Biggest selling artist this decade?

andyuk · 09-18-2007, 05:27 PM

Hi there does anyone has any figures for the biggest selling artist this decade? U2 must of shifted about 25mill with 2 albums and 2 greatest hits so has any artist shifted more?

Darth Sidious · 09-19-2007, 11:57 AM

linkin park sold 40 million records worldwide

andyuk · 09-23-2007, 03:52 AM

is this true? as they don't sell that many here in UK!

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Originally posted by Darth Sidious
linkin park sold 40 million records worldwide

edge3 · 09-23-2007, 08:00 AM

Yes Linkin Park are on about 40m

Hybrid Theory : ~16 m
Reanimation : ~3m
Meteora : ~10 m
Live In Texas : ~3 m
Collision Course : ~4m
Minutes To Midnight : 4,207,000 (Mediatraffic total to date)

edge3 · 09-23-2007, 08:03 AM

Including back catalogue U2 are on at least 40m

ATYCLB : ~12m
Best Of 1990-00 : ~6m
HTDAAB : ~9m
18 Singles : ~4m
Back Catalogue : ~1.8m per year = ~14m

Total : ~45m

andyuk · 09-24-2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally posted by edge3
Including back catalogue U2 are on at least 40m

ATYCLB : ~12m
Best Of 1990-00 : ~6m
HTDAAB : ~9m
18 Singles : ~4m
Back Catalogue : ~1.8m per year = ~14m

Total : ~45m

so where would this put u2?

Harry Vest · 11-19-2007, 08:09 PM

Linkin Park???
You've got to be kidding me!!!!

BigMacPhisto · 11-24-2007, 03:52 AM

If we're looking at traditional studio albums, it's 30 million-ish to 21 million-ish. U2 could easily top LP with their next, um, LP.

b_digg · 12-04-2007, 03:23 AM

yes indeed the decade aint over yet the next Lp i predict will be huge, hopefully not their swan song but with their track record success-wise this decade it looks set to be their abbey road/physical grafitti/sticky fingers etc.

(I put them in this company; because they are)

doctorwho · 12-08-2007, 01:47 PM

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Originally posted by edge3
Including back catalogue U2 are on at least 40m

ATYCLB : ~12m
Best Of 1990-00 : ~6m
HTDAAB : ~9m
18 Singles : ~4m
Back Catalogue : ~1.8m per year = ~14m

Total : ~45m

Actually, I think HTDAAB is closer to 10M (maybe even 11M after all the awards it won, and the extended tour).

I'm not sure if the sales of the back catalog were that high each year, but hey, why not?

Strongbow · 12-08-2007, 08:44 PM

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Originally posted by doctorwho

Actually, I think HTDAAB is closer to 10M (maybe even 11M after all the awards it won, and the extended tour).

I'm not sure if the sales of the back catalog were that high each year, but hey, why not?

Awesome, although I wonder how the next album will sell given the record industry has slowed to a trickle in recent years compared to the late 90s? I have friends that no longer buy music anymore including the latest U2 album. They either download it from the internet somehow or burn it to CD from a friend.

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andyuk Refugee Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,092 Local Time: 07:32 AM	Biggest selling artist this decade? Hi there does anyone has any figures for the biggest selling artist this decade? U2 must of shifted about 25mill with 2 albums and 2 greatest hits so has any artist shifted more?

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edge3 Refugee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 1,378 Local Time: 07:32 AM	Yes Linkin Park are on about 40m Hybrid Theory : ~16 m Reanimation : ~3m Meteora : ~10 m Live In Texas : ~3 m Collision Course : ~4m Minutes To Midnight : 4,207,000 (Mediatraffic total to date) Last edited by edge3; 09-23-2007 at 08:28 AM..

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edge3 Refugee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 1,378 Local Time: 07:32 AM	Including back catalogue U2 are on at least 40m ATYCLB : ~12m Best Of 1990-00 : ~6m HTDAAB : ~9m 18 Singles : ~4m Back Catalogue : ~1.8m per year = ~14m Total : ~45m Last edited by edge3; 09-23-2007 at 08:08 AM..

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09-19-2007, 11:57 AM	#2
Darth Sidious Babyface Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 22 Local Time: 07:32 AM	linkin park sold 40 million records worldwide

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Harry Vest Refugee Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 2,028 Local Time: 01:32 AM	Linkin Park??? You've got to be kidding me!!!!

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BigMacPhisto New Yorker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 2,559 Local Time: 11:32 PM	If we're looking at traditional studio albums, it's 30 million-ish to 21 million-ish. U2 could easily top LP with their next, um, LP.

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b_digg Babyface Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 20 Local Time: 07:32 AM	yes indeed the decade aint over yet the next Lp i predict will be huge, hopefully not their swan song but with their track record success-wise this decade it looks set to be their abbey road/physical grafitti/sticky fingers etc. (I put them in this company; because they are)