Eagles Reclaim "Official" Best Selling Album Ever From Jacko

[phdhorn 6224]

You might have been following this through the years; apparently Thriller and [Eagles] Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 have jockeyed back and forth for the better part of 30 years as the #1 selling album of all time.  Greatest Hits was certified as the #1 selling album of the 20th Century by RIAA om 2001, but with Jacko's death, sales for Thriller surged and that went back to the top for a few years (actually had see-sawed into the lead after various tallies since 2001).

But looks like the Eagles have a little more distance behind them now ahead of Thriller - again., according to RIAA.  Thriller had been "officially" in the lead until this RIAA tally of the Eagles' album, especially since Jackson's death, when it re-surged to the lead.

Interestingly, Hotel California is the #3 album of all time.

Sorry, Dude, but apparently a lot of people don't hate the fucking Eagles. (Me, I'm kind of in the middle, I can take 'em or leave 'em).

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2018/08/20/eagles-michael-jackson-best-selling-album-thriller/1040092002/

Edited August 20, 2018 by phdhorn

[jimmyjazz 46190]

"Let's see, we have the #1 and #3 selling albums of all time . . . what else can we do to make money . . . hey, let's stage several last-ever concert tours and gouge our fans with outrageous ticket prices!"

And I like The Eagles.

[Wally Pryor 5263]

Interesting.

RIAA's platinum status was once equivalent to selling one million albums or songs, but in 2013 the company began incorporating streaming from YouTube, Spotify and other digital music services to determine certification for albums and songs.

Now 1,500 streams of an album is equivalent to an album sale. Also, 10 song downloads  1 album sale.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-eagles-greatest-hits-album-beats-michael-jacksons-thriller-as-no-1-all-time-album-today/

 

[Al_4_ISU 12492]

I would rather listen to the Eagle than Michael Jackson all day every day.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

Yeah greatest hits album.  May be top seller, doesn't make it the best album. 

[52-80 19260]

Fucking hate the eagles man

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

38 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

Fucking hate the eagles man

Get the fuck out of my cab

[LongestHorn 759]

2 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

I would rather listen to the Eagle than Michael Jackson all day every day.

I'm going the other way on this.  

[Buzzrock 14944]

Yeah greatest hits album shouldn’t qualify

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

Just now, Buzzrock said:

Yeah greatest hits album shouldn’t qualify

It's strictly a money metric.

[dcbc 14511]

4 hours ago, 52-80 said:

Fucking hate the eagles man

This ^^^

[noharleyyet 2851]

15 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Get the fuck out of my cab

# 1 and #3..they're not terribad, so it seems

[C-Man 27275]

Pretty sure it's just Eagles, not The Eagles. Like The Dude, not really a fan.

[jimmyjazz 46190]

32 minutes ago, C-Man said:

Pretty sure it's just Eagles, not The Eagles. 

Heh.  I never noticed that.  I think you're right.

[jimmyjazz 46190]

I like them, but I wouldn't say they're the greatest band ever.  They're certainly not in the league of The AC/DC.

[usmc0331horn 967]

A band I used to love around the time Hell Freezes Over happened as a teen in rural Kansas who now only kind of likes them.

[Lhorn 4967]

I enjoy Eagles music. I can't tell you why. 

[Scraps 13582]

6 hours ago, Lhorn said:

I enjoy Eagles music. I can't tell you why. 

Probably because it gives you that peaceful easy feeling

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

29 minutes ago, Scraps said:

Probably because it gives you that peaceful easy feeling

and thoughts of endless Tequila sunrises.......

[Hornius Emeritus 12490]

makes me want to be a desperado on the seven bridges road ....

[Pato del Muerto 52608]

On 8/22/2018 at 12:34 AM, Lhorn said:

I enjoy Eagles music. I can't tell you why. 

You’ve got your reasons. 

[Pato del Muerto 52608]

On 8/20/2018 at 4:02 PM, 52-80 said:

Fucking hate the eagles man

Why don’t you come to your senses?

Edited August 24, 2018 by Pato del Muerto

[Pato del Muerto 52608]

On 8/20/2018 at 2:27 PM, Al_4_ISU said:

I would rather listen to the Eagle than Michael Jackson all day every day.

There’s a rainbow above you. 

[Pato del Muerto 52608]

On 8/20/2018 at 5:08 PM, LongestHorn said:

I'm going the other way on this.  

You better let somebody love you before it’s too late. 

[Pato del Muerto 52608]

On 8/21/2018 at 8:16 AM, noharleyyet said:

# 1 and #3..they're not terribad, so it seems

It seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table. 

[Al_4_ISU 12492]

Elaine.....  the song.

[noharleyyet 2851]

6 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

It seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table. 

Looks thru pictures of the ones

That he hasn't had yet

[WBT 20670]

15 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Elaine.....  the song.

oo oo witchay woman