[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Michael Allred wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Michael Allred wrote: [/QUOTENAME]wow, 5.4 million is all it takes to be the biggest seller ever in the UK? I'm not sure that's something to crow about. That's like saying "With 12 copies sold, that Night at the Opera thing is the biggest selling album ever here in Bumlick, Alabama."[/QUOTE]
Imbecile alert.
Which albums have sold 20 million in the states, which would be the equivalent per capita?
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Blah blah blah and adjusting to inflation, "Gone with the Wind" is the biggest box office hit in the world blah blah blah.
So tell me, how often do you call people names to their faces and NOT get bitch slapped? Cunt. [/QUOTE]
ooooooh, get her....
1. You ignored my eminently logical point.
2. I never get "bitch slapped", whatever that is (is it particularly girly?) and I am as rude to lots of people as I just was to you. Now run along and whine about something being released in the US 3 hours after the UK...[/QUOTE]
Per capita, per schampita, 5.4 million is STILL 5.4 million. It doesn't matter how you dress it up, it's still a paltry number to crow about.
Now pull the 9" cock out of your mouth you prissy bitch. You sit there and start shit for no apparent reason (all safe and snug behind your computer screen) but it's all good. You're a cowardly fuck, that much is obvious.
Oh and is "pimp slapped" more self-explanatory? Ask your mom about it. I'm sure her pimp did that to her a number of times. Once she stops shaking and crying after you bring it up (oh those delicious memories!) give her the pain pills and vodka and she'll open right up. No, no, not in the normal way she opens up for customers mind you.
Are we finished now?
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I'm not quite sure how this escalated to this level. OK, I called you an imbecile, but this was more out of surprise that someone as usually sensible as you should post such nonsense.
There are 60 million of us. 10% have bought GH1. Isn't that a hefty proportion?
I'd rather fall out with the long term windowlickers than the briefly odd...
There are 60 million of us. 10% have bought GH1. Isn't that a hefty proportion?
I'd rather fall out with the long term windowlickers than the briefly odd...
Best selling album in the US is
The Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-75 with some 29 or 30 million copies sold in the US.
Michael Jackson's Thriller is still #2 and his career is over. The child molesting scandal DESTROYED his credibility in the US.
Pink Floyd's The Wall has sold 23 (should be now 24 million) copies in the US. Despite being a 2-record and 2-CD set, some issues of the album were on one cassette and one 8-track cartridge. Plus, The Wall is under 100 minutes which according to the RIAA a pre-1982 2-disc or more set that is not at least a 100 minutes in length now counts as one album sold.
Queen's Greatest Hits has sold 8 million copies in the US if you combine the orignal Elektra and the inferior 1992 Hollywood versions.
The Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-75 with some 29 or 30 million copies sold in the US.
Michael Jackson's Thriller is still #2 and his career is over. The child molesting scandal DESTROYED his credibility in the US.
Pink Floyd's The Wall has sold 23 (should be now 24 million) copies in the US. Despite being a 2-record and 2-CD set, some issues of the album were on one cassette and one 8-track cartridge. Plus, The Wall is under 100 minutes which according to the RIAA a pre-1982 2-disc or more set that is not at least a 100 minutes in length now counts as one album sold.
Queen's Greatest Hits has sold 8 million copies in the US if you combine the orignal Elektra and the inferior 1992 Hollywood versions.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]NOTWMEDDLE wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Pink Floyd's The Wall has sold 23 (should be now 24 million) copies in the US. Despite being a 2-record and 2-CD set, some issues of the album were on one cassette and one 8-track cartridge. Plus, The Wall is under 100 minutes which according to the RIAA a pre-1982 2-disc or more set that is not at least a 100 minutes in length now counts as one album sold.
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I think i don´t understand your point here!
This is what i´m interested. Are you saying that a double album counts as 2 albums sold everytime someone buys it?
I have this doubt and i would like someone to clarify things for me. Thanks in advance.
Take care
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I think i don´t understand your point here!
This is what i´m interested. Are you saying that a double album counts as 2 albums sold everytime someone buys it?
I have this doubt and i would like someone to clarify things for me. Thanks in advance.
Take care
Michael, "Per capita, per schampita, 5.4 million is STILL 5.4 million. It doesn't matter how you dress it up, it's still a paltry number to crow about" is a ridiculous statement! If that's the case, a 20 million seller in the US is paltry since it's sold LESS PER CAPITA than Queen's Greatest Hits. Yes, it's a small number compared to US sales, but the fact they have 1/5 the population equates to 25 million in the US. This all appears simple to me, maybe I'm confused.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Bobby_brown wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]NOTWMEDDLE wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Pink Floyd's The Wall has sold 23 (should be now 24 million) copies in the US. Despite being a 2-record and 2-CD set, some issues of the album were on one cassette and one 8-track cartridge. Plus, The Wall is under 100 minutes which according to the RIAA a pre-1982 2-disc or more set that is not at least a 100 minutes in length now counts as one album sold.
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I think i don´t understand your point here!
