Madonna, only female in the Top 5 and the "newest" artist to appear within the top spots, ie. less time to sell records as the others. Very impressive stats.

What people need to remember is that the Beatles only recorded music for 7 years!

And, that's just The Beatles' album sales, they have well over a billion and a 1/2 in sales for combined units: singles, albums, cassettes, 8-tracks, and cds. And, they usually sell more units per year even now than anyone else. Amazing! As for Bee Gees, they were NOT simply a Disco band, like a lot of people think. They were big in the '60s, before Disco was a thing, and through the '70s into the '80s, and produced some incredible songs. You should definitely react to Bee Gees! Starting with "Too Much Heaven," which is a classic and showcases the Brothers Gibb's voices in spectacular fashion. You'll be stunned!!

SalvoG, you must check out Sade. Love your reactions to female vocalists...

Bee Gees are the best, they wrote 1000+ songs for themselves and other famous artists like Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand and they would write still iff Mo and Robin were alive. Guinness World Records lists Barry as the second most successful songwriter in history, behind Paul McCartney!

@michelle172ct

Жыл бұрын

And the fact that none of them could read or write music makes them even more incredible!

Biggest surprise--THE WHO not in top 100...can that be possible?

@MrDevtun

Жыл бұрын

RIAA has them at 21 million albums sold in the US. Never the mega album selling band like some of their peers The Beatles. Zeppelin, Floyd, Eagles, AC/DC etc. They had one 3X platinum, four 2Xplatinum, and a long list of platinum records. Can't explain it. I would have thought Who's Next would have been Diamond (10X platinum) or close to it.

@braudabo

Жыл бұрын

One overestimate that sometimes. The best-selling album is "Tommy" (1969) with approx. 20,000,000, only one more album (Who's Next, 1971) reaches more than 4,000,000 copies (always assuming that these lists are halfway correct...).

I think it says a lot that the three biggest selling artists in this list were all popular in the 60s (Michael Jackson with the Jackson 5). The 1960s really was a transformative decade for music.

@antarcticorb9197

Жыл бұрын

MJ was more popular in the seventies and eighties.

@ORagnar

Жыл бұрын

Elvis dominated from some time in the 1950s to the early 1960s. The Beatles dominated from about the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. There was overlap, too. MJ was early 1970s to 1980s, I think. .o0

@econ0003

Жыл бұрын

@@antarcticorb9197 I agree Michael Jacksons music in the 80s is what put him up there near the top.

@dranet47

Жыл бұрын

@@antarcticorb9197 True, but he and his brothers were popular in the late 60s as well. I didn't say that was their biggest decade.

@dranet47

Жыл бұрын

@@ORagnar The Jacksons had their first hits in the late 60s - "I Want You Back" and "ABC" were both released in 1969.

If you don't think that Pink should be on there where she is, then you should definitely react to her. She has such a rockin voice and can sing her a** off!!

I love Queen!

One Direction isn't Irish, they have one Irish member, Niall, and the other four are English. Phil Collins is English too, who compiled this list don't they know the nationalities of the artists?

Ha! I was trying to telepathically yell to you who it had to be. As long as Zeppelin is in the top ten, it's all good. I'm surprised Tom Petty did not make this list.

@dranet47

Жыл бұрын

He should have, especially if you count both solo and with the Heartbreakers together.

@braudabo

Жыл бұрын

Tom Petty(+the Heartbreakers) are listed with 7 albums, that have sold at least 1,000,000 copies. At first "Greatest Hits" (1993) approx. 13,000,000 sales, 2. "Full Moon Fever (1989) approx. 6,000,000, 3. "Wildflowers" (1994) 3,500,000.

The Beatles also had many millions in sales as individuals. The only thing that surprised me is that the Bee Gees were not a little higher since they had such a long career and so many hits. I strongly recommend you doing some Bee Gees. Start with Jive Talking.

Supertramp, Sting, Journey, Police, Van Halen, Wham!, Genesis, Doors, David Bowie, Prince, Santana, Fleetwood Mac, Phil Collins, Eagles, Rod Stewart, AC/DC, U2, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Queen, Michael Jackson, Beatles.

Always knew the Beatles were at number one. Think it would be interesting to see the most successful song writers by team or individual. Not really sure why Phil Collins shows up under USA though - he will always be British to me. And the Bee Gees were born in the Isle of Man and lived in Manchester before moving to Oz in 55 - so I tend to think of them that way too!

