Need a bit of help....

[Cheltenham Shrimper]

I'm needing to find out what the biggest album sales on CD and Cassette Tape ever released were for my dissertation and I cannot find it anywhere! I'm googling it and looking on most other search engines too but to no avail.

Does anyone know where I can find this info from, as I need Artist's, title of albums and the amount sold.

Why I choose this dissertation, I have no idea! Cheers :)

 

[Pubey]

thriller - MJ

 

[Cheltenham Shrimper]

thriller - MJ

Is that CD and Cassette combined? And how many were sold?

:D

 

[sufcintheprem]

I was going to say, I'm guessing you're after figures. That's quite an obscure question and you may well have to try ringing around the industry a bit.

Good that you've picked something that'll make you work for your dissertation.

:(

On the plus side, it will look very impressive if you get some industry comment and stats. Try contacting (somehow) someone who is/was (is it still on) a researcher for TOTP 2 as they would almost certainly know.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Here's a link to Wikipedia...has to be children's "favourite" MJ..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_worldwide#Album.28s.29_claimed_to_have_sold_at_least_100_million_copies

 

[Pubey]

Not sure about MJ...isn't the biggest selling record of all time The Eagles Greatest Hits?

Thriller is the biggest selling album of all time, i know it doesnt answer his question though

 

[Pubey]

i'll ask yahoo...

 

[Cheltenham Shrimper]

Thriller is the biggest selling album of all time, i know it doesnt answer his question though

I'm not a 'him' btw!

 

[Cheltenham Shrimper]

Here's a link to Wikipedia...has to be children's "favourite" MJ..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_worldwide#Album.28s.29_claimed_to_have_sold_at_least_100_million_copies

That's another thing thats annoyed me about the dissertation. We've been banned from using Wikipedia, Encarta etc because they claim 'they're unreliable and not proper sources to use'. :(

 

[MK Shrimper]

I'd imagine by the sheer size of Thriller it HAS to be.... 100 million copies+ ???

 

[sufcintheprem]

That's another thing thats annoyed me about the dissertation. We've been banned from using Wikipedia, Encarta etc because they claim 'they're unreliable and not proper sources to use'. :(

To be fair, anyone can write as they please on wikipedia so that one has to be discounted for anything you need to be factually true. Encarta's a funny one.

I genuinely reckon that people will be willing to help if you ring round a bit and you may be able tog et later help with other aspects.

 

[Cheltenham Shrimper]

According to The Recording Industry Association of America's Top-Selling Albums of All Time: 29 Million - Eagles: Their Greatest Hits, 1971–1975, Eagles (Asylum)

That's just in the US though. That does make interesting reading though.

 

[MK Shrimper]

http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0151020.html

This one says The Eagles.... USA only?

 

[Cheltenham Shrimper]

To be fair, anyone can write as they please on wikipedia so that one has to be discounted for anything you need to be factually true. Encarta's a funny one.

I genuinely reckon that people will be willing to help if you ring round a bit and you may be able tog et later help with other aspects.

As soon as you mention those websites to the lecturers, they start swearing lol

I've tried to get in touch with some music companies, but to no avail. I know some people who work in Virgin, and they aint allowed to look up data for me cos they might get in trouble.

 

[Cheltenham Shrimper]

Just found out that the Biggest Selling Album in the UK was Queen's Greatest Hits. But no idea how many was bought

 

[steveo]

I'm googling it and looking on most other search engines too but to no avail

Cant you just make something up? If it aint on google they probably wont find it anywhere else. I thought that Garth Brooks bloke sold ****loads.

 

[DTS]

I think the self entitles "We are the Cheeky Girls" sold slighlty more than Thriller. 4 more copies by my recollection. ;)

 

[Cheltenham Shrimper]

Cant you just make something up? If it aint on google they probably wont find it anywhere else. I thought that Garth Brooks bloke sold ****loads.

I dont really want to make anything up. They'll prob go and check it anyway.

 

[Mr Plow]

Found this if it's any help.

http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-best-selling-music-artists

 

[davewebbsbrain]

I'm not a 'him' btw!

Should you not be getting married and having kids then rather than being at uni then???

(I am only joking of course, this is such a boring thread compared to some of recent days, i thought i would brighten it up....You go girl, we need more women in high powered jobs)