This is what i´m interested. Are you saying that a double album counts as 2 albums sold everytime someone buys it?
I have this doubt and i would like someone to clarify things for me. Thanks in advance.
Take care[/QUOTE]
That strange rule is only applied in USA. So "The wall" is on 11,5 M officially. But the real sales are likely to be over that.
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I think i don´t understand your point here!
This is what i´m interested. Are you saying that a double album counts as 2 albums sold everytime someone buys it?
I have this doubt and i would like someone to clarify things for me. Thanks in advance.
Take care[/QUOTE]
That strange rule is only applied in USA. So "The wall" is on 11,5 M officially. But the real sales are likely to be over that.
Dispite that, it seems that people who compiled that list included the sales of the box set of 1994 and the Platinium copllection.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Boy Thomas Raker wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Michael, "Per capita, per schampita, 5.4 million is STILL 5.4 million. It doesn't matter how you dress it up, it's still a paltry number to crow about" is a ridiculous statement! If that's the case, a 20 million seller in the US is paltry since it's sold LESS PER CAPITA than Queen's Greatest Hits. Yes, it's a small number compared to US sales, but the fact they have 1/5 the population equates to 25 million in the US. This all appears simple to me, maybe I'm confused.
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I wasn't even comparing it to US sales. It *just doesn't matter* what country it sold 5.4 mil in or how big that country's pop. is.....IT'S STILL THE SAME NUMBER. It doesn't impress me.
*All* I'm saying is, it's nothing to crow about. Sure it's a little nugget you can mention but don't get a big head over it.
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I wasn't even comparing it to US sales. It *just doesn't matter* what country it sold 5.4 mil in or how big that country's pop. is.....IT'S STILL THE SAME NUMBER. It doesn't impress me.
*All* I'm saying is, it's nothing to crow about. Sure it's a little nugget you can mention but don't get a big head over it.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Penetration_Guru wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I'm not quite sure how this escalated to this level. OK, I called you an imbecile, but this was more out of surprise that someone as usually sensible as you should post such nonsense.
There are 60 million of us. 10% have bought GH1. Isn't that a hefty proportion?
I'd rather fall out with the long term windowlickers than the briefly odd...[/QUOTE]
So calling me a name *out of surprise* is acceptable? So if someone sneaks up behind me and goes "boo", it's ok for me to beat them with a hammer?
It escalated because you just came out of nowhere with it and it put me off so I got nasty about it as I felt that's what your response deserved. Mature? Hell no but it was appropriate enough for me. I rarely post any more these days so when I come in for a quick comment and get that kind of crap, this is how I respond.
So if you're done, then I'm done. We can move on then.
There are 60 million of us. 10% have bought GH1. Isn't that a hefty proportion?
I'd rather fall out with the long term windowlickers than the briefly odd...[/QUOTE]
So calling me a name *out of surprise* is acceptable? So if someone sneaks up behind me and goes "boo", it's ok for me to beat them with a hammer?
It escalated because you just came out of nowhere with it and it put me off so I got nasty about it as I felt that's what your response deserved. Mature? Hell no but it was appropriate enough for me. I rarely post any more these days so when I come in for a quick comment and get that kind of crap, this is how I respond.
So if you're done, then I'm done. We can move on then.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]fen wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Dispite that, it seems that people who compiled that list included the sales of the box set of 1994 and the Platinium copllection.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for your answer.
If they want to be fair, they really have to include that because the identity of each album remains the same!
I know that the Beatles fans don´t like it, but that´s the way it is!
Take care
Dispite that, it seems that people who compiled that list included the sales of the box set of 1994 and the Platinium copllection.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for your answer.
If they want to be fair, they really have to include that because the identity of each album remains the same!
I know that the Beatles fans don´t like it, but that´s the way it is!
Take care
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Michael Allred wrote: [/QUOTENAME]wow, 5.4 million is all it takes to be the biggest seller ever in the UK? I'm not sure that's something to crow about. That's like saying "With 12 copies sold, that Night at the Opera thing is the biggest selling album ever here in Bumlick, Alabama."[/QUOTE]
Of course another way to look at that is that us Brits have a wide and varied taste, and don't just buy the flavour of the month all the time?
Or, it could be that we have a small population compared to in other countries? I think that is relevant.
Of course another way to look at that is that us Brits have a wide and varied taste, and don't just buy the flavour of the month all the time?
Or, it could be that we have a small population compared to in other countries? I think that is relevant.
Not surprising really. It's a perfect little hits package. I remember shelling out $27 for the UK CD (here in the US) in 1992. At the time, the popular single mix of 'Flash' wasn't available on any Hollywood Records CD, in fact it never emerged here until 1995 when the gold box hits I & II was released here. Anyway, with my fanaticism rekindled, I simply had to have that song, as well as the single version of FBG on CD.
I fell in love with this wonderful UK version of GH. Though my first love will always be the US 1981 GH.
I fell in love with this wonderful UK version of GH. Though my first love will always be the US 1981 GH.