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This is a list of the world's best-selling albums of recorded music in physical mediums, such as vinyl, audio cassettes or compact discs. To appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies and certified at least 10 million units (the equivalent of a diamond ...
The song, recognized as "the best-selling single of all time", was released before the pop/rock singles-chart era and "was listed as the world's best-selling single in the first-ever Guinness Book of Records (published in 1955) and—remarkably—still retains the title more than 50 years later".
Theoretically, if one song were streamed 1.5 billion times on YouTube, the single would receive Diamond and the whole album could be certified Platinum, [7] thus creating a combined total of 11 million certified units without any sales.
More recently, they have reached into the top ten, and in 2019, for only the second time ever on the Hot 100 (the first since 1958), made it to number one. This has led to all-time records for dropping off the Hot 100, including from number one, as the songs depart regardless of their final chart positions during the season.
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
World Record is the 45th studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young and his 15th with Crazy Horse, [4] released on November 18, 2022, through Reprise Records. [5] The album was produced by Young and Rick Rubin , and preceded by the lead single "Love Earth".
Four notes/four syllables are all you need to invoke one of the most popular songs of all time. 13. ... still sits atop Billboard's all-time Hot 100 chart: Chubby Checker's signature hit, which ...
The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band topped the list, with Rolling Stone ' s editors describing it as "the most important rock 'n' roll album ever made". [9] The Beach Boys ' Pet Sounds (1966) was ranked second in recognition of its influence on Sgt. Pepper . [ 10 ]