Check out Bee Gees Fanny Be Tender With My Love!!! Please and thank you!

The Rolling Stones bit had a photo of The Beatles circa Pepper 1967 era in that run down😂

Pink is very underrated 🖖🏻🇨🇦

very interesting, glad you did this. remember many bands had breakups or other issues that cut their careers short. Like Zeppelin. also with our larger more affluent population today, a lot of current artist show big sales. also ethnic sales like BTS who sold so many albums in assia. Same for ABBA and number one in thier homeland forever.

@patticrichton1135

Жыл бұрын

How do you explain then, that the BEATLES are number one in sales here (actually it's probably more than that now) when their recording career, touring, movies, was from late 1962 till their breakup 8 years later in 1970? Next year, on Feb. 9, 2024 it will be 60 years since the BEATLES performed LIVE on the ED SULLIVAN SHOW for the first time in the U.S. Their FIRST U.S. concert was 2 days later in Washington D.C at the Washington Coliseum on Feb. 11, 1964 (which is available to watch their entire performance here on You Tube) and the next day on Feb. 12, 1964 their second U.S. concert at New York City's CARNEGIE HALL. The BEATLES were the FIRST ROCK BAND to play at CARNEGIE HALL. So just because a band had a "short" career, doesn't mean it affects their sales. When music is EXCELLENT, it lasts and will always be popular.

That was interesting. Too many thoughts about it to share them all. I'd watch this kind of content again.

Hi, I discovered your channel a couple of months ago. I think you might enjoy Billy Joel or Hall & Oates. They are a couple of my favorites. I love Queen and love watching the videos when you react to them.

@jodij6280

10 ай бұрын

He finally discovered Billy Joel this month. I've been rooting for him.

1:35 - I guess that's the thing. So many people streaming music nowadays, means not so many sales of music are needed.

Robbie Williams at 75 peak! Amazing british solist. He was so huge! But he is unknown on USA. He has 4 gigs on the top of more attendance, and He has 2 Record Guiness, 1 for selling 1.6 million tickets in a single day. You should to hear his songs and gigs. Regards from Argentina

Wondering how long ago this list was compiled…some of them might have changed ?

Hi Salvo! Sade is pronounced Shar-day and she has an amazing voice. For Sade I'd suggest "Smooth Operator" For Meatloaf, of course "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" For Rod Stewart I'd suggest the song "Every Picture Tells a Story" or "Maggie May" With Springsteen, my favourite would be the live version of "Born to Run" Cheers from Canada!

@daveking9393

Жыл бұрын

Great response except for the Springsteen recommendation I just never could get into the man... I understand how people love it It just was never my cup of tea It all sounded the same to me...

@miggety7742

9 ай бұрын

Actually Sade is pronounced Shah-day. No R.

The Beatles and The Jackson 5, who's Sales Were added to Michael Jackson's Total Sales are Considered Groups, meaning individuals within the group's had hits of their Own Adding to the Total Hits of the Group. According to the Guinness Book of World Records Elvis Presley, Is To This Day Considered The Top Selling SOLO Artist Of All Time With Well Over One Billion Records (Singles, Albums, 8 Tracks, Cassettes, CD's etc) Sold World Wide And They Were ALL HIS Individual Hits, so that puts Elvis on Top. Look it Up. Not sure about the list you were looking at and how they came up with their numbers.

@belinda35_77

Жыл бұрын

Finally someone who knows that there is no way MJ should have had that number two spot. I'm not even sure if MJ is number two after e, I think it may be someone else. Elvis is also the top selling male artist of all time in the U.S. I'm surprised he didn't take a second to fact check the top 3 afterwards.

@WoodsWoman822

Жыл бұрын

@Belinda🍃 Thank You !

You need to keep in mind that newer artists benefit from a larger populations and exposure via technology versus the classic artist.

@timtubemusic

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Bigger population and more expendable funds than in the 60's or 70's

@patticrichton1135

Жыл бұрын

I LOVE how the BEATLES are not a "newer artist" but a "CLASSIC ARTIST" and they are STILL NUMBER ONE in sales today, in fact the number is higher than it is in this video.

@UFGHF365

Жыл бұрын

True but also you can't compare the physical era to the streaming era. Of course artists during that time are gonna have more sales when ppl had to buy the record to listen to it. Nowadays, its all about streams & billboard counts 1,250 streams as one album sale.

