Talk:List of best-selling music artists/Archive 4

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

After the sales of "Stadium Arcadium", also Red Hot Chili Peppers' name should be added into the list of the music acts claimed to have sold 50 million records or more.

Prior to the album they had 45 million sales. I hear its sold about 1.1 million so far? Give it a few months... --Robdurbar 21:28, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, Robdurbar. However, my previous information was also about their 2003 "Greatest Hits". But I will wait just the same. Bye. User:85.18.14.4, 26/5/2006

Shouldn't they be on there now, i've added up the figures of all the albums they have sold and that comes to more than 50 million, I thought I would ask before adding however. --Ashl 5 August 2006

This was discussed a few months back. Prior to Stadium Arcadium they had sold | forty five million records. If we can find some figures that show they have since sold 5 million more (i.e. from stadium arcadium and associated singles) then they can go in. --Robdurbar 21:10, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
Correction; sorry, that source says 45 million albums. So all that's needed is proof that they have sold 5 million+ singles in their career OR 5 million copies of Stadium arcadium. --Robdurbar 21:13, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
In fact, I'm going to add them! --Robdurbar 21:16, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
without any source? One rule for one artists, one for another...
No, with this one [1] --Robdurbar 19:05, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Possible Adds

I suggest that we have one section discussing bands that people have a hunch should be added, but with no verified source. Perhaps just having a single list like that may help us more easily document sources and dispel myths. We could maybe do it in the form of a table with columns for eveidence supporting and dispelling a claim that an artist belongs in a specific section. What do you guys think about that idea? Davemcarlson 04:24, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

what the hell

So Who Has Sold The Most cause these list are put in alphabetical order instead of the highest sellers.

Read the article. Probably the Beatles or Elvis Presley but no-one knows ;) --Robdurbar 09:23, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

what the hell continued

With only 5 percent of the world population the USA is the largest music market in the world? Hahaha

Dixie Chicks

I'm sure the dixie chicks belong on this list somewhere, they're huge.

they were huge, you mean. 74.65.39.59 10:50, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

George Michael

My question is - the new source which says that he has sold '85 million records' - is that Wham and George Michael combined? Under rules for the page so far, we have only added artists who have sold 50 million under 1 monicker, as is noted in the intro. I'd be willing to change the rules perhaps, though the difficulty with this is that it becomes a bit more open to speculation.... as it is, I think he should be removed as having not sold 50 million records - thoughts? Robdurbar 21:41, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Same as Ozzy-see reply below. --69.145.123.171 03:36, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
I still think George Michael should earn an entry in the list; Wham was like an extended solo project, he should earn at least a "notible achiefment" in this article of something, the same counts for Ozzy. --
The thing is it then opens up a whole can of people who could go on the list: I'd be willing to here arguments otherwise, but it just seems that we currently have a system and we should stick by it. --Robdurbar 18:05, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Deletion

I vote for a delation of this article...

Too bad, 'cause it's already survived one. --69.145.122.209 17:23, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

my question is where is the source that nirvana has sold more than 250 million that seems a bit much to me especially as there is no source.

I think you'll find the article doesnt mention Nirvana (and certainly didnt when you made that comment)... --Robdurbar 10:35, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Pink Floyd

You say progressive, I say phychedelic. How about both? I think things like The Wall were more progressive, while things like Dark Side of the Moon and Animals were phychedelic.--69.145.122.209 03:16, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Fair enough. I've changed the entry itself to Progressive Rock/Psychedelic Rock. RaelImperialAerosolKid 03:26, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks.--69.145.122.209 03:53, 10 May 2006 (UTC)


Santana

I'm certain that the band Santana was formed in California, United States. All members of that band are American citizens. I won't change the country of origin because I don't have a citation.

Beastie Boys

The link provided for this band isn't very specific, so I've removed it for now. The link is [2] - can anyone find where this page makes a claim regarding record sales? --Robdurbar 09:34, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

I just dinked around there for a couple minutes and couldn't find anything. --69.145.123.171 22:07, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

if they beatles has sold more albums then ABBA...

Then why is ABBA on the top of the list??? -Dragong4

The list is in alphabetical order - Mtmtmt 06:33, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

i wish there was some type of source for ABBA's staggering sales figures. i mean, yes they were successful, but THAT MANY ALBUMS?!?! it seems VASTLY exaggerated to me, considering that Madonna, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, etc etc are all less.

