Following on from the the song at number one thread.
Saw a article about the biggest selling album the year you were born. Thought it was quite interesting I'll start with mine
1985 Brothers in Arms Dire Straits
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Thread: Most popular album
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05-07-2017 03:29 AM #1
Most popular album
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05-07-2017 08:46 AM #2
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Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
1971
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05-07-2017 04:14 PM #6
Apparently, Al Jolson had a few high selling 33 rpm. long playing records the year I was born.
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05-07-2017 11:47 PM #10
If it's UK sales then it's Elton John for me with "Don't shoot me I'm only the piano player"
Big singles were "Daniel" and "Crocodile Rock".
Kudos to The Exile, "Thriller" was a monumental album.
I had a look at the stats though and somebody needs to come forward claiming 1979
Blondie, "Parallel Lines". Best of the best-selling albums by a long chalk IMO.
Plaudits to the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack and ABBA "SuperTrouper" also, if only because it contains "The Winner Takes It All"There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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06-07-2017 07:55 AM #11
Must read the OP properly in future - Frankie's "Songs for Swinging Lovers" it is then .... (instead of Pet Sounds) ....
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06-07-2017 12:05 PM #14This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
UK - Dire Straights, Brothers In Arms
US - Pink Floyd, The Wall
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06-07-2017 02:30 PM #15
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"...But Seriously" by "Phil Collins"
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06-07-2017 02:59 PM #17
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Faith-George Michael that was the USA anyway.
Rainman was the highest grossing film that year.
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07-07-2017 09:44 AM #20
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Not sure that there were LPs in 1942 so I'll go for either The Broons or Oor Wullie Christmas Albums.
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Nevertheless 1942 was an auspicious year for music. It was the year "White Christmas" was released (from the aforementioned Holiday Inn).
Album-wise you also had the fantastic soundtrack to the Disney film "Fantasia".
In classical music Shostakovich premiered his famous 'Leningrad' symphony and Aaron Copland wrote the well-known "Fanfare for the Common Man".There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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07-07-2017 09:38 PM #23
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Parallel lines is indeed a great album.
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08-07-2017 07:47 PM #25This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Same here.
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Didn't realise he was first to release "At Last", the Etta James classic (which Beyonce sung at Barack Obama's inauguration ball). It featured as an instrumental in the aforementioned Orchestra Wives.There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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10-07-2017 08:23 AM #28
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Elvis.
King creole.
Uh-hu.
Others included the album "Buddy Holly".......this was in the days before albums need a name and people bought anything with just the artist named on it.
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11-07-2017 01:54 PM #30
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