The Beatles are now over 600 million albums alone. Doesn’t event count singles, which they didn’t put onto albums! Or their solo work. (Btw, I love that whoever made that video trolled the Stones by using a picture of The Beatles 😂.) It’s even more impressive because back then you had to go to record stores to buy albums… I’m surprised NSync wasn’t in there (I’m going to check their numbers) and that Britney wasn’t higher. I love seeing Prince but damn he made it hard to find his albums for a long time.

@pauldocmusic2411

Жыл бұрын

600 million album sales might be slightly too high , from my research on dozens of sites I estimate it's well over 450 million , maybe as high as 500million. Both Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd sold more studio albums than any other band including The Beatles. The Beatles total is overwhelming boosted by all the big selling compilation/ best of albums including The Red , Blue, Love, 1, Anthology, Past Masters etc taking them way past both Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd for total album sales . Peace

@lorddaver5729

Жыл бұрын

@@pauldocmusic2411 But for the Beatles you have to add their sales of singles as well. Most of these artists, certainly from the 70s onwards, didn't make singles, only albums.

Yes listen to the Police! Reggae influences and crazy rhythms!

I think that Bruce Springsteen would be good for some Salvo G reactions. There's 50 years of material there. For starters, go back to 1975. Born to Run, of course, and try 'Jungleland' from the same album.

The Bee Gees are great…I'd be down for reactions to them. Huge library.

You should explore Steve Wonder's music. He's incredible.

Madonna 👑

Did you catch the picture for the Rolling Stones was actually a picture of the Beatles?

Beatles!!

So proud of BTS, from debuting in 2013 in an industry which relie on alot of expectation's and doing nightclub performance's for 200 and even free performance's to selling 100k stadium's, so proud to be an Army 💜

This list is somewhat suspect, but regarding your surprise at the BeeGees - I'm wondering if the sales numbers also include sales of songs they wrote but didn't record. They were a songwriting powerhouse and wrote hits for many other artists. The BeeGees were around long before and long after disco, even though many people think of them as a disco act.

4:24 - I guess that's the thing. So many people listen to the music on KZread, they don't actually buy any of it.

To be honest, I wasn't surprised by anything except how far ahead the Beatles are from the second position. .o0

@patticrichton1135

Жыл бұрын

I wasn't surprised AT ALL, I KNEW they would be number one.....and it's been 53 years since they broke up in 1970

At 4:15, the biggest surprises for me are Ayumi Hamasaki and Johnny Hallyday. I have a massive collection of post-war (WWII) Pop music, and I've got 0 songs from those two. My collection could obviously use some fixin'.

@eddiel7635

9 күн бұрын

I’m I’m 45 and from the U.K. Johnny Halliday was a name that always came up as a big French star when I was young but I never heard any of his music. I think it was just before my time so the music wasn’t still about but the name was.

@12:25 it reads rolling stones // the picture is of the beatles ...... just saying

Surprised The Who weren't there and that Shania Twain was so far down the list.

Anyone else notice the Rolling Stones had a picture of the Beatles ?

I don't know who put this list was put together, but ABBA have well over 400 million in sales - pretty much on par with The Beatles - and still selling ☺

Zepplin representing.

Bee Gees are amazing! If you haven't delved into their various eras you are missing out. 50+ decades of genius. I'm actually surprised they were not higher on this list, but people often under estimate them.

Meatloaf is great. Check out "It's all coming back to me now." I just found your channel thru Fleetwood Mac and I'm enjoying watching you react to music I grew up with. :) Edit: Rod Stewart - Tonight's the night

Actually there really was no surprise. I pretty much felt certain people would place close to where they landed. I knew from the start that the Beatles would be #1.

Madonna, highest selling female artist thus far

The current artists don't see as much money from streaming as the older ones did from physical album sales, AND they're still getting streams as well.

Yeah add Paul + John + George + Ringo's Solo Albums, and the Beatles go higher by another 250M. Nobody can ever catch them. Ever.

I got the top three right, but wasn't sure about the order. .o0

I think this is about album sales, not streams or youtube videos.

