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most successful artists SOURCE: IFPI / MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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1 | Beatles Apple / Odeon / Capitol |
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Elvis Presley RCA |
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| 3 | Michael
Jackson Motown / Epic |
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| 4 |
Pink Floyd Harvest / Columbia |
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| 5 | Madonna Sire / Maverick / Warner Bros. |
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| 6 |
Elton John Rocket / MCA |
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| 7 |
Led Zeppelin Atlantic / Swan Song |
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| 8 |
Rolling Stones Decca / London / Rolling Stones / Virgin |
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| 9 |
U2 Island |
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| 10 | Queen Elektra / EMI |
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albums with most weeks at no.1 (since 2004) SOURCE: MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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1 |
Adele - 21 XL Recordings - 2011 - 42 weeks |
| 2 |
Dido - Life For
Rent Arista - 2003 - 10 weeks |
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| 2 |
Evanescence - Fallen Wind-Up - 2003 - 10 weeks |
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| 4 | Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A
Dream Syco Music / Columbia - 2009 - 7 weeks |
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| 4 | Usher - Confessions Arista - 2004 - 7 weeks |
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| 4 | Coldplay - X&Y Parlophone - 2005 - 7 weeks |
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| 4 |
Eminem - Recovery Aftermath / Interscope - 2010 - 7 weeks |
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| 8 | Norah Jones - Feels
Like Home Blue Note - 2004 - 6 weeks |
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| 8 | Green Day - American
Idiot Reprise - 2004 - 6 weeks |
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| 8 | Avril Lavigne - Under My
Skin Arista - 2004 - 6 weeks |
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albums with most weeks in the top 40 (since 2004) SOURCE: MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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1 |
Lady GaGa - The Fame (Monster) Interscope - 2009 - 137 weeks |
| 2 |
Adele - 21 XL Recordings - 2011 - 120 weeks |
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| 3 |
Norah Jones - Come Away
With Me Blue Note - 2002 - 114 weeks |
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| 4 |
Amy Winehouse - Back To
Black Island - 2007 - 113 weeks |
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| 5 |
Nickelback - All The Right Reasons Roadrunner - 2005 - 95 weeks |
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| 6 |
Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More Island - 2009 - 93 weeks |
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| 7 |
Kelly
Clarkson - Breakaway RCA - 2004 - 92 weeks |
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| 8 |
Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad Def Jam - 2007 - 91 weeks |
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| 9 |
Justin Bieber - My Worlds Island - 2009 - 86 weeks |
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| 10 |
Adele - 19 XL Recordings - 2008 - 85 weeks |
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albums with biggest sales in a week SOURCES: ORICON / SOUNDSCAN / MEDIA TRAFFIC |
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1 |
Hikaru Utada - Distance Toshiba EMI - 3,0 million copies - week 14/2001 |
| 2 | Ayumi Hamasaki - A Best Avex Trax - 2,9 million copies - week 14/2001 |
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| 3 |
'N Sync - No Strings Attached Jive - 2,8 million copies - week 14/2000 |
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| 4 | B'z - The Best
Pleasure Rooms Records - 2,7 million copies - week 22/1998 |
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| 5 | Beatles - 1 Apple - 2,5 million copies - week 1/2001 |
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| 6 | B'z - The Best
Treasure Rooms Records - 2,5 million copies - week 39/1998 |
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| 7 | Britney Spears -
Oops!...I Did It Again Jive - 2,4 million copies - week 22/2000 |
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| 8 |
Backstreet Boys - Black & Blue Jive - 2,4 million copies - week 49/2000 |
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| 9 | Hikaru Utada - Deep River Toshiba EMI - 2,4 million copies - week 26/2002 |
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| 10 |
Backstreet Boys - Millennium Jive - 2,2 million copies - week 22/1999 |
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most successful albums in the USA SOURCES: RIAA / SOUNDSCAN |
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1 |
Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 Asylum - 1976 - 29 million copies |
| 2 | Michael Jackson -
Thriller Epic - 1983 - 28 million copies |
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| 3 | Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
IV Atlantic - 1971 - 23 million copies |
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| 4 | AC/DC - Back In Black Atlantic - 1980 - 22 million copies |
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| 5 | Shania Twain - Come On Over Mercury - 1997 - 20 million copies |
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| 6 | Fleetwood Mac - Rumours Warner Bros. - 1977 - 19 million copies |
