The Best Music Albums
Music is one of the industries which makes billions every year. People worldwide appreciate international stars and the local ones, because they are highly promoted through the media. Although we don't show the same interest towards artists form other domains, we enjoy music in all its forms. That is why, with the development of the internet bands and singers find it easier to measure their popularity by the number of visualizations they get from their fans, and they measure their success in the number of albums sold.
This criterion is also used for promoting various artists. But people tend to be very subjective and promote artists which are not really the most popular. On the other hand when we try to make a top ten of the best selling albums ever, we would also stumble upon the fact that before the 1980's music could difficultly be recorded. And if you add to that the fact that illegal copies of music albums are sold worldwide, despite the laws forbidding that, you will realize that having a clear picture of the musical world is very difficult.
Michael Jackson's Album "Thriller" is the incontestable leader, being a real phenomenon in its time, both by the new type of music it proposed and by the catchy lyrics. With 110 million sales this album was first released in 1982 encouraged by the success of the single "Billie Jean". When it reached its peak sales the album was weekly bought by one million persons. It also enjoyed being promoted by music videos which was new at that time.
With few chances of equaling this record in sales the albums AC/DC "Back in Black", Pink Floyd "The dark side of the moon", Mat Loaf "Bat out of Hell", Eagles "Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)", Backstreet Boys "Millennium", Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" and Shania Twain "Come on Over", knew a wide popularity being all sold in more than 40 million copies. If we were to count soundtracks here we should also mention "The Bodyguard", "Dirty Dancing" and "Saturday Night Fever". All these albums have been appreciated for their music which sounds great being supported by good instruments with effects pedals and smart promoting.
It is just as relevant to see which are the best selling music artists ever. Without any doubt, The Beatles have the first place because of their innovative sound and peace supporting lyrics. Another legend, Elvis Presley, has remained the best selling solo artist of all times, with 198.1 million certified sales. On this list Michael Jackson is on the third place followed by ABBA, Madonna, Led Zeppelin and Queen with more than 300 million records sold.
This criterion is also used for promoting various artists. But people tend to be very subjective and promote artists which are not really the most popular. On the other hand when we try to make a top ten of the best selling albums ever, we would also stumble upon the fact that before the 1980's music could difficultly be recorded. And if you add to that the fact that illegal copies of music albums are sold worldwide, despite the laws forbidding that, you will realize that having a clear picture of the musical world is very difficult.
Michael Jackson's Album "Thriller" is the incontestable leader, being a real phenomenon in its time, both by the new type of music it proposed and by the catchy lyrics. With 110 million sales this album was first released in 1982 encouraged by the success of the single "Billie Jean". When it reached its peak sales the album was weekly bought by one million persons. It also enjoyed being promoted by music videos which was new at that time.
With few chances of equaling this record in sales the albums AC/DC "Back in Black", Pink Floyd "The dark side of the moon", Mat Loaf "Bat out of Hell", Eagles "Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)", Backstreet Boys "Millennium", Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" and Shania Twain "Come on Over", knew a wide popularity being all sold in more than 40 million copies. If we were to count soundtracks here we should also mention "The Bodyguard", "Dirty Dancing" and "Saturday Night Fever". All these albums have been appreciated for their music which sounds great being supported by good instruments with effects pedals and smart promoting.
It is just as relevant to see which are the best selling music artists ever. Without any doubt, The Beatles have the first place because of their innovative sound and peace supporting lyrics. Another legend, Elvis Presley, has remained the best selling solo artist of all times, with 198.1 million certified sales. On this list Michael Jackson is on the third place followed by ABBA, Madonna, Led Zeppelin and Queen with more than 300 million records sold.
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