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Best Selling Album of the Year/Are We Normal?

post #1 of 20
10/16/09 at 10:15am
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Hey,
I was just curious to know what was the best selling album of 2009, and just found this on Wiki Best-selling albums by year in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It's really funny, because from '90-'08, I own none of the best selling albums, (I think I had the one from Alanis Morissette, which is lost anyway,) and never heard any of them,(and not going to..)
However, I think they not so popular on Head Fi either,

I was searching some definition for the the word "Normal", and found,
NORMAL -being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development; "a perfectly normal child"; "of normal intelligence etc.

Considering the majority is Right,
So, I am at best, with not NORMAL musical taste.
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post #2 of 20
10/16/09 at 2:30pm
I have 2 of the best selling albums since 1990, and I'd still consider them pretty good.

Hootie and the Blowfish - Cracked rear view
Linkin Park - Hybrid theory

The rest of those are fairly terrible though IMO.
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post #3 of 20
10/16/09 at 7:01pm
From
The best-selling album of 1968 was Are You Experienced?, by The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
The best-selling album of 1969 was In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, by Iron Butterfly.

To
The best-selling album of 2006 was High School Musical Soundtrack.
The best-selling album of 2008 was Tha Carter III, by Lil Wayne.

Oh dear
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post #4 of 20
10/16/09 at 8:27pm
I can't believe that War's The World is a Ghetto was the top selling album in 1993.

What a great album.
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post #5 of 20
10/16/09 at 8:39pm
Even some of the old charts are surprising. I'm shocked that the Beatles never had a year's best-selling album. It's just for the U.S., and I guess singles were all the rage then, but still...

Mary Poppins soundtrack over Rubber Soul?
Whipped Cream & Other Delights over Revolver?
More of the Monkees over Sgt. Pepper?
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post #6 of 20
10/16/09 at 8:47pm
I looked up the UK one too (which I wouldn't say is better, but there are some major differences especially in the more recent years), and I'm amazed at how many soundtracks are there from the 50s-70s.
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post #7 of 20
10/17/09 at 2:25am
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Originally Posted by paulb09 View Post
...and I'm amazed at how many soundtracks are there from the 50s-70s.
Me too. I am always amazed generally by how many people listen to soundtracks (based on data like this and anecdotal evidence), considering I don't know anyone personally who does. Alot of people really like them though I guess.
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post #8 of 20
10/17/09 at 3:34am
That list is full of ...interesting music.
I think I have diverged from the current music equivalent of pop culture

I own nothing on the list from the 2000s and don't want anything there
I own nothing on the list from the 1990s and don't want anything there

From the 1980s I own:
1980: The Wall by Pink Floyd
1985: Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen

From the 1970s I own:
1972: Harvest by Neil Young
1974: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
1977: Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

From the 1960s I own:
1969: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly
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post #9 of 20
10/17/09 at 10:32am
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Originally Posted by priest View Post
Me too. I am always amazed generally by how many people listen to soundtracks (based on data like this and anecdotal evidence), considering I don't know anyone personally who does. Alot of people really like them though I guess.
I suppose for me it's more the soundtracks of musicals (which most of them were); you'll probably never catch me buying the soundtrack to one. However I do listen to some film and game soundtracks, but with the films especially I'm very select.
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post #10 of 20
10/17/09 at 1:57pm
This is called mainstream, out of the albums actually bought that is. I own none of those, and don´t exactly plan to own or hear any either.

EDIT: Actually, I´ve heard Eminem Show. From pirated CD though, which wasn´t my own as I recall, and I dumped that exact disc last week when I did some clean up in my room.
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post #11 of 20
10/17/09 at 2:09pm
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Originally Posted by sonci View Post
Considering the majority is Right,
So, I am at best, with not NORMAL musical taste.
Well there's your problem right there. The majority is usually pretty dumb at most things. They usually have simplistic taste for the easily consumable and easily forgettable.

Mankind is following the script to Idoiocracy line by line, and your wiki proves it.
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post #12 of 20
10/17/09 at 2:30pm
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Originally Posted by SirDrexl View Post
...Whipped Cream & Other Delights over Revolver?
...
If I remember correctly, the album cover may have had something to do with it.

Also, how funny, I just bought revolver last week (CD this time).
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post #13 of 20
10/17/09 at 4:14pm
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Originally Posted by roadtonowhere08 View Post
Well there's your problem right there. The majority is usually pretty dumb at most things. They usually have simplistic taste for the easily consumable and easily forgettable.

Mankind is following the script to Idoiocracy line by line, and your wiki proves it.
Yes, pretty dumb at most things,
Our society is based on Majority, but I guess, apart Music, they should be right on other choices,
I hope so,
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post #14 of 20
10/17/09 at 4:24pm
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Originally Posted by sonci View Post
Yes, pretty dumb at most things,
Our society is based on Majority, but I guess, apart Music, they should be right on other choices,
I hope so,
I don't think so. Have a look at the movie box office charts or the top rated TV shows, and you'll see more of the simplistic taste he was talking about.

Although, sometimes the public likes things that are good. I was surprised about the Beatles not being on there because they happened to be massively popular in addition to being critically loved.
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post #15 of 20
10/17/09 at 4:27pm
Interesting!
Anyone know any list as this one about the best-selling albums by year worldwide (or Europe)? Cause most people do not live in the US you know...
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