"Thriller" Dethroned as Top-Selling Album
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:29 am
And on a lighter note:
https://www.thewrap.com/the-eagles-grea ... er-record/
Its a Heartache Tonight for Michael Jackson fans: The Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-1975 album has surpassed Michael Jacksons Thriller to become the No. 1-selling album of all time, the RIAA confirmed to TheWrap.
The Eagles album, which was released in 1976, is now 38x platinum thats five times more than Thriller. Why such a wide gap? The last time RIAA tallied sales for Greatest Hits 1971-1975 was in 2006, when it came up with 29x platinum. Sales and streams for Thriller were last updated last year.
We are grateful for our families, our management, our crew, the people at radio and, most of all, the loyal fans who have stuck with us through the ups and downs of 46 years. Its been quite a ride, Eagles singer Don Henley said in a statement sent to the Associated Press.
Henley & Co.s Hotel California is now the third top-selling album ever at 26x platinum.
In the days before streaming, the RIAAs (The Recording Industry Association of America) platinum status meant an album or single sold one million copies. In 2013, the company started to incorporate streams from YouTube, Spotify and other digital music services.
These days, 1,500 streams of an album are equivalent to one album sale. Ten song downloads are equal to one album sale.
So what are your favorite albums/songs of all time? Please discuss
https://www.thewrap.com/the-eagles-grea ... er-record/
Its a Heartache Tonight for Michael Jackson fans: The Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-1975 album has surpassed Michael Jacksons Thriller to become the No. 1-selling album of all time, the RIAA confirmed to TheWrap.
The Eagles album, which was released in 1976, is now 38x platinum thats five times more than Thriller. Why such a wide gap? The last time RIAA tallied sales for Greatest Hits 1971-1975 was in 2006, when it came up with 29x platinum. Sales and streams for Thriller were last updated last year.
We are grateful for our families, our management, our crew, the people at radio and, most of all, the loyal fans who have stuck with us through the ups and downs of 46 years. Its been quite a ride, Eagles singer Don Henley said in a statement sent to the Associated Press.
Henley & Co.s Hotel California is now the third top-selling album ever at 26x platinum.
In the days before streaming, the RIAAs (The Recording Industry Association of America) platinum status meant an album or single sold one million copies. In 2013, the company started to incorporate streams from YouTube, Spotify and other digital music services.
These days, 1,500 streams of an album are equivalent to one album sale. Ten song downloads are equal to one album sale.
So what are your favorite albums/songs of all time? Please discuss
Insert long, high-pitched "Owwwww!" here.