University students’ heroes during the 80s and stars for the masses during the 90s, R.E.M. is one of the most well respected rock bands of the last 40 years.
Very discreet since they disbanded in 2011, their catalog remains home for classic hits like Losing My Religion and Everybody Hurts.
Pioneers of the Alternative Rock scene, the group paved the way of success to many bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nirvana, but how many units have they sold by themselves?
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The year 1991 may be the biggest of all-time in terms of blockbuster albums with Metallica, Nirvana, Michael Jackson, U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, Guns ‘N Roses (x2), Garth Brooks, Bryan Adams, Genesis, and Enya dropping some of the biggest records of the last 40 years.
The one which kicked this insane era is Out of Time, the global breakthrough of R.E.M. Today, we review streaming statistics of the American alternative scene icons.
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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 were Legião Urbana. That’s fine, but do we really know which of our beloved international stars were also successful there?
Of course, the elitist press will think it’s outrageous to call the most streamed albums from the 90s the greatest ones. Some artists are arguably critics darlings, but some others are favored by the general public and we are left wondering who are we to contradict them. Surely, nearly 20 years after the end of this era, to belong to the most remembered music that came out of it tells something. It tells they are regarded as the greatest by a lot of people. So which are these albums that continue to appeal the masses so many years after their release?
After providing the 1995 Year End list with sales in Norway here comes Batch 2 with 1996’s top sellers. For the second year in a row Celine Dion View More
Among all classic rock bands, U2 has a pretty unique position for several reasons. Unlike most other bands that welcomed various members during their career, their View More
Praises, critics, highlights, remarks, notices, myths, arguments, debates. Much has been said about the album L’Autre by Mylène Farmer, often claimed to be one of the very best selling albums of all-time. Is it true?
