GnRmaniac Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 According to Billboard magazine, AC/DC's 1980 breakthrough "Back in Black" has been certified for U.S. shipments of 21 million copies, tying it for fifth place with BILLY JOEL's "Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & II" on the Recording Industry Assn. of America's all-time best-sellers list. The Australian hard rock group's first album with lead singer Brian Johnson, who replaced Bon Scott following his alcohol-related death, "Back in Black" was originally released by Atco and was reissued in 2003 by Epic along with the rest of the band's catalog. JOEL's "Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & II" reached 21 million in 2000. The leader of the list remains "Eagles/Their Greatest Hits" (Asylum), last certified in 2002 at 28 million. In second is MICHAEL JACKSON's "Thriller" (Epic), which reached 27 million in an April RIAA accounting, followed by PINK FLOYD's "The Wall" (23 million/1999; Capitol) and "Led Zeppelin IV" (22 million/1999; Atlantic). Elsewhere among the RIAA's May certifications is a triple-platinum award (U.S. shipments of three million) for AC/DC's 1976 set "High Voltage". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaughtInAComa Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Cool!I don't suppose you have a link where we can check out the general sales amounts for various bands do you? For those of us who might be stuck in dull offices and need something to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy_1986 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 there catching up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild_Child Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 nice, but i don't like the way it says "his alcohol related death" makes him sound like an alcoholic or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumiere Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 i don't like the way it says "his alcohol related death" But it was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect_Crime_2004 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 awesom! hehe, i contributed to the 221 mill. mark, i bought back in black GO AC/DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patience 4 Axl Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 nice, but i don't like the way it says "his alcohol related death" makes him sound like an alcoholic or something. Maybe they should have said "choked on his own vomit" instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santana Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 That's a lot of fucking albums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBrownstone531 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Cool!I don't suppose you have a link where we can check out the general sales amounts for various bands do you? For those of us who might be stuck in dull offices and need something to do. Just do a search on Google for "(Band name) album sales". You can also get lists of the top-selling bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild_Child Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 nice, but i don't like the way it says "his alcohol related death" makes him sound like an alcoholic or something.Maybe they should have said "choked on his own vomit" instead. just the way they worded it seems alittle blah... whatever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highvoltage Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 nice, but i don't like the way it says "his alcohol related death" makes him sound like an alcoholic or something.Maybe they should have said "choked on his own vomit" instead. Yeah, good. One of the greatest albums of all time with the sales figures to prove it.Back In Black > Appetite For Destruction B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genesis Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shia0bundan Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 ..Back in Black is one of my least favorite AC/DC album. It's so repetitive and metal like. I really don't like Brian Johnson much. I dunno, it just annoys me that Back in Black is considered the quintessential AC/DC album after so many years, and its the one that outsells masterpieces that Bon Scott sang on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binge_And_Slash Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 18 Million probably belong to High Voltage.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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