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Title
Artist
Label
Format

28.0
EAGLES/THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971 - 1975
EAGLES
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

26.0
THRILLER
JACKSON, MICHAEL
EPIC
ALBUM

23.0
THE WALL
PINK FLOYD
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

22.0
LED ZEPPELIN IV
LED ZEPPELIN
SWAN SONG
ALBUM

21.0
GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II
JOEL, BILLY
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

19.0
RUMOURS
FLEETWOOD MAC
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

19.0
BACK IN BLACK
AC/DC
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

19.0
THE BEATLES
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

19.0
COME ON OVER
TWAIN, SHANIA
MERCURY NASHVILLE
ALBUM

17.0
THE BODYGUARD (SOUNDTRACK)
HOUSTON, WHITNEY
ARISTA
ALBUM

16.0
CRACKED REAR VIEW
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

16.0
GREATEST HITS
JOHN, ELTON
ISLAND/MERCURY
ALBUM

16.0
HOTEL CALIFORNIA
EAGLES
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

16.0
THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

16.0
BOSTON
BOSTON
EPIC
ALBUM

16.0
NO FENCES
BROOKS, GARTH
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

16.0
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
MORISSETTE, ALANIS
MAVERICK
ALBUM

15.0
BORN IN THE U.S.A.
SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

15.0
PHYSICAL GRAFFITI
LED ZEPPELIN
SWAN SONG
ALBUM

15.0
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
PINK FLOYD
CAPITOL
ALBUM

15.0
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK)
BEE GEES
POLYDOR/ATLAS
ALBUM

15.0
THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

15.0
APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION
GUNS 'N ROSES
GEFFEN
ALBUM

15.0
DOUBLE LIVE
BROOKS, GARTH
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

14.0
SUPERNATURAL
SANTANA
ARISTA
ALBUM

14.0
BACKSTREET BOYS
BACKSTREET BOYS
JIVE
ALBUM

14.0
ROPIN' THE WIND
BROOKS, GARTH
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

14.0
BAT OUT OF HELL
MEAT LOAF
EPIC
ALBUM

13.0
PURPLE RAIN (SOUNDTRACK)
PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

13.0
GREATEST HITS 1974-1978
MILLER, STEVE BAND
CAPITOL
ALBUM

13.0
SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS
SIMON & GARFUNKEL
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

13.0
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & E STREET BAND LIVE 1975 - '85
SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

13.0
WHITNEY HOUSTON
HOUSTON, WHITNEY
ARISTA
ALBUM

13.0
MILLENNIUM
BACKSTREET BOYS
JIVE
ALBUM

13.0
...BABY ONE MORE TIME
SPEARS, BRITNEY
JIVE
ALBUM

12.0
YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU
MATCHBOX TWENTY
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

12.0
WIDE OPEN SPACES
DIXIE CHICKS
OPEN WIDE / MONUMENT
ALBUM

12.0
NO JACKET REQUIRED
COLLINS, PHIL
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

12.0
HYSTERIA
DEF LEPPARD
MERCURY
ALBUM

12.0
SLIPPERY WHEN WET
BON JOVI
MERCURY
ALBUM

12.0
II
BOYZ II MEN
MOTOWN
ALBUM

12.0
ABBEY ROAD
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

12.0
FORREST GUMP
SOUNDTRACK
EPIC
ALBUM

12.0
KENNY ROGERS' GREATEST HITS
ROGERS, KENNY
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

12.0
HOT ROCKS
ROLLING STONES, THE
ABKCO
ALBUM

12.0
THE WOMAN IN ME
TWAIN, SHANIA
MERCURY NASHVILLE
ALBUM

12.0
METALLICA
METALLICA
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

12.0
LED ZEPPELIN II
LED ZEPPELIN
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

12.0
BREATHLESS
KENNY G
ARISTA
ALBUM

11.0
HOUSES OF THE HOLY
LED ZEPPELIN
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

11.0
TEN
PEARL JAM
EPIC
ALBUM

11.0
CRAZYSEXYCOOL
TLC
LAFACE
ALBUM

11.0
JAMES TAYLOR'S GREATEST HITS
TAYLOR, JAMES
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

11.0
FALLING INTO YOU
DION, CELINE
EPIC
ALBUM

11.0
PIECES OF YOU
JEWEL
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

11.0
DIRTY DANCING
SOUNDTRACK
RCA
ALBUM

11.0
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

11.0
EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME II
EAGLES
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

