Talk:Sixteen Tons

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[edit] How many copies sold and when?

On October 17, it was released and, by October 28, it sold 400,000 copies. On November 10, a million copies had been sold. The record has sold 2,000,000 copies on December 15.

I think this is worded a little screwy. Is the intent to show how quickly the song sold in 1955? If that's the case, I think the last sentence should say "The record sold 2,000,000... copies by December 15." (rather that "has sold ... on ...").

But if the intent is to show the staying power — how many records have been sold since it was released — then the sentence should be qualified with a year; something like "Through 2005, the record has sold 2,000,000...".

I'm not qualified to make a correction. (I'm not that bold.) But could somebody look into what is really meant by that paragraph? Joe 13:34, 6 March 2006 (UTC)