and hte inclusion of shit albums like body guard, jagged pill etc, it makes me wonder.




    Hmmm,



    Trying to get sales figures ( from music labels ) based on " REALITY " is like trying to get a virgin to admit all his conquests are just so much wank.

    I don't doubt " Dark side of the moon "

    The others are shoe-ins as far as I am concerned

    .

    Including Frilla....Thriller, Plus Bat out of Hell,

    How come no one has mentioned " Hot August Night "

    or Saturday Night Fever ?
  • Reply 11 of 24
    nixinixi Posts: 49member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by aquafire

    Including Frilla....Thriller, Plus Bat out of Hell,

    How come no one has mentioned " Hot August Night "

    or Saturday Night Fever ?




    Actually I've always thought that Thriller was, if not the top-seller of all tiimes, at least one of them. I remember hearing it had past the 20million mark a long time ago, by the late 80's early 90's.

    That, of course, doesn't mean whoever told me was right...
  • Reply 12 of 24
    burningwheelburningwheel Posts: 1,827member
    i can't believe the Zep have an album that did that well i like the Zep but i'm just shocked
  • Reply 13 of 24
    ringoringo Posts: 329member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by alcimedes

    but if you notice the word "opinion" above, and hte inclusion of shit albums like body guard, jagged pill etc, it makes me wonder. [/B]



    Did you just call Jagged Little Pill a shit album!? Listen to it once before making that call. Listen to it a couple more times to see why someone would think it's on the top 10 list.
  • Reply 14 of 24
    "Jagged Little Pill" is a shit album, as is anything else from Alanis.
  • Reply 15 of 24
    ringoringo Posts: 329member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Dangerdog

    "Jagged Little Pill" is a shit album, as is anything else from Alanis.



    On what grounds?
  • Reply 16 of 24
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    Quote:

    On what grounds?



    on the grounds that it's complete and utter crap. i've listened to it. it sucks.



    but then music tastes vary, so i don't expect everyone to feel the same.
  • Reply 17 of 24
    Vocally, lyrically, musically,pick a reason. There is nothing about her music that I like. She sure as hell doesn't deserve to be one of the top selling albums of all time.
  • Reply 18 of 24
    aquafireaquafire Posts: 2,758member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Dangerdog

    Vocally, lyrically, musically,pick a reason. There is nothing about her music that I like. She sure as hell doesn't deserve to be one of the top selling albums of all time.



    Boys boys boys !

    Stop your bickering...

    This post is about who's album is the all time biggest seller ?

    So far, only Darkside & Tubular have got a run to the top..

    Any others ?
  • Reply 19 of 24
    argentoargento Posts: 483member
    Ever see Dogma? My body often feels like exploding all over the place after I hear her voice.
  • Reply 20 of 24
    ringoringo Posts: 329member
    Haha, yeah... she is God.
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