11.0
TITANIC
SOUNDTRACK
SONY CLASSICAL
ALBUM

11.0
CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997/SOMETHING.YOU LOOK TONIGHT
JOHN, ELTON
ROCKET
SINGLE

11.0
DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE
KID ROCK
LAVA
ALBUM

11.0
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
'N SYNC
JIVE
ALBUM

10.0
FLY
DIXIE CHICKS
MONUMENT
ALBUM

10.0
HUMAN CLAY
*****
WIND-UP RECORDS
ALBUM

10.0
LIFE AFTER DEATH
NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
BAD BOY/ARISTA
ALBUM

10.0
LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE
DION, CELINE
550 MUSIC/EPIC
ALBUM

10.0
'N SYNC
'N SYNC
RCA
ALBUM

10.0
BEST OF THE DOOBIES
DOOBIE BROTHERS
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

10.0
PLEASE HAMMER DON'T HURT 'EM
HAMMER
CAPITOL
ALBUM

10.0
DOOKIE
GREEN DAY
REPRISE
ALBUM

10.0
AEROSMITH'S GREATEST HITS
AEROSMITH
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

10.0
THE HITS
BROOKS, GARTH
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

10.0
MUSIC BOX
CAREY, MARIAH
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

10.0
UNPLUGGED
CLAPTON, ERIC
REPRISE
ALBUM

10.0
CAN'T SLOW DOWN
RICHIE, LIONEL
MOTOWN
ALBUM

10.0
THE LION KING
SOUNDTRACK
WALT DISNEY
ALBUM

10.0
TRAGIC KINGDOM
NO DOUBT
TRAUMA/INTERSCOPE
ALBUM

10.0
DAYDREAM
CAREY, MARIAH
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

10.0
THE JOSHUA TREE
U2
ISLAND
ALBUM

10.0
1984 (MCMLXXXIV)
VAN HALEN
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

10.0
VAN HALEN
VAN HALEN
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

10.0
ELIMINATOR
ZZ TOP
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

10.0
FAITH
MICHAEL, GEORGE
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

10.0
NEVERMIND
NIRVANA
DGC
ALBUM

10.0
TAPESTRY
KING, CAROLE
ODE
ALBUM

10.0
GREATEST HITS
JOURNEY
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

10.0
LED ZEPPELIN
LED ZEPPELIN
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

10.0
THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION
MADONNA
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

