Jon:
As far as the lowest common denominator argument goes, I'm not sure what to
make of it. The Beatles have sold about 20% more albums; does that mean
they made music for a 20% lower common denominator? (I suspect there are a
few folks who will answer "yes".) Out of the top 25 on that
But I think
that if you state it this way -- "Just because something sells like
hotcakes doesn't mean it's any good" -- then you're on more solid ground.
That Terry Smith, he's a sharp guy.
Jon Weisberger, Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger
In a message dated 4/23/99 7:05:34 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"Just because something sells like
hotcakes doesn't mean it's any good"
I'll go one step further and say that because something sells like hotcakes
there's a damn good chance it means it sucks big time. Guilty until
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From: Terry A. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 2:02 PM
To: passenger side
Subject: Re: Most albums sold, per RIAA
Jon:
As far as the lowest common denominator argument goes, I'm not sure
what to
make of it. The Beatles have sold about 20% more albums
In a message dated 4/22/99 4:15:08 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
RIAA's searchable gold/platinum database seems to be dead for the moment,
but here's a list of the best-selling artists, with millions of units
certified (a couple of pleasant surprises in there, notably
In a message dated 4/22/1999 5:15:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
BROOKS, GARTH 89
PRESLEY, ELVIS 50.1
OK...think about this for a minute! Brooks has sold nearly twice as much as
Elvis in 1/4 the time.
Now that's a marketing machine!
K.
Apples and oranges, folks. Elvis sold singles in a singles world with far less
than 5 billion in it. Go figure, again.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 4/22/1999 5:15:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
BROOKS, GARTH 89
PRESLEY, ELVIS 50.1
OK...think
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To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Most albums sold, per RIAA
Date: Thu, Apr 22, 1999, 4:54 PM
Apples and oranges, folks. Elvis sold singles in a singles world with far less
than 5 billion in it. Go figure, again.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 4/22/1999
...Well, when George Benson's Breezin' came out we were asked to buy
shitloads of it that we could return later under a "new credit system," I'm
sure there are a lot of "deals" in all these figures.
Again, part of the marketing posturing that takes place everywhere, not that
its right, it
Garth also made deals with certain chains (very large ones - Target,if I
remember correctly) to double weight reports to Soundscan on sales of his
double albums sold, which artificially boosts his total sales numbers.
I don't think that's right. There was some controversy when the boxed set
Jon Weisberger wrote:
Brooks' sales record is still astonishing, given
that he didn't make his first album until 1989, and his name is surrounded
by the names of folks who have been selling for 2 or 3 times as long; the
only one who comes even close to matching him is Mariah Carey,
But even after accounting for Elvis's handicap in that regard, Brooks'
sales record is still astonishing, given that he didn't make his first album
until 1989, and his name is surrounded by the names of folks who have been
selling for 2 or 3 times as long
But even after accounting for
Jon,
Do you think that we could say with some confidence that this prove's Garth
Brooks makes music according to the lowest common denominator?
BTW - does anyone know how well Garth boy does internationally?
Garth also made deals with certain chains (very large ones - Target,if I
remember
Do you think that we could say with some confidence that this
prove's Garth
Brooks makes music according to the lowest common denominator?
BTW - does anyone know how well Garth boy does internationally?
I believe the RIAA counts international sales in its certifications, but I
could be
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