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Aerosmith below Bon Jovi? I don't think so. 150m+, IMO. The rest seem pretty reasonable.
Eagles have a very american classic rock n' roll sound, in my opinion is most successful type of music in US, fans of this type of music in the US are usually very loyal. Aerosmith, Van Halen and Journey are anothers bands that have a very American Rock n' roll sound and they sold GAZILLIONS of records in US.
Btw, I realized that the US is a country that follows trends, Michael Jackson and Madonna went out of style very fast, while in the rest of the world they continued to sell VERY well.
Dire Straits sold nearly 110 million albums, i guess they are in the 120 range
Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) is THE epitome of american classic rock n’ roll. And maybe the Grateful Dead, too.
I've heard Garth Brooks got a lot of his awards for shipments in the U.S., not for sales.
Curious to see what his actual sales are............instead of all the unsold albums that went in the discount rack like a dented can of beans (to quote Billy Joel "The Entertainer" loosely)
As a side note: Song 'Hotel California' is based on/or stolen from a Jethro Tull song 'We Used To Know'.
Ian Anderson a frontman of Jethro Tull said once in interview: The Eagles used to be the opening act for Jethro Tull back in around 1970, when we used to play 'We Used To Know'. And a year or so later they came out with Hotel California. I noticed the fact that they were very similar. So, if the Eagles decide to give me the royalties from Hotel California, I want you to know I'm going to take you all out to dinner!(laughing).
We Used To Know-Jethro Tull
MJD how big are the rolling stones in the usa? How many albums have they sold there? And what about Led zeppelin? I read in a forum that the stones sold 76 million albums while led zeppelin sold 105 million. Are these sales accurate?.
Thank so much in advance you always do an amazing job with your analysis and make it really interesting to read( sorry for my english :$)
Pictures of the two Eagles album sleeves are disappeared. On The Border (1974) and One Of These Nights (1975). Or at least I can't see them. 🙂
When you compare how many - the number - major albums MJ released to the Eagles or Elvis or Garth Brooks or Barbara, in average sales, MJ RULES.
MJ aka Sony (Motown) has not released GHs comps and reeditions of yet released albums, and re-released GHs and various compilations of yet released albums and greatest hits...., you see the point?
Lets count just officials releases....
Most of people do know most of MJs hits, most of people do not know most of the Eagles songs, and we have to take it worldwide, the US market is not the whole world....
The Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 is now certified 38 times platinum in the US.
Hotel California also got certified 26 times platinum.