10.0
LIKE A VIRGIN
MADONNA
SIRE
ALBUM

10.0
LEGEND
MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS
ISLAND
ALBUM

9.0
HI INFIDELITY
R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON
EPIC
ALBUM

9.0
GREATEST HITS
PETTY, TOM & THE HEARTBREAKERS
MCA
ALBUM

9.0
MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS
SMASHING PUMPKINS
VIRGIN RECORDS
ALBUM

9.0
FOOTLOOSE
SOUNDTRACK
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

9.0
ALL EYEZ ON ME
2 PAC
DEATH ROW/POLYGRAM
ALBUM

9.0
TOP GUN
SOUNDTRACK
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

9.0
GREATEST HITS
CLINE, PATSY
MCA NASHVILLE
ALBUM

9.0
MARIAH CAREY
CAREY, MARIAH
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

9.0
COOLEYHIGHHARMONY
BOYZ II MEN
MOTOWN
ALBUM

9.0
GARTH BROOKS
BROOKS, GARTH
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

9.0
LICENSED TO ILL
BEASTIE BOYS
DEF JAM RECORDS
ALBUM

9.0
THE SIGN
ACE OF BASE
ARISTA
ALBUM

9.0
WHITNEY
HOUSTON, WHITNEY
ARISTA
ALBUM

9.0
ESCAPE
JOURNEY
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

9.0
THE STRANGER
JOEL, BILLY
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

9.0
THE BEST OF THE DOORS
DOORS, THE
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

9.0
SOME GAVE ALL
CYRUS, BILLY RAY
MERCURY
ALBUM

9.0
PYROMANIA
DEF LEPPARD
MERCURY
ALBUM

9.0
JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS
DENVER, JOHN
RCA
ALBUM

9.0
BROTHERS IN ARMS
DIRE STRAITS
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

9.0
GREAT BAND ERA
VARIOUS
READER'S DIGEST MUSIC
ALBUM

9.0
BIG WILLIE STYLE
SMITH, WILL
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

9.0
GREATEST HITS
2 PAC
INTERSCOPE
ALBUM

9.0
OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN
SPEARS, BRITNEY
JIVE
ALBUM

8.0
THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP
EMINEM
INTERSCOPE
ALBUM

8.0
COUNTRY GRAMMAR
NELLY
UNIVERSAL RECORDS
ALBUM

8.0
BREATHE
HILL, FAITH
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

8.0
HYBRID THEORY
LINKIN PARK
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

8.0
1
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

8.0
BLACK & BLUE
BACKSTREET BOYS
JIVE
ALBUM

8.0
THE WRITING'S ON THE WALL
DESTINY'S CHILD
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

8.0
CHRISTINA AGUILERA
AGUILERA, CHRISTINA
RCA
ALBUM

8.0
THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL
HILL, LAURYN
RUFFHOUSE/COLUMBIA
ALBUM

8.0
SURFACING
MC LACHLAN, SARAH
ARISTA
ALBUM

8.0
SECRETS
BRAXTON, TONI
LAFACE
ALBUM

8.0
THE EMINEM SHOW
EMINEM
INTERSCOPE
ALBUM

8.0
GREATEST HITS
FLEETWOOD MAC
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

8.0
BAD
JACKSON, MICHAEL
EPIC
ALBUM

8.0
TOYS IN THE ATTIC
AEROSMITH
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

8.0
TIME, LOVE & TENDERNESS
BOLTON, MICHAEL
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

8.0
IN PIECES
BROOKS, GARTH
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

8.0
TONI BRAXTON
BRAXTON, TONI
LAFACE
ALBUM

8.0
THE CHASE
BROOKS, GARTH
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

8.0
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
SIMON & GARFUNKEL
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

8.0
CORE
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

8.0
THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY, VOLUME 1
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

8.0
WHITESNAKE
WHITESNAKE
GEFFEN
ALBUM

8.0
ACHTUNG BABY
U2
ISLAND
ALBUM

8.0
SYNCHRONICITY
POLICE, THE
A&M
ALBUM

8.0
HANGIN' TOUGH
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

8.0
GREASE
SOUNDTRACK
RSO
ALBUM

8.0
MIRACLES: THE HOLIDAY ALBUM
KENNY G
ARISTA
ALBUM

8.0
LED ZEPPELIN I
LED ZEPPELIN
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

8.0
THROWING COPPER
LIVE
RADIOACTIVE
ALBUM

7.0
SPORTS
LEWIS, HUEY & THE NEWS
CHRYSALIS
ALBUM

7.0
TRUE BLUE
MADONNA
SIRE
ALBUM

7.0
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
METALLICA
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

7.0
LUCK OF THE DRAW
RAITT, BONNIE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

7.0
VS.
PEARL JAM
EPIC
ALBUM

7.0
HISTORY: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE BOOK I
JACKSON, MICHAEL
EPIC
ALBUM

7.0
TO THE EXTREME
VANILLA ICE
SBK
ALBUM

7.0
CRASH
MATTHEWS, DAVE BAND
RCA RECORDS
ALBUM

7.0
ELVIS' CHRISTMAS ALBUM
PRESLEY, ELVIS
RCA RECORDS
ALBUM

7.0
WAITING TO EXHALE
SOUNDTRACK
ARISTA
ALBUM

7.0
STRAIT OUT OF THE BOX
STRAIT, GEORGE
MCA NASHVILLE
ALBUM

7.0
GREATEST HITS
RONSTADT, LINDA
ASYLUM
ALBUM

7.0
BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

7.0
SANTANA'S GREATEST HITS
SANTANA
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

7.0
DON'T BE CRUEL
BROWN, BOBBY
MCA
ALBUM

7.0
RUNNING ON EMPTY
BROWNE, JACKSON
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

7.0
UNFORGETTABLE WITH LOVE NATALIE COLE
COLE, NATALIE
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

7.0
NO NEED TO ARGUE
CRANBERRIES, THE
ISLAND
ALBUM

7.0
DEJA VU
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

7.0
THE SINGLES 1969 - 1973
CARPENTERS, THE
A&M
ALBUM

7.0
NEW JERSEY
BON JOVI
MERCURY
ALBUM

7.0
DON'T LOOK BACK
BOSTON
EPIC
ALBUM

7.0
PUMP
AEROSMITH
GEFFEN
ALBUM

7.0
GET A GRIP
AEROSMITH
GEFFEN
ALBUM

7.0
FOREVER YOUR GIRL
ABDUL, PAULA
VIRGIN
ALBUM

7.0
DANGEROUS
JACKSON, MICHAEL
EPIC
ALBUM

7.0
OFF THE WALL
JACKSON, MICHAEL
EPIC
ALBUM

7.0
52ND STREET
JOEL, BILLY
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

