Top-Selling Record Albums of All Time

I totally forgot about that. That's fuckin retarded.
There's still some weird juxtapositions here.

Taking the double album thing into account makes Abbey Road in reality the best selling Beatles record. That still seems a bit funny.

This sold as many copies as Titanic, James Taylor's greatest hits and SGT. FUCKIN' PEPPER?

http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0151020.html?mail-07-21

I don't get why people in college are supposed to like things like Hootie and DMB and shit like that. Aren't people supposed to get smarter as they get older?

I'm surprised the Steve Miller isn't higher. That shit's got suburbia written all over it.

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P.S. The list will probably need to be updated soon to include Norah Jones' Come Away With Me and Outkast's Speakerboxx / The Love Below at 9MM.

Also, why is there one single in the middle of all those albums?

Because if a release has two CDs or LPs it counts as two everytime one is sold. Don't feel silly, it doesn't make any sense in the first place.

Also, why is there one single in the middle of all those albums?

That's Elton John thing is the top selling single of all time, they just threw it in there I guess.

The double album thing is menko-ism of the highest order though. do they really do this? No wonder I don't pay any attention to chart things any more.

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True. Just minor frustration venting.

These are the albums listed that I (currently) have:

Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic)
The Wall, Pink Floyd (Columbia)
Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)
Rumours, Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)
Back in Black, AC/DC (Elektra)
The Beatles, The Beatles (Capitol)
Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (Maverick)
Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd (Capitol)
Appetite for Destruction, Guns 'N Roses (Geffen)
Metallica, Metallica (Elektra)
Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
Abbey Road, The Beatles (Capitol)
Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
James Taylor's Greatest Hits, James Taylor (Warner Bros.)
Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (Capitol)
Life After Death, Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista)
Dookie, Green Day (Reprise)
Tapestry, Carole King (Ode)
Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
The Immaculate Collection, Madonna (Warner Bros.)
Legend, Bob Marley & the Wailers (Island)
Greatest Hits, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (MCA)
Nevermind, Nirvana (DGC)
Van Halen, Van Halen (Warner Bros.)
Greatest Hits, Patsy Cline (MCA Nashville)
All Eyez on Me, 2 Pac (Death Row/Polygram)

Yeah, I'm morbidly fascinated. I have 900 CDs and don't own any on the list. Which isn't some boy-am-i-an-8million-or-less-listener comment, but more that i thought that my favourite "huge" albums aren't to huge (like revolver, the blueprint, john lennon's greatest hits, automatic for the people, songs in the key of life)

my only real wtf is the kid rock thing.

Also surprised Band on the Run isn't up there.

P.S. To confirm: indeed, the Elton single is the only single to have sold 10MM copies. The next highest selling, IIRC, are "I Will Always Love You" and "We Are the World" at ~4 million each.

I'm pretty sure this counts only for CDs and not vinyl, otherwise a bunch of "Two LPs on 1 CD!" are being deprived of "sales".

I still don't get The Eagles greatest hits being on top.

Years ago I read that this benefitted from Columbia House and the like, as people would buy it at the introductory price or whatever. It ended up selling something like 8 million copies in 5 years that way.

no saturday night fever soundtrack, I am pretty sure that dd like 23-24 mil.

It's listed above under 15 million sold.

Is it really the case that people are buying so many more albums now that Jagged Little Pill comes in with the Beatles and beats "Dark Side of the Moon" which have been selling for decades?

Is it possible that this is a CD list that isn't counting vinyl sold in the 70s?

the riaa does indeed do this when awarding gold and platinum records. a double album that's sold (actually, that's shipped) 5 million copies is considered 10 times platinum.

but soundscan, on which the US album charts are based, does NOT do this. so a double album that sold 100,000 copies last week does NOT chart higher than a single album that sold 110,000 copies last week.

but that double album will be awarded a gold record by the RIAA a lot quicker than the single album will.

LET'S CHASE THE DRAGON!

it's kinda sorta the same thing.

I'm sorry I'm sick and on medicne so yah.

What's "Left Behind"?

a series of action-adventure novels about jesus' return and the apocalypse, loaded with hardcore christian theology, hardcore "passion of the christ"-like violence (but with a much higher death count), and really really horrible writing. for a decade running, they've consistently been among the world's most popular books, and they've gotten that much more popular since 9/11.

i don't know who modern talking are either.

xpost: Right. It sounds creepy but like another kettle of fish altogether.

Believe it or not, but the Boss is looked upon as some sort of regional act in some parts of the U.S.

