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UK's Top selling Greatest Hits albums
1 GREATEST HITS - QUEEN - 1981 - 6.12m
2 GOLD - GREATEST HITS - ABBA - 1992 - 5.30m 3 GREATEST HITS II - QUEEN - 1991 - 3.99M 4 THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - MADONNA - 1990 - 3.70M 5 LEGEND - BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - 1984 - 3.38M 6) 1 - BEATLES - 2000 - 3.23M 7 GREATEST HITS - ABBA - 1976 - 2.60 8 LADIES & GENTLEMEN - THE BEST OF - GEORGE MICHAEL - 1998 - 2.48M 9 NEVER FORGET - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION - TAKE THAT - 2000 - 2.36M 10 NUMBER ONES - MICHAEL JACKSON - 2003 - 2.35M Bubbling Under: 11. Greatest Hits - Robbie Williams - 2004 - 2.31m Simply The Best - Tina Turner - 1991 - 2.17m |
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Where are the Prince Best off's at the moment?
Considering Number Ones is from 2003 not much change to be expected for now, if Adele or Rihanna releases a greatest hits I can see them trouble the positions 8 to 10 in time |
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For above Prince greatest hits are:
The Very Best of Prince (01): 600,000, The Hits 1 (93): 300,000, The Hits 2 (93): 300,000, Ultimate Prince (06): 300,000 The Hits/The B Sides (93): 100,000 |
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For above Prince greatest hits are:
The Very Best of Prince (01): 600,000, The Hits 1 (93): 300,000, The Hits 2 (93): 300,000, Ultimate Prince (06): 300,000 The Hits/The B Sides (93): 100,000 |
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Interesting how 3 of the top 4 biggest selling came in the first two years of the 90s. Was that a peak time for music?
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Can't say i am surprised by who is listed.
In fact, I think Abba Gold has never ever stopped selling and is always in the chart. |
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I wonder how much 'The Very Best of Elton John' (1990) has sold?
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If Vertigo/ Phonogram and Unverisal hadn't milk Status Quo with umpteen greatest hits albums they would have been in there
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I wonder how much 'The Very Best of Elton John' (1990) has sold?
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Wasn't the Beautiful South's greatest hits album a big seller as well?
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Wasn't the Beautiful South's greatest hits album a big seller as well?
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If Vertigo/ Phonogram and Unverisal hadn't milk Status Quo with umpteen greatest hits albums they would have been in there
According to Wiki, their biggest selling hits collection is 12 Gold Bars. |
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According to Wiki, their biggest selling hits collection is 12 Gold Bars.
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Out of interest, what about these:
Christina Aguilera-Keeps getting better-a decade of hits Tears for Fears-Tears roll down-greatest hits Whitney Houston-The greatest hits (2000) |
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Interesting how 3 of the top 4 biggest selling came in the first two years of the 90s. Was that a peak time for music?
See also examples like Simply Red's Stars...massive Cd sales |
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CD boom era
See also examples like Simply Red's Stars...massive Cd sales |
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Out of interest, what about these:
Christina Aguilera-Keeps getting better-a decade of hits Tears for Fears-Tears roll down-greatest hits Whitney Houston-The greatest hits (2000) |
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Did you know the greatest selling UK album of the nineties is
Whats the Story Morning Glory, by Oasis |
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Abba's Greatest Hits shouldn't be included!
It's just odd title for an album of what were brand new songs. |
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What about the various compilations of ELO hits? They release them on a regular basis and there's one in the charts now due to added interest due to Jeff Lynne's ELO releasing an album and doing Glastonbury.
As Prince was mentioned upthread and talking of sadly departed artists, what about the David Bowie compilations? Maybe too many different ones so sales are spread out perhaps? |
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What about the various compilations of ELO hits? They release them on a regular basis and there's one in the charts now due to added interest due to Jeff Lynne's ELO releasing an album and doing Glastonbury.
As Prince was mentioned upthread and talking of sadly departed artists, what about the David Bowie compilations? Maybe too many different ones so sales are spread out perhaps? Yes, too many Bowie compilations for one to be a massive seller. |
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Did you know the greatest selling UK album of the nineties is
Whats the Story Morning Glory, by Oasis |
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Abba's Greatest Hits shouldn't be included!
It's just odd title for an album of what were brand new songs. How embarrassing for people working in the music biz not to know it's not a hits compllation. ![]() Greatest Hits is a good pop album but their next album was Arrival and that was great. |
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Originally Posted by Elvisfan4eva;83268966[B
]ELO's best-seller is Out Of The Blue [/b]and the hits one in the album chart top 10 at present has just passed a million sales, so their biggest selling compilation.
Yes, too many Bowie compilations for one to be a massive seller. |
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Lol.
How embarrassing for people working in the music biz not to know it's not a hits compllation. ![]() Greatest Hits is a good pop album but their next album was Arrival and that was great. |
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