phanan said:
Psst. They liked them more back then, too. Just look at the difference in album sales.
Damn! Phanan's totally right. Zep blew Who out of the water in terms of sales.
Only including Gold or Platinum sales:
Led Zeppelin
* RIAA certification: 8x Platinum, US Sales: 8 million, UK Sales: 600,000
Led Zeppelin II
* RIAA certification: 12x Platinum, US Sales: 12 million UK Sales: 600,000
Led Zeppelin III
* RIAA certification: 6x Platinum, US Sales: 6 million UK Sales: N/A
Led Zeppelin IV
* RIAA certification: 23x Platinum, US Sales: 23 million UK Sales: 1,500,000
Houses of the Holy
* RIAA certification: 11x Platinum, US Sales: 11 million - UK Sales: 300,000
Physical Graffiti
* RIAA certification: 16x Platinum, U.S Sales: 16 million - UK Sales: 600,000
Presence
* RIAA certification: 3x Platinum, US Sales: 3 million UK Sales: 300,000
In Through the Out Door
* RIAA certification: 6x Platinum, US Sales: 6 million UK Sales: 300,000
Tommy
US #4 (3x Platinum) UK #2
Live at Leeds
US #4 (2x Platinum) UK #3
Who's Next
US #4 (3x Platinum) UK #1
Quadrophenia
US #2 (Platinum) UK #2
The Who by Numbers
US #8 (Platinum) UK #7
Who Are You
US #2 (2x Platinum) UK #6
Face Dances
US #4 (Platinum) UK #2
It's Hard
US #8 (Gold) UK #11