( I realize radio is not nearly the whole story anymore, but my point is, I hear those songs in variation, as opposed to say Prince, who has a GIANT catalog and the radio here only seems to play like 3 of his songs regularly, which is...bizarre.). Every artist in the top ??5%?? two more things - i'm really happy laura nyro finally made it on this list. Conversely, the American certification level for double albums that fit onto one compact disc, such as the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack reflect the actual number of copies sold.
Meh, I sez. [5] Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while Whitney Houston, The Beatles and Madonna each have three. Heart Like a Wheel was #164 in the 2003 list but now it is 490. The Feelies come to mind. I would have picked Ascension by Coltrane, there is nothing quite like it in music hisory. Needs more Kinks in the top 50. Certified copies are sourced from available online databases of local music industry associations. The Cure seems woefully underrepresented here. I mean, seriously, Killer* is for the ages. Adele 1 21 Adele 2 The Sound Of Music Soundtrack 3 Thriller Michael Jackson 4 Fearless Taylor Swift 5 Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 6 [1][2] For example, in the update of the certification for Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) by the Eagles in August 2018, the album was certified 38× Platinum (increasing from the previous 29× Platinum certification in 2006) based on the new criteria, making it then the album with the highest certification in the United States.[3]. Nope. I'm going to be the asshole and say that I don't think "What's Going On" is a great album. posted by Superilla at 1:31 PM on September 22 [8 favorites]
A typical weblog is one person posting their thoughts on the unique things they find on the web. This one seemed to be about putting Marvin Gaye at number one and then waiting to be garlanded. Lists are meant to be debated, and updated. Of course Coltrane is better than Pet Sounds. ), between 1990 and 2000 are required to have their claimed figures supported by 50–60% in certified units. At this point it's not only apparent that there is no central and underpinning rock or pop canon, but in fact an act of chauvinistic absurdity to seriously believe that such a thing exists. If the people who make best albums lists made a listing of the best movies of all time, High Fidelity would invariably be ranked about as high as The Godfather, which could be improved if there was a scene or two where Fredo dug through some crates looking for an obscure Sinatra single. I love these lists. This is a list of the world's best-selling albums of recorded music. Pepper taught the band to play", "RIAJ reveals hard copy sales certifications for February 2012", "Veckolista Album - Vecka 5, 1 februari 2013", "Prensario musica & video No. (That is 1.33% for each additional year after 2000. Every artist in a formative list is also asked.
The classics are still the classics. before 1975 are required to have their claimed sales figures supported by 30% in certified units.
The rankings don't bother me so much as the omissions. ), This page was last edited on 21 September 2020, at 16:08. However, this list in particular is problematic.