Probably the fans of the other artists should be asking the record companies for correct data. At least there is evidence for ABBA's claim which makes it less likely to be disputed than most of the other groups/artists claims. Refer the discussion page on ABBA

There is no "evidence" for Abba sales, only record company say so. That's not real evidence. 74.65.39.59 01:50, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Call me dumb, but if this is about top-selling artists, shouldn't the list be by number of sales? Also, what about a list of best-selling albums? (Or did I miss that one...?) Trekphiler 20:35, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

you missed it. [3]

Deep Purple

How many copies have they sold worldwide?

According to this website over 100 million... I'll put them on the list. --Robdurbar 21:31, 24 May 2006 (UTC)


Def Leppard Genre

It did say they were melodic rock. I changed it to hard rock, since that's what it says on the Def Leppard page. Bshbass 00:48, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

I consider them hair metal or glam rock myself, but this works too. --69.145.123.171 18:03, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

There's too many obscure sub-genres, for example Heavy Rock/Hard Rock/Heavy Metal etc - why not make all the metal bands into 'Heavy Metal' - cos that's all they are

Re-purchases

Does this article take into account re-purchases of releases, especially of older ones that started life as vinyl records? Some artists, like Bob Dylan and Tony Bennett, have very high re-purchase rates; that is, when a media-type transition occurs (vinyl-to-cassette, cassette-to-cd, cd-to-dvd, etc,.,) a 1958 Bennett album or a 1965 Dylan album is much more likely to post high sales numbers in the new format, even in comparison to albums that were more popular at the time of original release. Does this list in any way account for these re-purchases? In the cases of the two artists mentioned, these sales, properly tallied, would probably boost their overall totals by close to 1/3. JDG 22:43, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

I would imagine 'probably'; there is no one source so no doubt some figures will include these and others won't. In the end, there is no way to differentiate between why people are buying records, so there's no reason for them to be excluded. --Robdurbar 07:55, 29 May 2006 (UTC)


Of course they are included in the figures. Dylans sales totals haven't sat still for the last decade or so. 74.65.39.59 01:52, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

ZZ Top

They've sold more than 20 albums in the US, how many copies worldwide?

Actually, quite a few sources list them as selling 'at least 50 million records'... I'll add them. --Robdurbar 08:42, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes

I forgot the link, but it said they've sold about 40 million copies around the world.

If you can find the link, you can have them on the list.--69.145.123.171 00:29, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

500 million

Suggest those that claim more be in their own category. Eg Bing, Sinatra, Elvis, Beatles.

That is, Im suggesting breaking up the categories into

a) >500 b) >300 c) >200 d) >100

from the current

a) >250 b) >100

This just makes it easier to digest the info. Theres too many acts in the current categories, and theres just gonna be more over time, as more recordings get sold.

218.208.237.96 12:55, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Well I don't think that membership is going to grow exponetially! I wouldn't bother with so many divisions at the higher end to be honest, because the figures become vaguer and less acurate the more copies sold. If we were to divide it up into more categories then I think that:

a) >300 million b) >200 million c) >150 million d) >100 million

would work best. The figures above about 300 million are far too vague and disputable to divide up further.

That said, I still like the current version, because it has stopped the vandalism/dodgy additions that this page has had. However, I'd be interested to see another version --Robdurbar 13:11, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

If we change anything I would suggest to have at least a 200 million category. The 250 million+ has too few and 100+ has too many. I suggest 300+, 200+, 100+...this would make it smaller groups for each Sarasote 11:10, 23 June 2006


It's fine as it is with 200 million being the top entry. It was made this way because of too much arguing who had sold the most. Any attempt to go beyond it will result in fans trying to get their favorite acts into the top colum and then other suggesting that it should go even higher because their favorite acts sold even more and then it will be prone to more vandlism. 74.65.39.59 01:55, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

I would like to resurrect this discussion. There is filtering at lower values but then a big jump up from 100m to 250m. The likes of Pink Floyd sit in the 100m list even though they have sold double that figure. 100m, 200m, 300m, 500m separates the artists more akin to their actual sales.

