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Post by MrWaistcoat on Sept 17, 2023 18:10:12 GMT
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Post by dennis on Sept 17, 2023 18:24:54 GMT
that was 11 years ago though
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Post by mortified on Sept 18, 2023 6:43:19 GMT
I'm not sure how they would measure it 11 years on.
Downloads and streaming have changed the landscape in terms of 'singles'. The Stones were no.1 in the iTunes 'top songs' chart about a week ago. They're not even in the top 10 now and probably weren't the day after!
Some of the comments underneath are a bit silly. One even saying "The Beatles were overrated, no talent hype". Another had never heard of Take That.
Although it doesn't actually say, I'm assuming this is based on the UK singles chart only. Can't see Quo or Madness being in there otherwise.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Sept 18, 2023 7:52:05 GMT
Yes it's UK only
From the 70's Quo come 4th, which is brilliant.
12 million single sales. Alan said 40m albums upto 12gb vol 2.
Let's say 15 million since
Difficult to see where "100 million units sold" came from. That said, it's impossible to know how many singles were sold outside the uk
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Post by mortified on Sept 18, 2023 12:57:53 GMT
Quite interesting that Shakin' Stevens hasn't made the list. I've read a few times that he was the highest selling singles artist in the UK during the 80's.
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Post by 4th Chord on Sept 18, 2023 15:05:17 GMT
Yes it's UK only From the 70's Quo come 4th, which is brilliant. 12 million single sales. Alan said 40m albums upto 12gb vol 2. Let's say 15 million since Difficult to see where "100 million units sold" came from. That said, it's impossible to know how many singles were sold outside the uk Quo must have sold zero records since 1990 as that figure has been wheeled out every interview/article since about then! |
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Post by Detroit on Sept 18, 2023 19:50:27 GMT
10 of those bands are crap.  |
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Sept 19, 2023 8:33:30 GMT
Take out bohemian rhapsody and I think Quo would be higher than Queen
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Post by mortified on Sept 19, 2023 9:01:15 GMT
Take out bohemian rhapsody and I think Quo would be higher than Queen Not sure about that, mate. They had four no.1's (including Under Pressure with Bowie) and numerous top 5's. They were still selling singles well into the 90's and beyond, even after Freddie's passing. Outside of the Man U nonsense, Quo have barely charted in the top 20 since Anniversary Waltz. I think Jam Side Down might be the only one, although that's just off the top of my head. Can't remember where I Didn't Mean It got to. The Stones is an interesting inclusion. Their last really big hit was Start Me Up way back in 1981 (apart from Angry) so it shows when most of their sales happened. |
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Post by freewilly on Sept 19, 2023 9:19:38 GMT
Take out bohemian rhapsody and I think Quo would be higher than Queen Not sure about that, mate. They had four no.1's (including Under Pressure with Bowie) and numerous top 5's. They were still selling singles well into the 90's and beyond, even after Freddie's passing. Outside of the Man U nonsense, Quo have barely charted in the top 20 since Anniversary Waltz. I think Jam Side Down might be the only one, although that's just off the top of my head. Can't remember where I Didn't Mean It got to. The Stones is an interesting inclusion. Their last really big hit was Start Me Up way back in 1981 (apart from Angry) so it shows when most of their sales happened. You'll Come Round reached 14 and The Party Ain't Over yet reached 11. Think that was the last of them |
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Sept 19, 2023 10:54:14 GMT
Take out bohemian rhapsody and I think Quo would be higher than Queen Not sure about that, mate. They had four no.1's (including Under Pressure with Bowie) and numerous top 5's. They were still selling singles well into the 90's and beyond, even after Freddie's passing. Outside of the Man U nonsense, Quo have barely charted in the top 20 since Anniversary Waltz. I think Jam Side Down might be the only one, although that's just off the top of my head. Can't remember where I Didn't Mean It got to. The Stones is an interesting inclusion. Their last really big hit was Start Me Up way back in 1981 (apart from Angry) so it shows when most of their sales happened. I was thinking purely in terms of the 70's. A shame there are no similar lists for 70's album sales, at least not that I can find . I don't think Quo would feature in the top ten. 12GB the top seller? |
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Post by backwater67 on Sept 20, 2023 8:27:21 GMT
Quite interesting that Shakin' Stevens hasn't made the list. I've read a few times that he was the highest selling singles artist in the UK during the 80's. List only includes groups only. No solo artists. |
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Post by mortified on Sept 20, 2023 13:54:25 GMT
Quite interesting that Shakin' Stevens hasn't made the list. I've read a few times that he was the highest selling singles artist in the UK during the 80's. List only includes groups only. No solo artists. Good point. Didn't read it properly  👍 |
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Sept 20, 2023 14:12:08 GMT
Yes it's UK only From the 70's Quo come 4th, which is brilliant. 12 million single sales. Alan said 40m albums upto 12gb vol 2. Let's say 15 million since Difficult to see where "100 million units sold" came from. That said, it's impossible to know how many singles were sold outside the uk Quo must have sold zero records since 1990 as that figure has been wheeled out every interview/article since about then! I happened to catch Francis on daytime telly yesterday He was introduced as having “sold 128 million” albums Presumably mgmt are now claiming 128 million units |
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Post by 4th Chord on Sept 20, 2023 15:43:24 GMT
Quo must have sold zero records since 1990 as that figure has been wheeled out every interview/article since about then! I happened to catch Francis on daytime telly yesterday He was introduced as having “sold 128 million” albums Presumably mgmt are now claiming 128 million units Did they introduce him using 'He's been rocking all over the world for over [insert years] and has sold over [insert number] albums' |
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