Worst Selling #1 Albums


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Yahoo just posted a list of the 25 worst selling #1 albums ever. Some interesting names on the list.


Most of the artists I have never heard of.

That modern r'n'b does not cross the Atlantic very well.

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Most of these albums at least hit the 500K mark (Gold Record). At the standard rates (which these guys far exceed), these low-sellers still grossed in excess of $2 million in royalties. I suppose that's funny in itself, since all these artists are Big Time.

U2's The Joshua Tree is actually one of the lowest-selling Platinum records (a Double Diamond)--they made around $100 million on that one, and they see more than $1 million a year in royalties--each...

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Now I want to see the best-selling albums that only made it to number 2 (including what beat them out for the #1 slot).

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