of all time. Uhhh I always thought it was the best selling. Who is #1 then?
Msnbc says Thriller is the 2nd best selling album
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Posts: 8888 (06/26/2009 11:57 AM) Most Conceited JJBer |
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Posts: 39450 (06/26/2009 11:58 AM) |
The soundtrack to Miami Vice, of course.
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Posts: 46793 (06/26/2009 11:59 AM) TMI JJBer '08 |
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Posts: 32332 (06/26/2009 12:00 PM) Best Profile '07 |
It's probably Thriller, but a lot of places report that it's The Eagles Greatest Hits album.
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Posts: 26907 (06/26/2009 12:02 PM) |
Thriller has sold over 100 million worldwide......it's number one. Back in Black from AC/DC is next closest and it's not quite at 50 million. I know
my source is Wikipedia but it's all linked with real sources.
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Posts: 55 (06/26/2009 12:02 PM) |
I thought Thriller was number one because it sold over 50 million copies worldwide....or atleast that's what I heard yesterday. I actually thought it was
more than 50.
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Posts: 18048 (06/26/2009 12:02 PM) |
Eagles Best Of is the best-selling album in the USA.
But Thriller is the best-selling album worldwide. |
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Posts: 4010 (06/26/2009 12:02 PM) |
I don't think it is in the US. I remember some debate about a Pink Floyd album surpassing it but that was before the 25th anniversary edition was released.
I don't know. It is worldwide though. The figure is somewhere between 50 and just over 60 million now I think (though sometimes people quote the record
sales of over 100million as the album sales).
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Posts: 2847 (06/26/2009 12:03 PM) |
I think its #1. They said that on E!
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Posts: 1083 (06/26/2009 12:03 PM) TMI JJBer '09
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I believe yeah, it's the Eagles Greatest Hits.
Dark Side of the Moon has to be up there. It holds the record for longest time on the charts. |
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Posts: 8543 (06/26/2009 12:04 PM) |
I always thought it was the Bee Gees: soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever that was the best selling...until Thriller.
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Posts: 18049 (06/26/2009 12:05 PM) |
Thriller is no. 1 on iTunes and amazon now so maybe it will outsell the Eagles |
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Posts: 8889 (06/26/2009 12:09 PM) Most Conceited JJBer |
Oh ok. I wonder why they say it's the 2nd best selling of all time without including "in the US"? Seems misleading and I think it's more
newsworthy that he has the best selling album in the world rather than 2nd in the US
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Posts: 4011 (06/26/2009 12:10 PM) |
Ah, it's the Eagles in the US. A while back Thriller was at about 50 million I think and then after it was announced it had sold 100 million records
(albums and singles) worldwide people started quoting that as the actual album sales. They're quoting it at about 55 million worldwide on some of the main
news networks. I wonder how much more it'll sell. Nothing is ever going to come anywhere near close to that figure.
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Posts: 19130 (06/26/2009 12:24 PM) Joey Fanatic '08 |
The Eagles album hasn't sold that much in the US or worldwide according to the lists I can find. Everything says Thriller.
Correction, I just checked the RIAA and in the US Eagles are at 29 million and Thriller is at 28 million. |
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Posts: 260 (06/26/2009 12:46 PM) |
Rosie Rathbone wrote:  
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Posts: 10204 (06/26/2009 12:53 PM) |
Rosie Rathbone wrote:FTW! |
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Posts: 18491 (06/26/2009 12:53 PM) |
AngelJC718 wrote: 
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Posts: 26526 (06/26/2009 1:19 PM) |
So Thriller is the best-selling studio album of all time? Is that what you call it when it's not live or a greatest hits album?
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Posts: 66552 (06/26/2009 2:07 PM) Joey Fanatic '06
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Thriller is the best-selling album in terms of total global sales - about 50-60 million worldwide. However, right now, The Eagles' Greatest Hits is 29X
platinum in the US, while Thriller is 28X platinum.
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Posts: 18833 (06/26/2009 2:58 PM) |
Worldwide is Thriller.
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