26 Million
1 black(ish) male

23 Million
1 white male

22 Million
1 white male

21 Million
1 white male

19 Million
3 white male
1 white female

17 Million
1 white male
1 black female

16 Million
4 white male
1 black and white male
1 white female

15 Million
7 white male
1 latin male

14 Million
5 white male

13 Million
3 white male
1 black male
1 white female
1 black female

12 Million
10 white male
2 white female
1 black male
1 soundtrack

11 Million
7 white male
2 white female
1 black female
2 soundtrack

10 Million
18 white male
9 white female
3 black male
1 soundtrack

9 Million
11 white male
3 white female
4 black male
1 black female
3 soundtrack/other
*Through 8/25/2003.

to sum up list:
74 white male
19 white female
11 black male
4 black female
1 latin male
7 soundtracks/other

in all, a poor showing by soundtracks, eh?

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The UK list is also interesting:

"Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - The Beatles (1967) (4.5 million copies)
"(What's The Story) Morning Glory" - Oasis (1995) (4.2 million)
"Brothers In Arms" - Dire Straits (1985) (3.9 million)
"Bad" - Michael Jackson (1987) (3.9 million)
"The Immaculate Collection" - Madonna (1990) (3.6 million)
"Abba Gold Greatest Hits" - Abba (1992) (3.6 million)
"Stars" - Simply Red (1991) (3.6 million)
"Thriller" - Michael Jackson (1982) (3.3 million)
"Greatest Hits (Volume One)" - Queen (1981) (3.3 million)
"Jagged Little Pill" - Alanis Morissette (2002) (3.0 million)
"Come On Over" - Shania Twain (2000) (3.0 million)
"Rumours" - Fleetwood Mac (2000) (3.0 million)
"Spice" - The Spice Girls (1996) (3.0 million)
"No Angel" - Dido (2002) (2.8 million)
"I've Been Expecting You" - Robbie Williams (2000) (2.7 million)
"Talk On Corners" - The Corrs (1999) (2.7 million)
"The Very Best Of Elton John" - Elton John (1995) (2.7 million)
"White Ladder" - David Gray (2002) (2.6 million)
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel (1970) (2.5 million)
"Greatest Hits" - Simon & Garfunkel (1972) (2.5 million)
"Sing When You're Winning" - Robbie Williams     (2.4m)
"Urban Hymns" - Verve     (2.4m)
"Robson And Jerome" - Robson & Jerome     (2.4m)
"Sound Of Music" - Soundtrack     (2.4m)
"Greatest Hits Vol.II" - Queen     (2.4m)
"The Man Who" - Travis     (2.4m)
"Simply The Best" - Tina Turner     (2.4m)
"But Seriously" - Phil Collins     (2.4m)
"Life For Rent" - Dido     (2.2m)
"Swing When You're Winning" - Robbie Williams     (2.1m)
"The Marshall Mathers LP" - Eminem     (2.1m)
"1" - Beatles     (2.1m)
"Now That's What I Call Music 44" - Various     (2.1m)
"Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best Of..." - George Michael     (2.1m)
"Life Thru A Lens" - Robbie Williams     (2.1m)
"Falling Into You" - Celine Dion     (2.1m)
"A New Flame" - Simply Red     (2.1m)
"Tubular Bells" - Mike Oldfield     (2.1m)
"The Bodyguard" - Soundtrack     (2.1m)
"Bat Out Of Hell" - Meat Loaf     (2.1m)
"Dark Side Of The Moon" - Pink Floyd     (2.1m)
"Tango In The Night" - Fleetwood Mac     (2.1m)
"True Blue" - Madonna     (2.1m)

The worldwide list does make more sense as far as Sgt Peppers and Dark Side being the best selling Beatles and Floyd records. That Shania makes the worldwide top ten is kinda scary, maybe I'll have to check that album out someday...

Yeah Vic that Bad thing surprised me too.