7.0
AN INNOCENT MAN
JOEL, BILLY
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

7.0
GLASS HOUSES
JOEL, BILLY
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

7.0
GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
JOHN, ELTON
ROCKET
ALBUM

7.0
JANIS JOPLIN'S GREATEST HITS
JOPLIN, JANIS
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

7.0
USE YOUR ILLUSION I
GUNS 'N ROSES
GEFFEN
ALBUM

7.0
USE YOUR ILLUSION II
GUNS 'N ROSES
GEFFEN
ALBUM

7.0
LIVE
EAGLES
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

7.0
THE LONG RUN
EAGLES
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

7.0
DOUBLE VISION
FOREIGNER
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

7.0
RECORDS
FOREIGNER
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

7.0
AUGUST & EVERYTHING AFTER
COUNTING CROWS
GEFFEN
ALBUM

7.0
TIME PIECES/BEST OF ERIC CLAPTON
CLAPTON, ERIC
POLYDOR
ALBUM

7.0
TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB
CROW, SHERYL
A&M
ALBUM

7.0
HELL FREEZES OVER
EAGLES
GEFFEN
ALBUM

7.0
SIGNIFICANT OTHER
LIMP BIZKIT
INTERSCOPE
ALBUM

7.0
SAVAGE GARDEN
SAVAGE GARDEN
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

7.0
SPICE
SPICE GIRLS
VIRGIN
ALBUM

7.0
GREATEST HITS
QUEEN
HOLLYWOOD
ALBUM

7.0
NO WAY OUT
PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY
BAD BOY/ARISTA
ALBUM

7.0
SEVENS
BROOKS, GARTH
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

7.0
RICKY MARTIN
MARTIN, RICKY
C2/COLUMBIA
ALBUM

7.0
R.
KELLY, R.
JIVE
ALBUM

7.0
O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
SOUNDTRACK
LOST HIGHWAY
ALBUM

6.0
A DAY WITHOUT RAIN
ENYA
REPRISE
ALBUM

6.0
CHOCOLATE STARFISH AND THE HOT DOG FLAVORED WATER
LIMP BIZKIT
INTERSCOPE
ALBUM

6.0
DR. DRE 2001
DR. DRE
INTERSCOPE
ALBUM

6.0
HOTSHOT
SHAGGY
MCA
ALBUM

6.0
FANMAIL
TLC
LAFACE
ALBUM

6.0
ALL THE WAY...A DECADE OF SONG
DION, CELINE
550 MUSIC/EPIC
ALBUM

6.0
MY WAY
USHER
LAFACE
ALBUM

6.0
MY OWN PRISON
*****
WIND-UP RECORDS
ALBUM

6.0
THIRD EYE BLIND
THIRD EYE BLIND
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

6.0
BLUE
RIMES, LEANN
CURB
ALBUM

6.0
SPACE JAM
SOUNDTRACK
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

6.0
HOME
DIXIE CHICKS
OPEN WIDE / MONUMENT
ALBUM

6.0
LET GO
LAVIGNE, AVRIL
ARISTA
ALBUM

6.0
WEATHERED
*****
WIND-UP RECORDS
ALBUM

6.0
COME AWAY WITH ME
JONES, NORAH
BLUE NOTE
ALBUM

6.0
THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE
DION, CELINE
550 MUSIC/EPIC
ALBUM

6.0
FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE!
FRAMPTON, PETER
A&M
ALBUM

6.0
INVISIBLE TOUCH
GENESIS
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

6.0
4
FOREIGNER
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

6.0
YES I AM
ETHERIDGE, MELISSA
ISLAND
ALBUM

6.0
THE END OF THE INNOCENCE
HENLEY, DON
GEFFEN
ALBUM

6.0
ALL THINGS MUST PASS
HARRISON, GEORGE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

6.0
JANET
JACKSON, JANET
VIRGIN
ALBUM

6.0
RHYTHM NATION 1814
JACKSON, JANET
A&M
ALBUM

6.0
KICK
INXS
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

6.0
A LOT ABOUT LIVIN' (AND A LITTLE 'BOUT LOVE)
JACKSON, ALAN
ARISTA NASHVILLE
ALBUM

6.0
FRONTIERS
JOURNEY
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

6.0
GOLD - GREATEST HITS
ABBA
POLYDOR/ATLAS
ALBUM

6.0
DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP
AC/DC
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

6.0
HIGHWAY TO HELL
AC/DC
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

6.0
FOUR
BLUES TRAVELER
A&M
ALBUM

6.0
SOUL PROVIDER
BOLTON, MICHAEL
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

6.0
RUBBER SOUL
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

6.0
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

6.0
THE CARS
CARS, THE
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

6.0
THE CARS GREATEST HITS
CARS, THE
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

6.0
TRACY CHAPMAN
CHAPMAN, TRACY
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

6.0
CHICAGO 17
CHICAGO
REPRISE
ALBUM

6.0
SO FAR
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

6.0
SONGS YOU KNOW BY HEART
BUFFETT, JIMMY
MCA
ALBUM

6.0
SIXTEEN STONE
BUSH
TRAUMA/INTERSCOPE
ALBUM

6.0
BRAND NEW MAN
BROOKS & DUNN
ARISTA NASHVILLE
ALBUM

6.0
GREATEST HITS
SEGER, BOB/SILVER BULLET BAND
CAPITOL
ALBUM

6.0
ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS, VOLUME 1
PRESLEY, ELVIS
RCA
ALBUM

