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Dark wave, or darkwave, is a music genre that emerged from the new wave and post-punk movement of the late 1970s. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Dark wave compositions are largely based on minor key tonality and introspective lyrics and have been perceived as being dark, romantic and bleak, with an undertone of sorrow.
The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by Billboard magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its "number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart ...
This is a list of the best-selling albums by year in the United States, published by American music magazine Billboard since 1956 as year-end rankings of album sales. Until 1991, the Billboard album chart was based on a survey of representative retail outlets that determined a ranking, not a tally of actual sales.
The top-performing albums and EPs in the U.S. are ranked on the Billboard 200 chart, which is published by Billboard magazine. The data is compiled by Luminate Data based on multi-metric consumption as measured in album-equivalent units, which comprise album sales, track sales, and streams on digital music platforms.
19. Tindersticks, Tindersticks. Since being awarded Melody Maker’s album of the year in 1993, Tindersticks’ immense debut album appears to have trodden beneath the rush to throw black roses at ...
Timeline of the highest-selling album record Year record set Artist Album Record-setting sales (millions) Total sales (millions) Ref(s) 1945 Various Artists Oklahoma! (78 rpm album) 0.5 1.0 [217] [218] After 1946 Al Jolson: The Jolson Story: 1 [219] 1956 Various Artists Oklahoma! (LP album) 1.75 2.5 [220] 1956/1957 Various Artists My Fair Lady: 2 5
Some of the best rock, pop, jazz and country albums were released in 1971, including classics by David Bowie, Dolly Parton, Led Zeppelin, and Miles Davis. These albums all turn 50 years old in 2021.
In honor of the release of a new six-CD boxed set belatedly celebrating the 40th anniversary of 'Synchronicity,' SPIN evaluates the merits of the band’s small but mighty catalog.