> On May 9, 7:54 am, Raja gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On May 9, 4:38 am, Jeff sbcglobal.net> wrote:

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>>> On May 8, 8:33 pm, zepflo...@yahoo.com wrote:

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>>>> On May 8, 8:23 pm, poisoned rose definitive.com> wrote:

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>>>>> zepflo...@yahoo.com wrote:

>>>>>>> Presumably, it involved once again just counting on
>>>>>>> his fingers how many times the bands appeared on such-and-such weblists,
>>>>>>> without taking into account WHERE they rank on the lists.

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>>>>>> How many top 10 albums did Fleetwood Mac have in the UK and US?
>>>>>> The Eagles were even worse.

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>>>>> Thank you for clarifying my speculation.

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>>>>> So, a 19-times-platinum album represents no more "success" in your book
>>>>> than a gold one.

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>>>>> Nothing more needs to be said.

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>>>> Sorry, I am not talking sales figures here. Sales figures are well
>>>> know. Anyone can check RIAA and print out the top 7 bands from the 60s
>>>> and 70s. Careful, it might have Journey.

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>>>>>>>> Pull up top albums sales *worldwide,* based on *sales,* not chart
>>>>>>>> position, and you'll be able to see the the raja boy made most of his
>>>>>>>> stuff up.

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>>>>>>> It's clear that he tipped the scales toward his usual UK faves by
>>>>>>> stressing US and UK chart success equally, without taking into account
>>>>>>> that the US is a much larger market.

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>>>>>> doesnt matter. I am thinking of global bands. Bands who are successful
>>>>>> here but flop in UK dont count and vice versa.

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>>>>> You're not making an argument of any merit. You're simply stacking the
>>>>> deck again.

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>>>>> If an album "successfully" sells 10 million in the States and
>>>>> "unsuccessfully" sells 50,000 in the UK, it's still more successful than
>>>>> an album which "successfully" sold 2 million in the States and
>>>>> "successfully" sold 300,000 in the UK. It's simple math.

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>>>> Again you are going back to sales figures. I am talking about chart
>>>> success. I am talking about how bands were in demand enough to scale
>>>> the charts.

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