You still don't understand the scope. The Beatles are at #1 but their actual sales dwarf the number you have here. I'm not sure of your source but Wikipedia and Guinness have Elvis at #2 with global sales of 500 million to 1 bill, making him the best selling solo artist in history. Michael Jackson has sold a lot but his actual comparative amount brings him no higher than 3rd or 4th. The RIAA(US) have Presley #3 behind Garth Brooks with Jackson maybe 6th although Brooks admits Presley is ahead of him.Both the Beatles and Elvis have huge back catalogs (Especially Presley whose list of recorded songs stands at over 700) and album sales continually are derived from them. In the 2010s the Beatles and Elvis were the only noncurrent artists to rank in the top 10 in album sales. Incredible! It's important to separate solo artists from any time they're associated with a group. They aren't the same entity. This list was circumspect in that regard with Ozzy. I'm not sure it's clear they were as diligent with everyone. This list seems to be an outlier. But it was still interesting if curious.

Elton John is actually 350 sales now

Hmm, the title said "The Rolling Stones" but the pic was the Beatles. That was the most surprising for me, that someone made this and didn't know what the Stones look like.

@eddiel7635

9 күн бұрын

They had Phil Collins as American and one direction as Irish 😂

Why is Phil Collins listed as from the US? He's as British as he can be.

@eddiel7635

9 күн бұрын

One direction were down as Irish as well 😅

This list has so many inaccuracies and artists missing, not to mention some nationalities are incorrect also.

Surprised by The Eagles .. seems they would've had higher sales.

@pauldocmusic2411

Жыл бұрын

The totals for the bands in the list are miles off. The Eagles didn't make enough studio albums to boost their totals. Their greatest hits album was their biggest seller. They still done well to sell around 200 million albums. Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd are the 2nd and 3rd biggest selling bands after The Beatles. Peace

@ramonaalvarez7559

Жыл бұрын

@@pauldocmusic2411 Right .. I see that. Thnx for ur update. Enjoy ur evening 😊

@pauldocmusic2411

Жыл бұрын

@@ramonaalvarez7559 sane to you pal

@sumitamishra5160

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, right .. in any list Zeppelin have over 300 million albums in sales along with Flyod who are above 250 million ..

Watch interviews of your favorite musicians, there are some good ones of Ian Anderson, Frank Zappa and Led Zeppelin to name a few.

@livingreflection5

Жыл бұрын

Robert Plant's podcast is great. The episodes are about a half hour long and each one focuses on just one song.

Hmm. How is this determined. I know Dame Olivia Newton-John has sold over 100 million records and Sir Cliff Richard has sold over 250 million records globally.

@impudentdomain

Жыл бұрын

You have a good point. Cliff Richard had a very long career and was extremely popular. The list is a bit suspect.

@impudentdomain

Жыл бұрын

Also, Garth Brooks is the only country artist listed but I will wager he did not sale as many records as Johnny Cash.

@williamquinlan6153

Жыл бұрын

@@impudentdomain he actually sold more.

I noticed they have phil collins with an american flag,he's british

I always heard that Elvis was the biggest selling male artist?

@belinda35_77

Жыл бұрын

Elvis is the number one selling solo artist of all time with over a billion worldwide sales and he is the number one selling male artist of all time in the U.S. Not sure where or how this chart was made because it's definitely not accurate. I don't even think MJ is number two behind Elvis I'm pretty sure it's someone else. He should have at least fact checked the top three after the results lol

The rolling Stones had a beatles photo wtf??

These figures are skewed towards downloads

You have to check out Tom Petty.....Free Falling

6:57 - Since when was Phil Collins an American!?

I think the Bee Gees are higher because they are still selling their albums and can't keep them in stock. They are my favorite group.

The Beatles are the number one selling group but Elvis Presley is the number one selling solo artist of all time with over a billion worldwide sales. Not sure how MJ got that number two spot on there because im not sure he's even number two behind Elvis i think it's someone else. You don't have to take my word for it look for yourself. Elvis is also the number 1 selling male artist of all time in the U.S. Seriously only takes a sec to verify if this video is actually correct or not.

A lot of these totals are calculated weirdly . Queen for instance have only sold 90 million studio albums, their greatest hits contribute a boost to sales obviously above that. They add to the album totals with streaming and views on various sites. These are not album sales and shouldn't be added. The biggest 3 bands are The Beatles, Led Zeppelin then Pink Floyd for album sales. Floyd and Led Zeppelin then drop to 7th and 8th after solo artists inclusion. Peace

@MJEvermore853

Жыл бұрын

You are absolutely correct. There is no way that Queen have ever topped Zeppelin...in fact, only the Beatles have outsold Led Zeppelin in album sales, and the Eagles have recently been up there with Zep as well ( not counting solo artists like Garth Brooks). Queen should be and have always been quite a bit father down the list. They are nowhere near the top 5 sellers. Not sure where these numbers are coming from, but they don't figure correctly at all when you look at the actual numbers. The lists ( unlike this one) have always been pretty consistent - at least the reliable & trustworthy ones, for several years. The top 5 have always been the same top five for 20 years or more. As for LZ, their album sales alone are between $300-400 million and have been for quite some time. Not the $200+ million or so that was shown in this video. They surpassed that amount many years ago.

