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Post by Moe on Jul 9, 2005 22:26:03 GMT -5
 Hey Everyone- Here is a link for the official top 100 album certifications (millions of albums sold) from RIAA.com. www.riaa.com/gp/bestsellers/topalbums.aspI went through the list myself and only saw the Carpenters once, The Singles 69-73 sitting at 7 million units. I believe this is for North America only. The lowest albums on the list are sitting at 5 million sold. I thought "Close to You" was certified at 5 million, but it is not on the list. There may be quite a few 5 million sellers that didn't make the top 100. Anyway, it is fun to see the ranking of all of these CD's.
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Post by Rick Henry on Jul 9, 2005 22:33:29 GMT -5
Hi Moe! Thanks for the info. What's kind of sad about "Singles 1969-1973" is that if Universal hadn't discontinued it, it most likely would have sold something like 9 million by now. Oh well who's to say...  |
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Post by Moe on Jul 9, 2005 22:38:11 GMT -5
I just went back to the website, Riaa.com, and found that you can find where the top artists sit in total certifications, Carpenters 24.5 million, and then search the RIAA database on any artist or song/album. I have been to this site before, but didn't realize all you can do. It must be old age taking its toll....  |
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Post by Rick Henry on Jul 9, 2005 22:43:47 GMT -5
RIAA sales and certifications are for the U.S. only. 24.5 million in the U.S. alone is great. And if you include all the Carpenters releases which haven't been certified yet, their sales are probably something like 35 to 40 million alone in the U.S.
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Post by Ming on Jul 9, 2005 22:49:05 GMT -5
Yes, I agree. Carpenters are very popular in all parts of the world.
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