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| 7 | Guns n' Roses - Appetite For
Destruction Geffen - 1988 - 18 million copies |
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| 8 | Boston - Boston Epic - 1976 - 17 million copies |
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| 9 | Soundtrack - The Bodyguard Arista - 1992 - 17 million copies |
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| 10 | Garth Brooks - No Fences Capitol - 1990 - 17 million copies |
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most successful albums in Japan SOURCE: ORICON |
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1 |
Hikaru Utada - First Love Toshiba EMI - 1999 - 7,7 million copies |
| 2 | B'z - The Best
Pleasure Rooms Records - 1998 - 5,1 million copies |
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| 3 | Glay - Review Universal Music - 1997 - 4,9 million copies |
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| 4 | Hikaru Utada - Distance Toshiba EMI - 2001 - 4,5 million copies |
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| 5 | B'z - The Best
Treasure Rooms Records - 1998 - 4,4 million copies |
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| 6 | Ayumi Hamasaki - A Best Avex Trax - 2001 - 4,3 million copies |
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| 7 | Globe - Globe Avex Trax - 1996 - 4,1 million copies |
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| 8 | Hikaru Utada - Deep River Toshiba EMI - 2002 - 3,6 million copies |
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| 9 | Mai Kuraki - Delicious
Way Giza Studio - 2000 - 3,5 million copies |
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| 10 | Every Little Thing -
Time To Destination Avex Trax - 1998 - 3,5 million copies |
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most successful albums in United Kingdom SOURCE: OCC |
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1 | Queen - Greatest Hits EMI - 1981 - 5,9 million copies |
| 2 | Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band Parlophone - 1967 - 5,1 million copies |
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| 3 | Abba - Gold Greatest Hits Polydor - 1992 - 5,0 million copies |
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| 4 |
Adele - 21 XL Recordings - 2010 - 4,6 million copies |
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| 5 |
Oasis - (What's The Story)
Morning Glory Epic - 1995 - 4,6 million copies |
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| 6 | Michael Jackson -
Thriller (incl. Thriller 25) Epic - 1983 - 4,2 million copies |
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| 7 | Dire Straits - Brothers In
Arms Warner Bros. - 1985 - 4,2 million copies |
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| 8 |
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side
Of The Moon Harvest - 1973 - 4,1 million copies |
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| 9 | Michael Jackson - Bad Epic - 1987 - 4,0 million copies |
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| 10 | Queen - Greatest Hits II Capitol / Parlophone - 1991 - 3,9 million copies |
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most successful albums in Germany SOURCES: MUSIKMARKT / MEDIA CONTROL / IFPI GERMANY |
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1 | Herbert
Grönemeyer - Mensch EMI - 2002 - 3,15 million copies |
| 2 | Phil Collins - ...But
Seriously Atlantic - 1989 - 3 million copies |
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| 3 | Abba - Gold Greatest Hits Polydor - 1992 - 2,5 million copies |
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| 4 | Herbert Grönemeyer -
Bochum EMI - 1984 - 2,5 million copies |
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| 5 | Genesis - We Can't Dance Virgin - 1991 - 2,25 million copies |
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| 6 | Kelly Family - Over The
Hump Edel - 1994 - 2,25 million copies |
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| 7 | Tracy Chapman - Tracy
Chapman Elektra - 1988 - 2,25 million copies |
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| 8 | Queen - Greatest Hits II Capitol / Parlophone - 1991 - 2,25 million copies |
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| 9 | Andrea Bocelli - Bocelli Polydor - 1995 - 2 million copies |
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| 10 | Soundtrack - Dirty Dancing RCA - 1987 - 2 million copies |
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most successful albums in France SOURCE: SNEP (SPECIAL THANKS TO MJDANGEROUS) |
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1 | Celine
Dion - D'eux Epic - 1995 - 4 million copies |
| 2 | Francis Cabrel - Samedi
Soir Sur La Terre Sony France - 1994 - 3 million copies |
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| 3 | Patrick Bruel - Alors Regarde BMG - 1990 - 3 million copies |
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| 4 | Michael Jackson -
Thriller Epic - 1983 - 3 million copies |
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| 5 | Soundtrack - Notre Dame
De Paris Pomme - 1998 - 2,6 million copies |
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| 6 | Beatles - 1962-1966 Apple - 1973 - 2,5 million copies |
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| 7 | Beatles - 1967-1970 Apple - 1973 - 2,5 million copies |
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| 8 | Francis Cabrel - Sarbacane Sony France - 1989 - 2,5 million copies |
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| 9 | Michael Jackson - Dangerous Epic - 1991 - 2,5 million copies |
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| 10 | Louise Attaque - Louise
Attaque Barclay - 1998 - 2,35 million copies |