I'm calling BS on these sales figures. The Beatles have sold at least twice what triple what's listed, likewise with Elvis. Doubtless it's true a bunch of others on the list too.
Alabama is a country band, although they have elements of southern rock, bluegrass, and gospel. Their original name was Young Country and then Wildcountry. They were awarded vocal group of the year by both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. They also won Grammies for best country performance by a vocal group, and Billboard named them Country Artist of the '80s. Randy Owen said, "We're country first, and crossover second." Sorry, they just aren't a rock band, no matter how loosely you define the genres.
Quizmaster: Beyoncé or Christina aren't even on this list anywhere, which is just ludicrous. Tom Petty is listed 3 separate times. I realize you're just using the data from this website, but it's clearly flawed
Absolutely unbelievable. He's one of the greatest country singers ever, and has one of the most iconic voices. Friends in Low Places, Unanswered Prayers, The Dance...nobody can listen to Callin' Baton Rouge without their feet just gettin' up and dancin' even if the rest of them stays in the chair. Sheesh, people!
Sorry, not everybody on this site is from the USA. And a lot of musical acts here are quite unknown outside of the USA. Sure, we know the big names, but hardly anyone who isn't into country or from the USA knows any of the countrystuff. Names like Zeppelin, Elvis, Jackson and the Beatles are so much better known on this side of the pond.
this is a very different list to international sales. maybe the quizzes should not just be centred on America a little more, as people from other countries are disadvantaged in the quiz.
Wikipedia does but I can see your point of view as acts such as Diana Ross, Gloria Estefan, Shakira, Black Sabbath and Bing Cosby are not included because of some technicality with units.
I think Marlowe's point was that if you just type in "Jackson" (which most people seem likely to do, as Michael Jackson is the most obvious answer to choose), you should get Alan Jackson too, even if you don't know who he is.
This might be an unpopular opinion to state out loud, but I don't really miss buying albums. Most artists just didn't have enough quality material and they were actually pretty expensive for what they were. Those margins were ridiculous.
Quizmaster: Beyoncé or Christina aren't even on this list anywhere, which is just ludicrous. Tom Petty is listed 3 separate times. I realize you're just using the data from this website, but it's clearly flawed
They download the songs they like and stream, etc. It's not like it was prior to 2000 where there were a few "must have" albums every year.