Queen tops most album sold chart

[QUOTE] [b]AlbaNo1 wrote:[/b]
Im just doing basic maths here and applying hypothetically - the bulk of the best selling UK album is made up of songs released by Queen between 74-78 or so but spread over 6 albums. Thats a lot. Had there been more concentration of hits on one or two albums these would have sold more and greatest hits less.
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well i would have to disagree. or at least question which incompetent twat of a maths teacher you had.

Sgt Pepper's & Dark Side of the Moon had (to the best of my knowledge) zero UK singles released off either...and they did pretty well.

[QUOTE] [b]brENsKi wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]AlbaNo1 wrote:[/b]
Im just doing basic maths here and applying hypothetically - the bulk of the best selling UK album is made up of songs released by Queen between 74-78 or so but spread over 6 albums. Thats a lot. Had there been more concentration of hits on one or two albums these would have sold more and greatest hits less.
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well i would have to disagree. or at least question which incompetent twat of a maths teacher you had.
Sgt Pepper's & Dark Side of the Moon had (to the best of my knowledge) zero UK singles released off either...and they did pretty well.[/QUOTE]
Actually, DSotM has a couple singles, and Money charted as a hit, but you still have a good point

[QUOTE] [b]waunakonor wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]brENsKi wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]AlbaNo1 wrote:[/b]
Im just doing basic maths here and applying hypothetically - the bulk of the best selling UK album is made up of songs released by Queen between 74-78 or so but spread over 6 albums. Thats a lot. Had there been more concentration of hits on one or two albums these would have sold more and greatest hits less.
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well i would have to disagree. or at least question which incompetent twat of a maths teacher you had.
Sgt Pepper's & Dark Side of the Moon had (to the best of my knowledge) zero UK singles released off either...and they did pretty well.[/QUOTE]
Actually, DSotM has a couple singles, and Money charted as a hit, but you still have a good point[/QUOTE]
NOT in the UK !
Another Birck in the Wall (pt2) was their first UK single since the 1960s

[QUOTE] [b]brENsKi wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]AlbaNo1 wrote:[/b]
Im just doing basic maths here and applying hypothetically - the bulk of the best selling UK album is made up of songs released by Queen between 74-78 or so but spread over 6 albums. Thats a lot. Had there been more concentration of hits on one or two albums these would have sold more and greatest hits less.
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well i would have to disagree. or at least question which incompetent twat of a maths teacher you had.
Sgt Pepper's & Dark Side of the Moon had (to the best of my knowledge) zero UK singles released off either...and they did pretty well.[/QUOTE]

I dont think anything could turn Queen into Floyd. But what realistically could have been done, which I think some of the band have mentioned since was that Race/Opera could have been released as a double album. Thats the kind of idea Im driving at. One massive album at peak given time to sell.

i take your point about the marketing angle.
the swaing point about the band was probably - the money - the band were struggling - no money from the record sales - the management had been sacked.
think they decided to maimise the commercial aspects and singles used to make loads of money back then.
one point to note. pink floyd, beatles, ... made their double labums much later on in their careers.
beatles - white album - 10th album
pink floyd - the wall - 10th album

by the time queen woulda reached their 10th album - Hot Space, the double album was no longer that fashionable

I don't think your list has any more meaning. At the end of the day, the Brits have shoved their hands in their pockets to buy Queens greatest hits more than any other album. And that's what the original list is about. Simple as that.

[QUOTE] [b]brENsKi wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]waunakonor wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]brENsKi wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]AlbaNo1 wrote:[/b]
Im just doing basic maths here and applying hypothetically - the bulk of the best selling UK album is made up of songs released by Queen between 74-78 or so but spread over 6 albums. Thats a lot. Had there been more concentration of hits on one or two albums these would have sold more and greatest hits less.
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well i would have to disagree. or at least question which incompetent twat of a maths teacher you had.
Sgt Pepper's & Dark Side of the Moon had (to the best of my knowledge) zero UK singles released off either...and they did pretty well.[/QUOTE]
Actually, DSotM has a couple singles, and Money charted as a hit, but you still have a good point[/QUOTE]
NOT in the UK !
Another Birck in the Wall (pt2) was their first UK single since the 1960s[/QUOTE]
Ok, whatever. Guess that's what I get for using Wikipedia.
[QUOTE] [b]brENsKi wrote:[/b]
i take your point about the marketing angle.
the swaing point about the band was probably - the money - the band were struggling - no money from the record sales - the management had been sacked.
think they decided to maimise the commercial aspects and singles used to make loads of money back then.
one point to note. pink floyd, beatles, ... made their double labums much later on in their careers.
beatles - white album - 10th album
pink floyd - the wall - 10th album
by the time queen woulda reached their 10th album - Hot Space, the double album was no longer that fashionable[/QUOTE]
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti - 6th album (over halfway through their career)