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mbentz
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 Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 1:02 pm Post subject: #1 selling album of the 1970's? |
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I was listening to the 70 top selling albums of the 1970's on channel 7 over Memorial Day weekend. Really enjoyed it, but I didn't get to hear which album came in at #1. I was driving home to Pennsylvania from Cincinnati, Ohio and reached home before they got to the top! Can anyone help me out here? I dying to know.  |
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Y Nee Hi Nee
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| Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I believe it was Pink Floyd's "The Wall". |
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| I would have sworn it was Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. |
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| Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Y Nee Hi Nee wrote: | | I believe it was Pink Floyd's "The Wall". |
How's that possible????
It came out late 1979!!!!
It would have to be 'Dark Side of the Moon', 'Rumours', 'Frampton Comes Alive' or 'Let It Be''.
I have no idea what sales chart they were looking at!! |
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I believe it was an album by Barry Manilow.
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| It was definately the Wall. When one of the 70s jocks were on O&a last week, they gave a hint saying the album also was made into a movie. When I heard the countdown twice last weekend, the number one selling album was indeed the Wall. |
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| XMCafeonXM wrote: | | Y Nee Hi Nee wrote: | | I believe it was Pink Floyd's "The Wall". |
How's that possible????
It came out late 1979!!!!
It would have to be 'Dark Side of the Moon', 'Rumours', 'Frampton Comes Alive' or 'Let It Be''.
I have no idea what sales chart they were looking at!! |
I'm not positive as to how they did this, but I'm thinking that it's the #1 selling album that was released in the 70's.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| I find it hard to believe that The Wall outsold Rumours. Or even Frampton Comes Alive. Everybody had that one. And what about Hotel California? I was the only one in my group that had The Wall. |
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maestro63
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| Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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| The wall would have received twice the sales credits as single albums since it was a double album...same thing with Frampton |
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mbentz
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 12:16 pm Post subject: thank you for the info |
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| thanks for the info everyone. I guess "The Wall" it is. |
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XM in Dallas
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| Xenju wrote: | | I find it hard to believe that The Wall outsold Rumours. Or even Frampton Comes Alive. Everybody had that one. And what about Hotel California? I was the only one in my group that had The Wall. |
I think what would put The Wall over the top is that it has endured for so long. I was 7 years old when The Wall came out, but I have two copies--one on cassette and one on CD. I don't own any of the other albums mentioned in this thread.
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| How about BOSTON's sell-titled album? I remember that album doing really well. |
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| mknoebel wrote: | | XMCafeonXM wrote: | | Y Nee Hi Nee wrote: | | I believe it was Pink Floyd's "The Wall". |
How's that possible????
It came out late 1979!!!!
It would have to be 'Dark Side of the Moon', 'Rumours', 'Frampton Comes Alive' or 'Let It Be''.
I have no idea what sales chart they were looking at!! |
I'm not positive as to how they did this, but I'm thinking that it's the #1 selling album that was released in the 70's. |
The 1970's ended on December 31, 1980. 
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XM in Dallas
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| Jaspear wrote: | | mknoebel wrote: | | XMCafeonXM wrote: | | Y Nee Hi Nee wrote: | | I believe it was Pink Floyd's "The Wall". |
How's that possible????
It came out late 1979!!!!
It would have to be 'Dark Side of the Moon', 'Rumours', 'Frampton Comes Alive' or 'Let It Be''.
I have no idea what sales chart they were looking at!! |
I'm not positive as to how they did this, but I'm thinking that it's the #1 selling album that was released in the 70's. |
The 1970's ended on December 31, 1980. |
It's terrible that I actually know what you're talking about. I'll agree that the 198th decade A.D. ended on 12/31/1980. But I'll give them the pass when they say "the 70s."
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| All the albums everyone's mentions were all in the top 10 if I remember the show correctly. I was a bit surprised that The Wall the top seller, too, but I have to admit everyone had a copy of it when it came out. |
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