6.0
SOME GIRLS
ROLLING STONES, THE
ROLLING STONES RECORDS
ALBUM

6.0
PURPLE
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

6.0
PURE COUNTRY (SOUNDTRACK)
STRAIT, GEORGE
MCA NASHVILLE
ALBUM

6.0
FLASHDANCE
SOUNDTRACK
CASABLANCA
ALBUM

6.0
THE BIG CHILL
SOUNDTRACK
MOTOWN
ALBUM

6.0
FRESH HORSES
BROOKS, GARTH
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

6.0
THE SCORE
FUGEES
RUFFHOUSE/COLUMBIA
ALBUM

6.0
MAKE IT BIG
WHAM!
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

6.0
BORN TO RUN
SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

6.0
WISH YOU WERE HERE
PINK FLOYD
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

6.0
METAL HEALTH
QUIET RIOT
EPIC
ALBUM

6.0
12 PLAY
KELLY, R.
JIVE
ALBUM

6.0
GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE
MILLI VANILLI
ARISTA
ALBUM

6.0
SMASH
OFFSPRING
EPITAPH
ALBUM

6.0
DR. FEELGOOD
MOTLEY CRUE
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

6.0
BUSINESS AS USUAL
MEN AT WORK
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

6.0
UNDER THE TABLE AND DREAMING
MATTHEWS, DAVE BAND
RCA RECORDS
ALBUM

6.0
LED ZEPPELIN III
LED ZEPPELIN
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

6.0
SHE'S SO UNUSUAL
LAUPER, CYNDI
EPIC
ALBUM

6.0
IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR
LED ZEPPELIN
SWAN SONG
ALBUM

5.0
WYNONNA
JUDD, WYNONNA
CURB
ALBUM

5.0
DUOTONES
KENNY G
ARISTA
ALBUM

5.0
SKYNYRD'S INNYRDS
LYNYRD SKYNYRD
MCA
ALBUM

5.0
GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II
MC ENTIRE, REBA
MCA NASHVILLE
ALBUM

5.0
NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON
MC GRAW, TIM
CURB
ALBUM

5.0
BAT OUT OF HELL II: BACK INTO HELL
MEAT LOAF
MCA
ALBUM

5.0
AMERICAN FOOL
MELLENCAMP, JOHN
POLYGRAM
ALBUM

5.0
SCARECROW
MELLENCAMP, JOHN
MERCURY
ALBUM

5.0
A FRESH AIRE CHRISTMAS
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE
ALBUM

5.0
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE
ALBUM

5.0
MERRY CHRISTMAS
MATHIS, JOHNNY
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
MADONNA
MADONNA
SIRE
ALBUM

5.0
STARDUST
NELSON, WILLIE
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
IN UTERO
NIRVANA
DGC
ALBUM

5.0
MTV UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK
NIRVANA
DGC
ALBUM

5.0
MORE OF THE MONKEES
MONKEES, THE
RHINO
ALBUM

5.0
THE MONKEES
MONKEES, THE
RHINO
ALBUM

5.0
MASTER OF PUPPETS
METALLICA
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

5.0
NICK OF TIME
RAITT, BONNIE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

5.0
ALOHA FROM HAWAII
PRESLEY, ELVIS
RCA RECORDS
ALBUM

5.0
OPEN UP AND SAY ... AHH
POISON
CAPITOL
ALBUM

5.0
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE: THE CLASSICS
POLICE, THE
A&M
ALBUM

5.0
FULL MOON FEVER
PETTY, TOM & THE HEARTBREAKERS
MCA
ALBUM

5.0
VITALOGY
PEARL JAM
EPIC
ALBUM

5.0
SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR
TEARS FOR FEARS
MERCURY
ALBUM

5.0
RATTLE AND HUM
U2
ISLAND
ALBUM

5.0
ALWAYS & FOREVER
TRAVIS, RANDY
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

5.0
PRIVATE DANCER
TURNER, TINA
CAPITOL
ALBUM

5.0
5150
VAN HALEN
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

5.0
