best-selling album of 20th century

[SEAWOLF97]

anybody know without looking it up ? (like I did ) US sales only.

hint : released in 1976

[Nightbrace]

I'm gonna guess Dark Side of The Moon..

[jim campbell]

dark side was in 73

[SEAWOLF97]

I'm gonna guess Dark Side of The Moon..

nope , and wasn't Thriller .... was a GH album.

[jim campbell]

i wonder if it was that eagles gh.everyone i knew seemed to have it

[SEAWOLF97]

Ahhh....Jim, you are too good at this.

http://archives.cnn.com/1999/SHOWBIZ.../12/08/eagles/

[Nightbrace]

Wasn't around in '73 . Do I get another guess?

[jim campbell]

id like to thank the academy...........i guess i may as well go dig that out now.

[SEAWOLF97]

Wasn't around in '73 . Do I get another guess?

only if you didn't read prior post.

[Nightbrace]

LOL., that was my 2nd guess. but as the Dude said in the Big Lebowski,
"I hate the F'in Eagles."

[hjames]

LOL., that was my 2nd guess. but as the Dude said in the Big Lebowski,
"I hate the F'in Eagles."

Ah - bless you my son, for that has made you wondrous in my eyes!!

yeah, gimme Byrds, Burritos Brothers, Graham parson, Poco, Manassas - heck, even Jerry Garcia on pedal steel - any of those earlier countrified guys - the Eagles were a bit too derivative for me ...

[opimax]

I too am anti eagles, how did they sell so many albums then?

Mark

[hjames]

I too am anti eagles, how did they sell so many albums then?

Mark

Most folks haven't the ears or the chops to know good music - they learn what they like by familiarity - what's on the radio gets most folks ears ...
and the Eagles did nice music very well, those other guys I mentioned - you had to seek them out and they were HARD to listen to at times.

Its the reason cover bands do so well in the DC clubs - most folks don't want to hear/learn something new, they just want nice background music.

[SEAWOLF97]

yeah, gimme Byrds,..

went to school with McGuinn - Santa Barbara HS

[SEAWOLF97]

I too am anti eagles, how did they sell so many albums then?

Mark

as I understand , that GH album, the 20th century bestseller , was not planned , just cobbled together to fulfill a commitment