Part of the legendary “Unholy Trinity of British Hard Rock and Heavy Metal” along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, Deep Purple helped introduce and style, Hard Rock and Heavy Metal in the early 70s. Active to this day, the …
More than half a century after their debut, UK hard rock band Deep Purple are still busing recording and touring. If people are still willing to purchase concert tickets to see the legendary group play live, are they streaming their …
Did people under the iron curtain buy western music? What are flexi-discs and postcard-discs? And what sales records exist? We’ve dug into archive material and pictures to shed a light on some of the most mysterious, yet sizable records sales.
On 13 February 1970, the Birmingham band Black Sabbath released their eponymous debut LP. This album is regarded by most as the very first heavy metal album ever released. Their fundamental contribution to the history of rock music gave the …
Who’s popular in South Africa? A lot of information is available for many countries from Europe or America, but what about the main African market? The few bits of data which emerged relate to artists from the 80s onwards, with …
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Which artists were popular in Italy during the 70s? From the break-up of the Beatles to the domination of disco music, who did the best there? Today we review the top selling singles of the decade, year after year, in …
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After analysing the performance of foreign albums in the Mexican market during the 70s, it is time to give the singles market some time because, after all, this format used to have a bigger market in terms of total units …
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Do you have any idea of what was popular in Mexico during the 70s? Which international music star struck them the most? Was it Simon & Garfunkel, Led Zeppelin, or Elton John? Where they crazy about the former Beatles, or …
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After going through the fantastic atmosphere of the 80s in this country, do you wanna know which were Brazil’s top foreign sellers of the 70s? If you search for “Brazil 70s” on Google, everything you find is related to their …
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Are you ready for a fascinating ride in the Brazilian atmosphere of the 80s? We may caricature the local music scene and say that moms were crazy about Roberto Carlos, that kids went wild with Xuxa and that youth’s idols …
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