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I was really thinking it's really not a metal song but thanks for the correction. 🙂
I think what you're trying to intimate, is that Bon Jovi are more well known amongst the general public.
I'd agree, certainly in the UK, there is no doubt what so ever. Your average person in the street could name them, Jon Bon Jovi or Livin On A Prayer, way more frequently than they could Metallica, a Metallica member or one of their songs. They really crossed over into the mainstream, along with Guns N Roses, way more than any of those other US Hard Rock/Metal Bands bands of the time.
The thing is though, beyond those few very well known Bon Jovi tracks, the Metallica catalogue is far more popular and listened to. The majority of their album tracks may not be household, mainstream crossover names but they are still extremely well known by millions and millions of people. Far more well known than a lot of Bon Jovi album tracks.
I suppose it's always been like this though. Rocks acts that never operated in a pop sense or coveted mainstream popularity, such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, AC/DC and Metallica have never been overly recognisable to the general public, while acts like Guns N Roses, Queen, Bon Jovi & The Rolling Stones, who did delve into the mainstream pop world are.
I suppose it depends on how you view things, whether or not recognisability is a greater achievement than success. I'd say a few cases, such as The Beatles, Jackson, Madonna & Queen, have achieved an amazing level of both.
I totally understand your point especially that we have the data/figures why you would say Metallica's catalogue are more popular and more listened to. I just believe that there is also a great number of unrecorded figures from fm stations that even non fans and even non music fans (and animals too lol ) will hear and know the songs. Songs being played through fm stations exposes a lot of people. fm stations are slowly dying though. But in the 90s, fm stations were everywhere.
Neither Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC or Metallica really focused on releasing singles. Their management back in the day focused on promoting their albums. Queen, Guns n roses, Bon Jovi The Rolling Stones, Elton John and of course Madonna and Michael Jackson all made a lot of effort to get on the radio and make flashy videos. Both systems work but what it means is that unfortunately the later bands are viewed more by a lot of people as being singles artists rather than being famous for their albums. It comes down to simply how those artists were promoted back in the day by their management and record labels. Greatest hits albums also can wreck back catalogue sales.,
Yes Jsak, that's only albums (studio / live), no video / EP / Single included!
I have the feeling that Iron Maiden outside of North America, in the world are more popular than Metallica and sell more especially in Latin America and Europe (excluding black album)
i dont think iron maiden are more popular than metallica anywhere in the world, but the gap is way closer in europe and south american than in US/CANADA, and any Iron Maiden fan who thinks the band is bigger than metallica OUT of the United States, I'd like you to prove that argument with numbers, and not just with words or guesswork
facts:
- metallica has almost 3 times more followers on facebook than iron maiden, and has much more followers in social media in general (including Youtube and Spotify here)
- metallica black album is one of the best selling albums in countries like germany, australia, finland and argentina
- metallica black album is always among the top sellers (kworb) in several countries in the world, and the other albums of the band also appear from time to time. Hardly you see an iron maiden album among the best sellers in any country on kworb, unless they are doing some concerts in the country or some release
- Iron maiden manages can fill stadiums in some cities (São Paulo, Santhiago, Buenos Aires, Stockholm, etc ...), but metallica can also fill stadiums in these same cities as well and in many others, even if you compare the gross of metallica and Iron Maiden outside the United States, Metallica clearly wins.
I'm not an avid fan of Iron Maiden or Metallica, although I like both.
I only say that, except for the black album, I would be curious to know the numbers of the first 6/7 Maiden albums in Latin America and Europe and compare them with those of Metallica up to Reload, especially Number of the beast must have sold quite a lot little 'more.
Until 1991 for me Maiden outside North America were definitely more popular, then the black album changed things.
Even today, however, in Latin America they are considered real icons with marketing and sales of t-shirts.
Iron maiden have way more integrity so who cares and Metallica wouldn't b around without maiden
Metallica in the 80s were linked to the sound of bands like Black Sabbath, Diamon Head or Motorhead, Iron Maiden does not enter anything
Hi Jsak!
Iron Maiden did extremelly well in many countries, and I wouldn't rule out the possibility that they outsold Metallica in one market or another, but the general trend is that Metallica are bigger still in the large majority of the world. Obviously the gap is in many countries nowhere near as big than in the US!
Surely in Great Britain the Iron Maiden have greater global sales.
The basic argument, however, is that without the black album Iron Maiden would continue to be more popular outside of North America because thanks to the homonymous album the catalog sales of the four previous records also increased a lot.
Metallica is household name America's biggest band ever. In Europe Their tshirts sold at fashion stores
They will outsell one hit wonder Eagles soon
Americas biggest products
1- Coca-Cola
2-McDonald's
3- Nike
Americas biggest international music stars
1- Michael Jackson
2- Madonna
3- Metallica