I would like to re-close this discussion. This article is based on "claims not facts". Pushing up to 500 million will open it once again to more vandalism and even more inaccuracy. The current system has worked in reducing it! Let's keep it that way! There have been many debates and disputes (for very good reason) about Pink Floyd's sales. It seems your main concern is not for the good of the article, but moving Pink Floyd up the list.

That is your POV. I have no interest in Pink Floyd, but interest in true reflection of sales. Nobody was interested, so it does not matter anyway.
If something has worked in reducing valdlism in an article, that's not POV, that is fact. Surley if something has reduced vadalism that is a good thing. 74.65.39.59 01:06, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

AfD

Because the article was nominated by a user who has been indefinitely blocked, in part because of his tendency toward disruption; because the nomination, in contravention of WP:DP, failed to enumerate any valid grounds for deletion (and because neither did such grounds become evident in the course of the discussion); and because of WP:SNOWBALL's proviso that, where we can be eminently certain that a discussion will not yield any new argument or piece of information that will affect the disposition of the issue at hand, I closed this as a speedy keep. If anyone thinks it ought to have been handled differently, please let me know. Joe 19:39, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Sweet! I love this article. It just won't die. :) --69.145.123.171 20:14, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Ozzy Osbourne

Similar to the George Michael bit above, I've removed the entry for Ozzy Osbourne for now because I think the '70 million' probably refers to career sales, and not sales under one monicker, which is the current guideline for inclusion. Correct me if I'm wrong on that. We could change this - or create another table for these sort of acts specifically? --Robdurbar 09:57, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Nah, that'd take quite a while and probably give people grounds to finally delete this monstrosity. That link probably does refer to career sales, I.E., Black Sabbath and such, and therefore should not be included. If a legitimate site can be found that specifies the number of sales is just his solo career, that would work... Until then, it should probably be ommited. --69.145.123.171 03:32, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Eric Clapton

Can anyone find a source of how many albums Clapton has sold in his solo career? I think he would have easily surpassed the 50 million mark, but I haven't found anything to veryify this. --Geoffrey Gibson 02:15, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

The problem is, he's been in The Yardbirds, Cream, and numerous other bands. Any type of sales record for him are kinda tricky; we don't know if that's his solo career or all his bands sales added together. If there's a link that specifically lists it as being him alone, there won't be a problem putting him here. Until then... We don't know for sure. --69.145.123.171 00:04, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

alphabetical listings?

Been to this page many, many times and just noticed - over 250 million is sorted alphabetically by christian names, and over 100 million alphabetically by surnames. Personally I find the christian name order easier to read, but harder to correct if adopted as more entries. Also stops mistakes like 'Prince' appearing in wrong position as it does now. Need a discussion on which way it should be? Or Robdurbar, leave it up to you :)

I'll add it to my 'to do' list ;). Seriously, though, I had done it intially by surname as this is a standard way to order people, but the top list got refactored to christian names. As christian is easier to read it probably works better, so yeah, change it or I will if I get the time --Robdurbar 18:06, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
Not. Should be by number of sales, no? --Trekphiler 20:37, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Jimi Hendrix

How many copies did he sell?

35 million it said on a documentary in 2004. 74.65.39.59 01:56, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

In the US he's sold more than 22 million, so probably he's sold more than 35 million worldwide.

John Lennon

Excluding the Beatles-years, of course.

I doubt he's sold 100 million, but (including sales since his death) he must have topped the 50 million easily. 74.65.39.59 01:57, 23 July 2006 (UTC)


Beatles

The Beatles must be at the top, because EMI music and Guiness records both estimate they sold over ONE BILLION albums, very far away from the 2nd best selling group or artist.

The sources for Elvis Presley have the same claim, please read Best-selling music artist for more. There's no definitive source that has tracked every sale for the artists, therefore unilaterally claiming that The Beatles are the best selling artist would be hard to verify. As for this article, it doesn't distinguish between the artist with over 250 million albums+singles, they're listed alphabetically. - Bobet 21:29, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Michael jackson

To date I have not seen any factual or guestimates of Michael Jackson's overall sales details as a solo artist, that point him to be 'the biggest' seller of all time as mentioned. Highest I have seen is 350 million, which would put him under the guess given for Bing Crosby (900 million). Perhaps Bing Crosby should be mentioned before MJ?
The mention is on the basis of him being awarded the (highly disputed) 'best selling artist of the century' award in 2000 by the World Music Awards.--Robdurbar 08:45, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Then It should be removed now, as the WMA have since admitted he has been outsold by The Beatles 74.65.39.59