TIGERLILY
MERCHANT, NATALIE
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

5.0
WILSON PHILLIPS
WILSON PHILLIPS
SBK
ALBUM

5.0
AFTERBURNER
ZZ TOP
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

5.0
NEW BEGINNING
CHAPMAN, TRACY
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

5.0
R, KELLY
KELLY, R.
JIVE
ALBUM

5.0
GREATEST HITS COLLECTION
JACKSON, ALAN
ARISTA NASHVILLE
ALBUM

5.0
POCKET FULL OF KRYPTONITE
SPIN DOCTORS
EPIC
ALBUM

5.0
A CHRISTMAS ALBUM
STREISAND, BARBRA
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
GREATEST HITS VOLUME II
STREISAND, BARBRA
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
GUILTY
STREISAND, BARBRA
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
MEMORIES
STREISAND, BARBRA
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
VERY NECESSARY
SALT 'N PEPA
LONDON
ALBUM

5.0
ABRAXAS
SANTANA
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
THE GAMBLER
ROGERS, KENNY
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

5.0
NIGHT MOVES
SEGER, BOB/SILVER BULLET BAND
CAPITOL
ALBUM

5.0
STRANGER IN TOWN
SEGER, BOB/SILVER BULLET BAND
CAPITOL
ALBUM

5.0
SILK DEGREES
SCAGGS, BOZ
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
GRACELAND
SIMON, PAUL
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

5.0
SKID ROW
SKID ROW
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

5.0
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE'S GREATEST HITS
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
EPIC
ALBUM

5.0
SUPERUNKNOWN
SOUNDGARDEN
A&M
ALBUM

5.0
HARD WORKIN' MAN
BROOKS & DUNN
ARISTA NASHVILLE
ALBUM

5.0
THE BEST OF BREAD
BREAD
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

5.0
GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT
C&C MUSIC FACTORY
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
MERRY CHRISTMAS
CAREY, MARIAH
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
CHRISTOPHER CROSS
CROSS, CHRISTOPHER
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

5.0
FACE VALUE
COLLINS, PHIL
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

5.0
CHICAGO IX - CHICAGO'S GREATEST HITS
CHICAGO
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
GREATEST HITS 1982-1989
CHICAGO
REPRISE
ALBUM

5.0
MEET THE BEATLES!
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

5.0
REVOLVER
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

5.0
SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER
BLACK CROWES, THE
AMERICAN
ALBUM

5.0
WHO MADE WHO
AC/DC
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

5.0
RECKLESS
ADAMS, BRYAN
A&M
ALBUM

5.0
SO FAR SO GOOD
ADAMS, BRYAN
A&M
ALBUM

5.0
PERMANENT VACATION
AEROSMITH
GEFFEN
ALBUM

5.0
AIR SUPPLY GREATEST HITS
AIR SUPPLY
ARISTA
ALBUM

5.0
GREATEST HITS
ALABAMA
RCA
ALBUM

5.0
MOUNTAIN MUSIC
ALABAMA
RCA NASHVILLE
ALBUM

5.0
BAD COMPANY
BAD COMPANY
SWAN SONG
ALBUM

5.0
RAPTURE
BAKER, ANITA
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

5.0
GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II
JOHN, ELTON
ROCKET
ALBUM

5.0
RIVER OF DREAMS
JOEL, BILLY
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
GREATEST HITS
JENNINGS, WAYLON
RCA
ALBUM

