Album sales thread

[erose]

Well Bon Jovi have sold more albums than GNR......and fill stadiums even today..so don't expect ur Bon Jovi friend to be silenced that easily....

i know i know! but then again, bon jovi has released 11 albums i think, gn'r has only released.. well.. two, three four five... and gn'r are close to the total sales figures that bon jovi has reached... with half the amount of released albums.. now thats a good point isn't it?

 

[Axl_owns_dexter]

Does anyone know how the riaa decides when to give a band a platinum award.  I think we all know for a fact that Appetite has sold more than 15 million albums in the US.  So how does this process work?

I for one cannot stand Allanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill being the highest debut album in history.  What an atrocity.

[Nick83]

When an album sells or ships 500,000 copies, it is then considered platinum.  I don't know why this is because it is supposed to be a million.

[Izzy]

When an album sells or ships 500,000 copies, it is then considered platinum.  I don't know why this is because it is supposed to be a million.

Nope an album is certified GOLD with sales of 500,000

and album that sells 1 million is certified platinum

when an album sells 10 million it is certified diamond, Appettite has achieved diamond status

with all of them the record label has to pay for the plaque thing.....then its official

[Nick83]

no actually.  yes, that is the way we all think of it, but it's not actually like that.  I know it is bizarre, but that's the truth.

[Axl_owns_dexter]

So Izzy, Appetite has more than 15 million and all the record company has to do is pay for the plaques then the riaa will update it?

[Izzy]

So Izzy, Appetite has more than 15 million and all the record company has to do is pay for the plaques then the riaa will update it?

Appettite had sold 15 million in the US in 1999, the RIAA were paid off and Steven Adler collected the plaque thing.

Subsequently it may have sold another million or so but because Geffen/Interscope have to pay for it to be updated they will wait another few years so as to justify the expense.

[Axl_owns_dexter]

I don't see why Axl just doesn pay for it.  I would think his ego would force him to buy it and put that stupid Alannis Morrisette in her place.  Because, I don't think Jagged Little Pill is outselling AFD.

[Izzy]

Pateince! GNR will get Alannis Morrisette eventually! In the mean time just tell urself it was rigged in her favour and wait for the fateful day when GNR are certified with the highest selling debut album ever.....

what a day that will be!

[Nick83]

Once GNR comes back into the mainstream, a whole new population of people are going to run out and buy Appetite.  It will have a huge boost.  I don't see anybody buying that Alanis Morrisete album or any thing that would make it start selling a ton.  she sucks, she always has, and her career is over.

[Axl_owns_dexter]

True, even if CD isn't a big success, AFD will get a good boost of sales from it.  I don't see Alannis having a second coming.  She is over.

How much do you think one of those platinum disks are?

[Falcon]

http://www.metal-sludge.com/SludgeScansCareerTotals.htm

1. Metallica 44,339,994
2. Aerosmith 25,302,355
3. AC/DC 20,095,641
4. Guns N'Roses 18,692,707
5. Ozzy Osbourne  13,810,371
6. KISS 7,716,667
7. Motley Crue 6,894,092
8. Megadeth 6,873,227
9. Poison 4,541,197
10. Skid Row 3,098,218
11. Firehouse 2,881,561
12. Alice Cooper 2,745,300
13. Anthrax 2,476,577
14. Warrant 2,196,518
15. Slaughter 2,020,418
16. Cinderella 2,004,877
17. Great White 1,941,122
18. Whitesnake 1,784,470
19. Ratt 1,403,858
20. Dokken 1,176,762
21. Quiet Riot 1,056,702
22. Motorhead 768,014
23. LA Guns 713,838
24. White Lion 691,417
25. Trixter 609,264
26. Winger 601,898
27. W.A.S.P. 570,419
28. Twisted Sister 503,068
29. Faster Pussycat 336,195
30. Bulletboys 262,354
31. Danger Danger 217,407
32. Enuff Z'Nuff 176,087
33. Bang Tango 151,322
34. Love/Hate 100,655
35. Tuff 85,565
36. XYZ 79,971
37. Pretty Boy Floyd 27,628

[kujo722]

It is interesting although it only includes bands that are favorites of that magazine.

I can except the extra 25,647,287 extra sales that Metallica have over GnR if all of those sales were of Kill Em All, Ride the Lightning, or Master of Puppets. Unfortunately most of it is probably "The Black Album", Load, Reload and St. Anger.

[kockstar99]

Pretty boy Floyd fucking Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KeVoRkIaN]

Only metal sales - that doesn't represent the big picture....

And Pretty Boy Floyd Sucks

[kujo722]

It also appears that they have never heard of a little band called Iron Maiden.

[D]

is that just US sales?

aerosmith has sold more than 25 million records in the us but that was b4 the soundscan era i guess

where the fuck is bon jovi on that list? theyve sold 100 million worldwide and at least over 30 million in the US

[AprilRose]

That list seems totally inaccurate. I wouldn't trust that bs even if it showed you a bulls ass and called it home... Yes, I'm tired  

[5thofwhiskey]

These are the USA numbers since 1991-92.............i think it was like the very end of 1991 that they started soundscan.

soundscan is different than the RIAA (USA) numbers in that they do actually sales or the records where as RIAA numbers are what they ship out to the stores

for example Metallica's St. Anger is double platinum (2 million) and soundscan only show it sold like 1.5million...........meaning 500,000 are sitting in the shelves.

what metal sludge has here is pretty acurate. Remember Metallica has released a lot of material after the Black Album of 1991. Also Metallica did not really start selling a lot of albums until after 1991. So most of their score is here. Guns sold a lot of album prior to 1991. These are missing from the total. probably a good 10 million in sales prior to 1991 with AFD and Lies.

January 2004 Soundscan

1. Metallica 44,339,994
2. Aerosmith 25,302,355
3. AC/DC 20,095,641
4. Guns N'Roses 18,692,707
5. Ozzy Osbourne  13,810,371
6. KISS 7,716,667
7. Motley Crue 6,894,092
8. Megadeth 6,873,227
9. Poison 4,541,197
10. Skid Row 3,098,218
11. Firehouse 2,881,561
12. Alice Cooper 2,745,300
13. Anthrax 2,476,577
14. Warrant 2,196,518
15. Slaughter 2,020,418
16. Cinderella 2,004,877
17. Great White 1,941,122
18. Whitesnake 1,784,470
19. Ratt 1,403,858
20. Dokken 1,176,762
21. Quiet Riot 1,056,702
22. Motorhead 768,014
23. LA Guns 713,838
24. White Lion 691,417
25. Trixter 609,264
26. Winger 601,898
27. W.A.S.P. 570,419
28. Twisted Sister 503,068
29. Faster Pussycat 336,195
30. Bulletboys 262,354
31. Danger Danger 217,407
32. Enuff Z'Nuff 176,087
33. Bang Tango 151,322
34. Love/Hate 100,655
35. Tuff 85,565
36. XYZ 79,971
37. Pretty Boy Floyd 27,628

as far as Iron Maiden..not a huge seller in the USA. Just look at the RIAA numbers. Probably middle of the pack in this list. As was bands like the Scorpions from Germany.

This is kwel Guns........ are doing very well.......considering the silence..........look at all the noise Metallica, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Ozzy, and Kiss made throught the 90's.

actually very impressive.


5th

[D]

i pose the question again, where the fuck is bon jovi?