@pauldocmusic2411

Жыл бұрын

@@MJEvermore853 agree mate , The Eagles are still about 60 to 70 million sales behind Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Their greatest hits is their biggest selling album. There are another 4 or 5 bands including Queen close together after that. Some sites count 10 streams of say Bohemian Rhapsody video as an album sale for Queen which is frankly ridiculous. Peace

These are very interesting numbers. Take for instance Carpenters. On Wikipedia it states they have sold MORE than 100 million. Is it groups or musicians because i see both. Top 5 is correct.Olivia Newton John is another one.

Hi. Have you heard of the new rock group out within the last five years called Gretta Van Fleet? The were compared to Led Zeppelin with their song Highway Tune. Please react to Heat Above. Please, please, please!🤗😁

@livingreflection5

Жыл бұрын

Nothing personal, but Gretta is not compared to Zeppelin by any real Zeppelin fans. The only connection is that their lead singer works really hard to sound like Robert Plant. He just doesn't have the feeling behind his voice. Guitarist is no Page. Other two can't compare to Bonham or Jones. Robert's lyrics, the music. No one comes close. I've heard that Gretta tries not to sound like Zeppelin now. That would be a good thing. (Sorry, don't mean to slam them if you're a big fan of theirs.)

@tonihagan6330

Жыл бұрын

@@livingreflection5 Yes all that is true, but the wail in Highway Tune does remind one of Roger Plant. Greta has since come into their own sound with Heat Above. Broken Bells is a good listen too. These guys are good.

The Bee Gees are from Australia

ABBA sold more than 375 Million records WW that is according to their label Universal Music Group. Also, No way BTS sold more than Rihanna what a joke this list is🤣😂

@UFGHF365

Жыл бұрын

Records is not the same as album units. Records is single sales.

@mikesmithson6805

Жыл бұрын

@@UFGHF365 the term "records" sold means combined albums and singles... 🤦‍♂️

@UFGHF365

Жыл бұрын

@@mikesmithson6805 you can't combine album sales & single sales like that. They don't weight the same. This video is showing album units alone.

@mikesmithson6805

Жыл бұрын

@@UFGHF365 then ask UMG, ABBAs record label.. They're the one who awarded ABBA a plaque commemorating 375M records sold way back in 2004. There's no way ABBA sold 375 million singles.. Therefore That 375 Million is combined singles and albums

@UFGHF365

Жыл бұрын

@@mikesmithson6805 & you can't combine single sales & album sales like that. RIAA & Billboard don't.

I thought Phil Collins was from England.

Rod Stewart and the Faces have some great rocking songs!

Madonna is apparently 400 million now according to Guinness so she should be higher

What part of America does Phil Collins come from...?

I am I wrong, but if you add MJ plus the J5 sales he maybe #1.

And the BEATLES sales go continue to go up daily, and for a band that broke up in 1970, and all the other groups mentioned here (or singers) have been together or active for a longer period of time than the Beatles were. This will FINALLY PROVE the POINT that the BEATLES ARE the GREATEST BAND EVER with the most DIVERSE catalogue of any group! I WISH you would react to the BEATLES, the BEE GEES, and ABBA!!

lol, why is one direction down as Irish? 😅

Lol!! Screaming "The Beatles" into my phone!!! 😅🤣 Album sales, decades worth, still selling!!

I think you'll like Dire Straits.

Phil Collins - United States? Really!

Did I miss it…was Aretha on the list?

Phil collins is not from USA he's from London

I was kinda surprised Mylie Cyrus was on there at all. Next time they do this, I think she'll drop off. JMO.

Not accurate. Mariah Care has sold well over 225 million albums. ALBUMS. That doesn't include the sales of her singles.

I was surprised Phil Collins was as low as he was; but when you include sales with Genesis he falls just below John Lennon and Michael Jackson (as I read elsewhere recently)!