5.0
CONTROL
JACKSON, JANET
A&M
ALBUM

5.0
HEART
HEART
CAPITOL
ALBUM

5.0
G 'N R LIES
GUNS 'N ROSES
GEFFEN
ALBUM

5.0
FLEETWOOD MAC
FLEETWOOD MAC
REPRISE
ALBUM

5.0
THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE - VOL. 1
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
SHEPHERD MOONS
ENYA
REPRISE
ALBUM

5.0
FOREIGNER
FOREIGNER
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

5.0
HEAD GAMES
FOREIGNER
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

5.0
I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU
GILL, VINCE
MCA NASHVILLE
ALBUM

5.0
HEART IN MOTION
GRANT, AMY
A&M
ALBUM

5.0
SO
GABRIEL, PETER
GEFFEN
ALBUM

5.0
BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS
DYLAN, BOB
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II
DYLAN, BOB
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT, SO WHY CAN'T WE
CRANBERRIES, THE
ISLAND
ALBUM

5.0
THE JAZZ SINGER (SOUNDTRACK)
DIAMOND, NEIL
CAPITOL
ALBUM

5.0
NELLYVILLE
NELLY
UNIVERSAL RECORDS
ALBUM

5.0
EVITA (SOUNDTRACK)
MADONNA
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

5.0
DID I SHAVE MY LEGS FOR THIS?
CARTER, DEANA
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

5.0
SUBLIME
SUBLIME
GASOLINE ALLEY / MCA
ALBUM

5.0
BUTTERFLY
CAREY, MARIAH
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
THE DANCE
FLEETWOOD MAC
REPRISE
ALBUM

5.0
HARD KNOCK LIFE, VOLUME 2
JAY-Z
ROC-A-FELLA RECORDS
ALBUM

5.0
FOLLOW THE LEADER
KORN
EPIC
ALBUM

5.0
NEVER SAY NEVER
BRANDY
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

5.0
CITY OF ANGELS
SOUNDTRACK
WARNER/SUNSET
ALBUM

5.0
FAITH
HILL, FAITH
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

5.0
ENEMA OF THE STATE
BLINK 182
MCA
ALBUM

5.0
CALIFORNICATION
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

5.0
#1'S
CAREY, MARIAH
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

5.0
GARAGE INC.
METALLICA
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

5.0
UNLEASH THE DRAGON
SISQO
DEF JAM RECORDS
ALBUM

5.0
...AND THEN THERE WAS X
DMX
DEF JAM RECORDS
ALBUM

5.0
THE BETTER LIFE
3 DOORS DOWN
UNIVERSAL RECORDS
ALBUM

5.0
SONGS IN A MINOR
KEYS, ALICIA
J RECORDS
ALBUM

5.0
CELEBRITY
'N SYNC
JIVE
ALBUM

5.0
SILVER SIDE UP
NICKELBACK
ROADRUNNER
ALBUM

5.0
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS!
VARIOUS
UTV
ALBUM


This chart was generated on 5/15/2003
 
This was compiled by the RIAA, Recording Industry Association of America.

3 U2 albums are in the top 369 albums of all time in the USA. Since this list contains every album that has sold at least 5 million copies in the USA, ATYCLB is just 800,000 copies away from making this all time lists.
 
Sting..................I love you.........:)

EDIT: I also enjoyed your censoring of a certain band's name.....lol......
 
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My guess is that War and UF are probably up to about 5 million too if they would ever do some recertificaiton here in the states. And AB and JT would definitely move up a couple million.

Thanks for the list STing, that's awesome, I've only seen the top 100 before.
 
BigMacPhisto said:


EDIT: I also enjoyed your censoring of a certain band's name.....lol......


BigMacPhisto, that wasn't Sting's censoring, just try typing C.R.E.E.D in one of your posts. See I'll try:

*****
*****
*****

LOL.

Yep, they get no love here in Interferenceland!
 