Dylan to hit 100 million mark with new album

Sony has tallied all Dylan purchases (not easy to do with all the dozens of re-releases in different formats), and puts him at "nearly 100 million" (see http://www.sonybmgmusic.co.uk/artist_spotlight/bob_dylan/ ). Sot it would seem reasonable to elevate him to the 100 million list here a few days after the release of "Modern Times" on August 28th, no? JDG 12:36, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I'd love to say yes, but what is 'nearly 100million records'? That could mean 94 million, which would still require this album to sell 6 million, a very high figure that would certainly take more than a few days. --Robdurbar 14:27, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

"Nearly 100 million" could mean 80 million, as it is well over half way there. A source that says Dylan has passed the 100 million mark will be needed, not one that says he is "nearly" there. Not that I think he is near it myself (could be wrong) as a Dylan Biography a few years back said he had just passed 64 million & I doubt he's selling that fast, but anyway, Wikipedia only needs a verifible source. Just look at Chubby Checker (250 million), I doubt he's sold that many myself - more than Dylan, Kenny Rogers and Garth Brooks and as many as Elton John? Seems a bit far fetched to me, but there you go. 74.65.39.59 01:22, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

75 million albums section

How about adding a section for artists who sold 75 million albums or more. The 50 million list is pretty darn long (over hundred artists), and I reckon at least half of those listed there have sold at least 75 million, so I suggest create a new list for those to avoid extra scrolling. --Gusiman 01:04, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

If it works then I don't see why not. --Robdurbar 05:43, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

John Denver

I'm not sure why John Denver has been reverted back into the 100 million section; the soruce claims 60 million albums, so he should be in the 50 million section. Clearly, he will have sold singles too, but there is no source for those. --Robdurbar 19:18, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Another source (non-external link) was cited. Denver sold over 100 million albums according to that source. Editor19841 (talk) 19:28, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
Oh yes - mind you, it shouldn't have been copy-edited out of the article AND its very lazy editing to revert an edit with numerous changes just because one was incorrect. --Robdurbar 19:35, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

motorhead

it has been said that motorhead have sold over 100 million albums worldwide

You'll need a source (i.e., a website) that says so. Otherwise we can't put them here. --172.196.165.7 19:24, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Motörhead haven't sold over 100 million records. Otherwise it would be mentioned in Lemmy's biography. He always said that the album sales were good or not that good or even bad. They probably sold about 20 million albums...

Tom Jones

Can anyone with better searching skillz find a cite (album liner notes, etc.) that lists how many Tom Jones has sold? Surely he has sold 50 million over his career. Shawn Pickrell 21:35, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Metallica

At the start of the Some Kind of Monster DVD it claims that they have sold over 80 million albums, yet they are only under the 50 million of more section, not the 75 million or more. Harvester of Sorrow 21st August 2006

If you can provide the full details of the DVD (release date, ISBN number etc.) then it could be 'upgraded'. --Robdurbar 19:40, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
Not needed. The ref alreadys says 85 million. --Maitch 20:17, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Counting "St. Anger"? That might at least be another 5 million albums. And what about the back catalogue? Probably another 5 million albums...

Ray Charles, Buddy Holly, Little Richard

Can anyone quote the sales for these rock n roll legends? I have searched and found nothing, but sure they should be on the list.

"Top female artists" in the world's best seller section

What's the point of this when it goes against the list itself, the sources of the list, and the main article of the section, Best-selling music artist? Alla Pugacheva and Nana Mouskouri are both at the 250 million+ category (Pugacheva's source says 250 million and Mouskouri's 300 million). Mariah Carey's sources list sales of 170 million and Madonna's 250 million, yet they get mentioned as the two top selling female artists for some reason. - Bobet 22:31, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

My response to this is covered by my response to the 'fundamentally flawed' comment. I agree with you that we should not start messing about by making such claims - I think they were added by an editor who was unfamiliar with the history and problems of this article. --Robdurbar 10:55, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

INXS

I'm pretty sure that INXS have sold over 50,000,000.