@jasonremy1627

Жыл бұрын

He is the best selling male artist of the 80s. If you combine his Genesis and solo work, Phil Collins outsold Michael Jackson in the decade; only Madonna had more 80s sales. (Jackson did better overall because he was bigger in the 70s and 90s)

@kevinfriel6182

Жыл бұрын

According to this list, Phil Collins also became American! 😆

Who would think that Michael Jackson has sold more than The Beatles???

oops 8:18

Them saying Fleetwood mac is an English band when we all know the most popular person from that group is American is pretty wild

@lorddaver5729

Жыл бұрын

Fleetwood Mac was and is a British band. The band was formed as a blues band in the 1960s by English musicians Mick Fleetwood and John McVie - hence the name of the band Fleetwood Mac. The rest of the band were also English, including the gifted guitarist Peter Green. By the mid 1970s only Mick Fleetwood and John McVie remained, so they recruited John's English wife Christine and then a Californian couple, Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham. Given that all of the band members of the original band were English and that Nicks and Buckingham were invited to join the already existing English band in its second incarnation, what on earth is "wild" about calling it an English band?

@lorddaver5729

Жыл бұрын

Why no response to my comment?

Sting and the Police both there... so Sting has two slots in the top 100. .o0

You should know these lists are only for voyeurs and not to be taken seriously. McCartney was the first Arts/Entertainment/Sports billionaire. Followed by Tiger Woods and then Michael Jordan. The rest can sell perfume or fashion…but does that really count? Rhianna 🤣

Please check out Stevie Ray Vaughan!! Time to get into the Blues. SRV is the very best! Check out Life Without You from 9/85 Capitol Theatre. Tightrope from Austin or Love Struck Baby/Pride & Joy 9/85 . This will kill ya! It’s fun seeing people react to something they’ve never heard before. Thank you!

One Direction Ireland? Only 1 member is Irish and other 4 were English 😂

@kazuhassideprofileswifey2179

4 ай бұрын

Phil Collins is from UK

@rainbows5232

4 ай бұрын

1d was considered as an english irish band

Phil Collins is English

This is not accurate. Phil Collins is definitely British.

Shrewdly, Michael Jackson bought the Beatles catalog!

Honestly surprised that Madonna beat Beyoncé, Prince, Celine….Zeppelin. I mean…really surprised….she’s good….but THAT good?

@ruthanncornelia2452

Жыл бұрын

You know, she is the bestselling woman artist right? Also the the best selling woman with tours right? Michael, Madonna😢 and Primce rule the 80’s. 63 10 top hits in BillBoard.

@08davey

Жыл бұрын

She's been around 40 yrs.

@gopies1456

Жыл бұрын

Madonna has sold 350 million records. She is the highest selling female singer of all time. Madonna dominated the charts worldwide for 30 years and has the most no.1 singles on the world United chart with 22. Beyonce and prince have sold about half that amount. People forget especially In the 80’s and 90’s how huge madonna was. She is also the most successful solo touring artist of all time.

@universalsoulhealing

9 ай бұрын

She’s that good. Yes. A living legend, and you should know it.

ABBA has more than 400 million

@lorddaver5729

Жыл бұрын

No they don't.

@UFGHF365

Жыл бұрын

That's records, single sales. this list is equivalent album sales which is physical album sales + streams + digital sales all put in a ratio.

@lorddaver5729

Жыл бұрын

@@UFGHF365 I'm talking about physical singles sales of Beatles songs in the 1960s. Those were in addition to physical album sales. And in the 1960s and 1970s (indeed, until a few years ago) there were no such things as streams and digital sales. It is calculated that during the 1960s and 70s over 200 million Beatles singles were sold, in addition to 600 million album sales. So, in total, the Beatles sold over 800 million records.

@UFGHF365

Жыл бұрын

@@lorddaver5729 this list includes streams too, every 1,250 streams = one album unit. Thats why so many "newer" artists are so high like BTS, Taylor Swift & Drake etc.

@lorddaver5729

Жыл бұрын

@@UFGHF365 You don't seem to understand that in the case of the Beatles - who broke up in 1970, remember - there were no "streams", or digital sales. They didn't exist then. The numbers relate to actual physical sales of Beatles singles records and albums, which make the huge numbers all the more remarkable. In those days, long before personal computers and smart phones, you had to physically go to a record shop to buy an album or single. To me it is astonishing that a whole generation has grown up without knowing that reality. I can still remember the thrill of getting the bus into town in 1964 (I was nine) and going into a record shop to buy my first single record - "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles (it cost six shillings and thrupence - about 3 pence in today's money) and walking out holding the little black disc in my hand.