I kind of doubt that UF and WAR are up to the 5 million mark now. The reason is that THE BEST of 1980-1990 was released in 1998. That album has certainly reduced the sales of the early albums. In addition, its obvious that UF and WAR sold more from 1985-1995 than from 1995-2003.

Another problem is that post 1995, you get into things like CD burning and File sharing, the internet. Also, before 1995, many people were still replacing old Records and Tapes with the new Compact Disk. That replacement process is over. In addition, in the early 1990s, Record Clubs with unprofitable deals made up 20% of the music industry's sales. On the whole, Catalog sales are lower than they were in the early 1990s.

UF is behind WAR in sales by a good 1 million copies. At most I could see UF getting to 4 million and WAR of course hitting the 5 million mark. But I think 3.5 million and 4.5 million for both is probably a more realistic sales figure of where these albums are currently in the USA. Currently, unless your album is selling in the top 200 of the Catalog chart, your album is averaging less than 2,000 copies a week which means less than 100,000 a year. Record Companies who's sells are not tracked by soundscan only represent 5% of the industry today, so sales from that at most could add maybe a couple hundred copies a week.

Still, we won't know for sure until a brand new batch of certifications is done.
 
womanfish said:
BigMacPhisto, that wasn't Sting's censoring, just try typing C.R.E.E.D in one of your posts. See I'll try:

*****
*****
*****

LOL.

Yep, they get no love here in Interferenceland!

Just got a bright moment here, testing:

Creedence Clearwater Revival

:D

Marty

P.S. While there are some horrible albums on that list, I wouldn't call it weak. Rather, it's a fairly strong list. You can't just ignore more than 2 billion albums... (didn't count anything, just made a gross calculation)

edit: OK, I'm officially a chart nerd. I did put the list (or rather the original list at the RIAA site) in Excel and after some conversions I could easily calculate it. These 369 albums represent almost 3 billion copies (2,915 million to be precise). There you have it. :nerd:
 
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STING2 said:



Currently, unless your album is selling in the top 200 of the Catalog chart, your album is averaging less than 2,000 copies a week which means less than 100,000 a year.

But, you have to take into account that albums are usually certified by the number of copies shipped to stores, which is probably 2x or 3x the number sold to actual consumers....so these albums could have possibly passed another million mark (not to mention that stores like Target have stocked tons of U2 albums whenever they're having a special promotion (U2/7 etc..), so a million copies of UF and War may have been shipped out in the US since their last certifications.....
 
BigMacPhisto,

"But, you have to take into account that albums are usually certified by the number of copies shipped to stores, which is probably 2x or 3x the number sold to actual consumers"

Thats actually incorrect, stores sell the majority of their product and only re-order product that is sold based on past sales to insure that it can be sold and a profit made.

Its true that the initial shippment of an album is 3 to 4 times the first week sales. BUT, that initial shipment is eventually sold off after several months. Any new orders or shipments are based on the prior months sales.

So for example if a given U2 album was out of stock and it had sold say 10,000 copies over the past month, the record chain would order another 10,000. But lets say sales drop to 5,000 a month. The following month when it would usually be time to re-order more of this U2 album, the record chain would not because they still had plenty of product to sale on the shelves and given the new sales rate, they could wait another month based on the previous months sales.

There is a wide difference between shipment figures and sales figures when an album is first released in the first few months. But after that initial phase, any more shipments of the album are directly tied to the number of copies that are being sold on a monthly or bi-weekly timetable.

Right now, less than 1% of U2s total album sales are still sitting on the shelf. More than 99% of been sold to consumers.
 
Flaming Friar Sr,

The Rolling Stones have had strong selling albums, but only 2 that have sold more than 5 million in the USA.

DaveC,

Dark Side of the Moon hit the 15 million mark on June 4, 1998. So its been a while since it has been recertified. Its prior certification to the 1998 certification was in 1994 for 13 million. So looks like Dark Side Of the Moon sales an average of 500,000 copies every year in the USA alone. Its been 6 years since the last certification, so that would put Dark Side of the Moon at around 18 million now in the USA alone, providing that it has kept up the sales pace it was going at in the mid-1990s. File sharing and the internet may have shrunk that sales pace.

Remember the above chart is only for USA sales. The USA only accounts for 33% of all sales of recorded music. I have heard of a CD plant in Germany that prints only one CD, Dark Side Of the Moon.
 
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