Fleetwood Mac is widely recognized for the release of Rumours, the 5th most successful album ever, in 1977. How this legendary album and their remaining efforts stand on streaming plateforms?
PS: Updated on October 21, 2021. These values are used for the automatic updates of artists and albums total instead of former ones from CSPC analysis.
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Billie Eilish is such a household name since one year and a half that it is hard to believe she is still only 18.
No matter how hyped they are, can artists really belong to the top sellers at this age and with a tiny discography?
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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 band its nickname of Godfathers of Heavy Metal while singer Ozzy Osbourne is widely recognized as the Prince of Darkness.
How many people embraced these satanic flavoured music though? Today, we celebrate this legendary band by studying their commercial success through the years.
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Who’s popular in South Africa? A lot of information is available for many countries from Europe and America, but what about the main African market?
One would instinctively expect hugely popular black artists from the decade to dominate, like Michael Jackson and Prince, but in truth sales were mostly driven by British expatriates. Should we expect to see Kylie Minogue and Rick Astley in full force then?
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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 the likes Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, and Celine Dion doing very well there. Who was at the top of the game before them, during the 70s?
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Most of you probably never heard about Boston. If you do researches on them yet, you will quickly find claims stating that their eponymous album from 1976 is the greatest selling debut album of all-time. Where is the truth then?
Boston and their self titled debut belong to the pantheon of rock music from the 70s. Back then, they shared headlines with the likes Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, and Peter Frampton. How does their legacy perform these days?
Do you have any idea of what was popular in Mexico during the 80s? Which international music star struck them the most? Was Thriller as huge there as it was everywhere? Were other megastars like Madonna, Phil Collins or Prince equally big?
In recent years, Kendrick Lamar has become one of the most popular artists in the world. His latest album, Damn, which was released exacly two years ago, ended up as the 7th best selling album of 2017 with over 1.3 million units shipped globally. How much has this album moved as of 2019? How big is he globally? We’ll find out shortly!
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 instead more into ABBA? Or Queen, or the Bee Gees? What about Pink Floyd then, was there a mania surrounding them as it happened in many places? Last but not least, how strong was the impact of Elvis Presley‘s passing?