James Last

The german band leader James Last sold over 80 Mio records (this is what he told his readers in his autobiography that has just been published). Others sources say, that he sold over 100 mio records. So - his name is not in the list! Why? grafkoks2002 15:30, 25 September 2006 (CEST)

This list is put together as people find out the details. If it is omitted it is because nobody has stepped forward with the information yet. It is not intentional.

Fundimentally flawed

The title of this article is 'Best selling Artists' but it appears that to amend this to suit several 'editors' break their own rules to suit the baseline of the originating article. When asked my MJ was here, told because he was awarded title of best solo artist of millenium. Originating article contradicts this (in discussion) saying title was best male pop artist. Originating artical says 'sold up to 300 million'. Half those on the over 250 list are bigger sellers than this. Top band seller is Beatles. Top solo is Elvis. MJ isn't even close to next. If you intend keeping him, and his only award was top male artist, then top female artist should be allowed also as others have being saying. This is supposed to portray accuracy, credibility, and consistancy.

I wouldn't go that far. A few changes have been made recently which I agree go against the spirit of the list. The 'best-sellers' section simply states that MJ, The Beatles and Elvis Presly are all the most regularly quoted as the world's best seller. The Beatles and Elvis both have record labels who say around 1 billion records, and the Beatles also have the authentification of the Guiness Book of Records. Jacko has the world music award, which implicily would place his sales figures above Presly's, thus warranting a mention as a potnetial best seller.
This article is not the place for us to start making claims about the single best selling band/male/female/singing dog etc. --Robdurbar 10:53, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Although I think accuracy should take precidence over claims, WMA did award him 'Best Artist ever' in 1996. [4] I retract my previous comment, with a footnote that 'best' does not necessarily mean 'biggest'.

"Often quoted"? Jackoff's also "often quoted" as "King of Pop", & I'm not buying that, either. --Trekphiler 20:40, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for that helpful constructive criticism. You're right, that that ought to be sourced; I know it can be - I recall reading quite a few sources that say it Robdurbar 07:15, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
We don't make offensive remarks in the subjects you find interesting (Star Trek, WWI&II avaiation etc), so refrain from doing this to others. This is not a sounding board for your own bias opinions.

Boney M

Currently there is one article circulating the net claiming 800 million sales. This was publicity more than fact. The majority of site (including their new autobiography) state 100 - 150 miiion which is more realistic. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boney-Tour-Home-Studio-Backstage/dp/389602695X = 100 million http://www.lyonpartners.nl/boney_m..html = 150 million [link to copyvio website removed] = 150 million

I was surprised by the figure but this 'article circulating the net' was actually an aritcle published in a major British national newspaper, The Independent (I happened to buy the paper that day and thought of this article straight away when I saw it!). The other sources, whilst all similar, are far less reputable than this one - what would others suggest we go with? --Robdurbar 13:33, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

It is amazing how quickly this spread. What Boney M have sold is 800 'gold' certified albums/singles worldwide. Possibly someone has assumed that gold = 1 million in sales, but that is not the case. In some countries gold certification is as low as 30,000 copies. Boney M selling close to the Beatles? Boney M selling twice as much as ABBA? The figure is clearly wrong.

OK, agreed. --Robdurbar 20:06, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Michael Jackson's genre/style

I know Michael Jackson has recorded songs in alot of different styles, but is the long, long list of genres next to his name necesary(sp)? Can't you just say pop/rock/r&b, as that seems to be the styles he mostly writes/records/performs in? Street walker 11:08, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Inaccurate list

I think the fillowing Indian and Pakistani artists should be included in your list: Lata Mangeshkar Mohammed Rafi Kishore Kumar Nazia Hassan

68.89.191.234 15:21, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

If you can find a reliable source for the sales of those artists, please feel free to add them to the list. The problem with Indian artists (at least the ones you listed) is that they mostly make music for films and would probably not be credited with sales for film soundtracks (since there's usually more than one artist working on them) and their traditional album and singles sales would probably not be that high. But as stated before, if you find a source listing their sales that would make them eligible for the list, great. - Bobet 00:35, 7 October 2006 (UTC)


Dan crook54 00:16, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Pink Floyd Again

Pink Floyd is currently under the 100 million or more category, but if you go onto the Pink Floyd Article is says that they have sold over 250millions world wide. Should they not be put into the higher category?

