Abba released very few of their tracks to other compilations, with the exception of "Chiquitita". "Waterloo" may well be on some Eurovision compilations, but i don't think "SOS" or "Fernando" will have added very much. I'd expect the total for "Bohemian Rhapsody" to be up there, single sales and compilation sales included.

 

I have two Eurovision compilation CD's and Waterloo is on both.

The Official Charts’ Top 10 biggest selling albums of all time are as follows:

 

01 GREATEST HITS – QUEEN (5,863,000)

02 SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND – THE BEATLES (5,044,000)

03 GOLD: GREATEST HITS – ABBA (4,989,000)

04 WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY – OASIS (4,517,000)

05 THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON (4,248,000)

06 BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS (4,152,000)

07 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - PINK FLOYD (4,114,000)

08 21 – ADELE (4,020,000)

09 BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON (3,959,000)

10 GREATEST HITS II – QUEEN (3,887,000)

 

I only own 2 of these (Gold/Thriller) - does anyone else own fewer?

I only own 2 of these (Gold/Thriller) - does anyone else own fewer?

 

I have none in physical form, although I bought "21" for my mum and have both "Morning Glory" and the Queen album on my iPod.

I only own Gold and Dark Side of the Moon.

I only own Gold and Dark Side of the Moon.

 

I think my brother has DSOTM, but I've never been that impressed with it myself.

Really? No singles at all? (forgive my ignorance, but I don't have a tracklisting!) Why'd people buy it then in their millions???

 

Precisely BECAUSE it had no singles, so people were getting a whole album's worth of Beatles songs unavailable anywhere else.

I only own 2 of these (Gold/Thriller) - does anyone else own fewer?

 

I actually own 5 of these. Dire Straits (I was very young don't judge me) Abba, Oasis and the two Michael Jackson ones. The other 5 I don't want to own.. ever

 

'21' is the only one of those I personally own but I suspect my mum has copies of The Dark Side Of The Moon and Brothers In Arms somewhere.

'21' is the only one of those I personally own but I suspect my mum has copies of The Dark Side Of The Moon and Brothers In Arms somewhere.

 

Are you gonna keep that Username if "The Hump" wins? :)

Edited March 2, 201213 yr by torresgirl

I only have 'Brothers in Arms' from that list. Really like that one, especially 'Your Latest Trick'.

I own none of that list. Actually, I think I only own a couple of million selling albums tbf. Maroon 5's Songs About Jane is the only one I can think of on the top of my head... The Kooks' Inside In/Inside Out was a million seller too I think... (Though I'm not even sure I still have that. :lol:)

Precisely BECAUSE it had no singles, so people were getting a whole album's worth of Beatles songs unavailable anywhere else.

I think you'd need a slightly more in depth answer than that to say why Pepper sold so many.

 

It was considered to be the absolute pinnacle of British Pop Culture, which basically ruled pop at the time.

I think the expectation that will be heaped upon whatever 21's follow up is called will pale into insignificance compared to the expectation that built up for Pepper.

Oh yeah, I actually own five albums on that list.

 

Four of the other five are absolute piffle and I really can't be arsed to listen to the other one.

Oh yeah, I actually own five albums on that list.

 

Four of the other five are absolute piffle and I really can't be arsed to listen to the other one.

 

Do tell :D

I have heard them all but own 7.

I only own 2 of these (Gold/Thriller) - does anyone else own fewer?

 

 

I have 3, Bad, 21 and (What's the Story) Morning Glory.

Edited March 3, 201213 yr by Col1967

I think you'd need a slightly more in depth answer than that to say why Pepper sold so many.

 

It was considered to be the absolute pinnacle of British Pop Culture, which basically ruled pop at the time.

I think the expectation that will be heaped upon whatever 21's follow up is called will pale into insignificance compared to the expectation that built up for Pepper.

 

Even though I have never actually listened to Sgt pepper as such, of the 12 tracks on it (not counting the reprise of Sgt Pepper) I know 8 of them. I suspect many people are the same, being familiar with most of the album even though they don't actually own it. I can't imagine there is any other album that even approaches such familiarity.

I can't imagine there is any other album that even approaches such familiarity.

 

Studio albums-wise "Morning Glory"? Of ten proper tracks you have four top 2 singles plus "Cast No Shadow", "She's Electric", "Morning Glory" itself and "Champagne Supernova" and the other two ("Hello" and "Hey Now!") probably got a few radio spins at the time as well.

As regards UK Shipments, yesterday, The BPI gave Adele's

'21' a 15th Platinum Award.

 

It is now the UK's 'Most Certified Album'.

 

However, if every huge Album got the UK Platinum Awards

that it is entitled to, (for Shipments), then 'Greatest Hits',

by Queen', should have about 19 or 20, 'Sgt Pepper....',

by The Beatles, should have about 17, & 'Gold', by ABBA,

should have 16 or 17 etc.

 

LINK:,

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-..._United_Kingdom

Edited March 3, 201213 yr by zeus555

THE UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST BPI PLATINUM AWARDS

 

1 Platinum Award = a Shipment, (to UK Stores), of 300,000 copies. The BPI did not start giving Awards until

April 1973. That is why ‘Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’, by The Beatles, has no Awards, as it

came out in 1967.

 

'The Dark Side Of The Moon', by Pink Floyd, (1973), should have 14 Awards. It has 9. It got the 9th on 15th April 2005.

 

(To W/E 3rd March 2012)

 

(The Date of the most recent Award is in the end Brackets)

 

1) 21 - ADELE (2011) - 15 Platinum Awards - (4,500,000) - (2nd March 2012)

2) (WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - OASIS (1995) - 14 Platinum Awards - (4,200,000) - (24th September 2004)

3)=BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS (1985) - 13 Platinum Awards - (3,900,000) - (31st October 1997)

3)=BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON (1987) - 13 Platinum Awards - (3,900,000) - (1st July 1992)

3)=ABBA GOLD : GREATEST HITS - ABBA (1992) - 13 Platinum Awards - (3,900,000) - (11th February 2005)

6)=THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - MADONNA (1990) - 12 Platinum Awards - (3,600,000) - (10th January 2003)

6)=STARS - SIMPLY RED (1991) - 12 Platinum Awards - (3,600,000) - (1st June 1995)

8)=RUMOURS - FLEETWOOD MAC (1977) - 11 Platinum Awards - (3,300,000) - (8th July 2011)

8)=GREATEST HITS (ONE) - QUEEN (1981) - 11 Platinum Awards - (3,300,000) - (1st January 1992)

8)=THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON (1982) - 11 Platinum Awards - (3,300,000) - (1st July 1992)

11)=JAGGED LITTLE PILL - ALANIS MORISSETTE (1995) - 10 Platinum Awards - (3,000,000) - (25th October 2002)

11)=SPICE - SPICE GIRLS (1996) - 10 Platinum Awards - (3,000,000) - (1st August 1997)

11)=COME ON OVER - SHANIA TWAIN (1998) - 10 Platinum Awards - (3,000,000) - (14th April 2000)

11)=I’VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU - ROBBIE WILLIAMS (1998) - 10 Platinum Awards - (3,000,000) - (22nd October 2004)

11)=BACK TO BEDLAM - JAMES BLUNT (2005) - 10 Platinum Awards - (3,000,000) - (2nd February 2007)

Edited March 3, 201213 yr by zeus555