No, they should stay at the lower heading unless a reliable source for the 250 million statement can be found. I looked at the article on Pink Floyd and their sales claim is sourced from an article that is a mirror of the same wikipedia article, which is pretty ridiculous for obvious reasons (and I'll make a mention it on the relevant talk page too). - Bobet 00:28, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
Can we thus remove Alla Pugacheva (and others) because of the unreliable claim about her?  ProhibitOnions  (T) 08:51, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
The only that we've really been prohibiting so far is sourcing from Wikipedia or its mirrors - because they are notorious for basically making up sales figures; and because we simply can't go sourcing from ourselves.
I think the next logical step with this list - if it were to ever reach featured status - would be to cut down again, making links from fan sites inappropriate (i.e. leaving us with newspaper articles, official websites, music websites, book blurbs or record company press releases). --Robdurbar 09:02, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
Unreliable is one thing, relying on a self-reference as a source is another, especially when it goes against every other available source. You can't go on claiming "wikipedia is right because wikipedia says so", since that's a pretty popular example of a logical fallacy. If sourcing like that was allowed, you might just as well get rid of the requirement for any sources. - Bobet 17:35, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
Robdurbar I'm sure you mean well, but really think about it. How will Record company press releases (issued by the people who created "hype") Newspaper articles (sources that repeated "hype", or articles written by people who like to make out their own favorite bands have outsold everyone else) official websites (where the PR hype is once again repeated), etc. be any more reliable than fans sites? They are not. It'll take a lot more than just cutting out the fan sites to make this list correct, or anywhere near correct. 74.65.39.59 00:42, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
Except, I don't think it will ever be anywhere near correct. There's no objective source that can be used here; there's not been anyone measuring these numbers ever. Hence the caeats and the introduction and the general vagueness of the categories. --Robdurbar 08:33, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
I am actually working on a book right now about the history of popular music, I am looking at reports from the music industry of years gone by about record sales and chart history from all over the world. While it may not be possible to have a 100% accurate list, it is indeed possible to get one a lot better. My book is going to take about ten years of time to research and write, however, but one day when it's done and published, we might have something a lot better to use. 74.65.39.59 21:31, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

AC/DC is an Australian/U.K. act

AC/DC should be listed as an "Australian/U.K." act, as the singer they've had for most of their history, Brian Johnson, is British.

Nightwish

While I can't verify this with a source at the moment, just glancing through Nightwish's website suggests that they are over the 100 million sales mark having at least one CD (Once) certified platinum in numerous countries and having huge sales worldwide. I may be misreading this (in which case, bash away!), but they may be worthy of mention. Bluemoonflame 06:08, 28 October 2006 (UTC)bluemoonflameBluemoonflame 06:08, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I'm pretty sure they're not even close. Helsingin Sanomat says 2,5 million. Granted, the article is a year old, but they've had no new releases since and I really doubt their sales have increased that much since then. As Music recording sales certification#List of international sales certification thresholds shows, the amount of gold/platinum records isn't a very good indicator of total sales since the thresholds vary so much between countries. In their come country, Finland, Nightwish have sold around 100,000 copies of their newest album, which makes it a triple-platinum seller. - Bobet 15:47, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

--- Sure! Nightwish sold more than Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Metallica...Give me a break. What is this? A fanpage?

2006 WORLD MUSIC AWARD : JACKSON SALES OVER 750 MILLION UNITS!

According to Raymone Bain official statement [5], Michael Jackson will be receiving the Diamond Award from World Music Award (15th of November, London) for having sold over 100 million albums but up to 750 million units.

Utada

On Utada], this page is linked to at the bottom yet I do not see her at the bottom.

Well that's an issue for the editors on that page. But, if she has sold over 50 million records, add her on (with source!) --Robdurbar 09:38, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Shakira

According to the Shakira Dicography Wikipedia article(still in discussion), you can assume Shakira has sold over 50 million copies, but reading to a BBC article dating September 27th, she has only sold around 30 million albums. So I don't know which believe. Juanchito2006 00:58, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

We generally don't accet Wikipedia discographies as sources on this page. But if one were to collect various sources to prove sales over 50 million, we could use those sources here. --Robdurbar 10:11, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
Shakira is still selling Hips Don't Lie, Oral Fixation