29 Million
Eagles: Their Greatest Hits, 1971–1975, Eagles (Asylum)
27 Million
Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic)
23 Million
Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
The Wall, Pink Floyd (Columbia)
21 Million
Greatest Hits, Volumes I & II, Billy Joel (Columbia)
Back in Black, AC/DC (Epic)
20 Million
Double Live, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
Come On Over, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
19 Million
The Beatles, The Beatles (Capitol)
Rumours, Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)
17 Million
The Bodyguard (soundtrack), Whitney Houston (Arista)
Boston, Boston (Epic)
16 Million
Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)
The Beatles: 1967–1970, The Beatles (Capitol)
Greatest Hits, Elton John (Island/Mercury)
Hotel California, Eagles (Elektra)
Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (Atlantic)
No Fences, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (Maverick)
15 Million
Appetite for Destruction, Guns 'N Roses (Geffen)
Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd (Capitol)
Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack), Bee Gees (Polydor/Atlas)
Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)
The Beatles: 1962–1966, The Beatles (Capitol)
Supernatural, Santana (Arista)
14 Million
Metallica, Metallica (Elektra)
Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
…Baby One More Time, Britney Spears (Jive)
Greatest Hits, Journey (Capitol)
Bat Out of Hell, Meat Loaf (Epic)
Backstreet Boys, Backstreet Boys (Jive)
Ropin' the Wind, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
13 Million
Purple Rain (soundtrack), Prince and the Revolution (Warner Bros.)
Greatest Hits: 1974–1978, Steve Miller Band (Capitol)
Millennium, Backstreet Boys (Jive)
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live: 1975–1985 (box set), Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (Columbia)
Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston (Arista)
12 Million
Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
Abbey Road, The Beatles (Capitol)
No Jacket Required, Phil Collins (Atlantic)
The Woman in Me, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
Ten, Pearl Jam (Epic)
Forrest Gump (soundtrack) (Epic)
Wide Open Spaces, Dixie Chicks (Monument)
Yourself or Someone Like You, Matchbox Twenty (Atlantic)
Hot Rocks, The Rolling Stones (abkco)
II, Boyz II Men (Motown)
Kenny Rogers's Greatest Hits, Kenny Rogers (Capitol Nashville)
Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi (Mercury)
Hysteria, Def Leppard (Mercury)
Breathless, Kenny G (Arista)
Pieces of You, Jewel (Atlantic)
11 Million
Up!, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
Human Clay, Creed (Wind-Up Records)
CrazySexyCool, TLC (LaFace)
Dirty Dancing (soundtrack) (RCA)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (Capitol)
James Taylor's Greatest Hits, James Taylor (Warner Bros.)
Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. II, Eagles (Elektra)
Falling into You, Celine Dion (Epic)
No Strings Attached, 'N Sync (Jive)
Devil Without a Cause, Kid Rock (Lava)
Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
Titanic (soundtrack) (Sony Classical)
10 Million
'N Sync, 'N Sync (RCA)
Life After Death, Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista)
Let's Talk About Love, Celine Dion (550 Music/Epic)
Aerosmith's Greatest Hits, Aerosmith (Columbia)
Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
Greatest Hits, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (MCA)
The Stranger, Billy Joel (Columbia)
The Immaculate Collection, Madonna (Warner Bros.)
Fly, Dixie Chicks (Monument)
Eliminator, ZZ Top (Warner Bros.)
Best of the Doobies, Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.)
Van Halen, Van Halen (Warner Bros.)
Faith, George Michael (Columbia)
Music Box, Mariah Carey (Columbia)
Like a Virgin, Madonna (Sire)
Unplugged, Eric Clapton (Reprise)
Can't Slow Down, Lionel Richie (Motown)
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, Hammer (Capitol)
Tapestry, Carole King (Ode)
The Lion King (Soundtrack) (Walt Disney)
The Joshua Tree, U2 (Island)
Nevermind, Nirvana (DGC)
Legend, Bob Marley & the Wailers (Island)
Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt (Trauma/Interscope)
1984 (MCMLXXXIV), Van Halen (Warner Bros.)
Dookie, Green Day (Reprise)
The Hits, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
Daydream, Mariah Carey (Columbia)
Come Away With Me, Norah Jones (Blue Note)
Pyromania, Def Leppard (Mercury)
Greatest Hits, Patsy Cline (MCA)
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Outkast (So So Def)
Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park (Warner Bros.)
Oops!…I Did it Again, Britney Spears (Jive)
Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder (Motown)
1, The Beatles (Capitol)

I was suprised at no Revolver. And below, Bowie doesn't even make it. Weird.

Top Selling Artistsas of 7/31/2006

1. BEATLES, THE 169.0
2. PRESLEY, ELVIS 118.5
3. BROOKS, GARTH 116.0
4. LED ZEPPELIN 109.5
5. EAGLES 91.0
6. JOEL, BILLY 79.5
7. PINK FLOYD 73.5
8. STREISAND, BARBRA 71.0
9. JOHN, ELTON 69.0
10. AC/DC 68.0
11. ROLLING STONES, THE 65.5
12. AEROSMITH 65.5
13. MADONNA 63.0
14. STRAIT, GEORGE 62.5
15. SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE 62.5
16. CAREY, MARIAH 61.5
17. JACKSON, MICHAEL 60.5
18. METALLICA 57.0
19. VAN HALEN 56.5
20. HOUSTON, WHITNEY 54.0
21. U2 50.5
22. ROGERS, KENNY 50.5
23. DION, CELINE 49.0
24. FLEETWOOD MAC 48.5
25. KENNY G 48.0
26. DIAMOND, NEIL 48.0
27. TWAIN, SHANIA 47.0
28. ALABAMA 46.0
29. JOURNEY 45.0
30. SANTANA 43.0
31. CLAPTON, ERIC 41.5
32. JACKSON, ALAN 40.0
33. PRINCE 39.5
34. SEGER, BOB AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND 39.0
35. GUNS 'N ROSES 38.5
36. SIMON & GARFUNKEL 38.5
37. CHICAGO 38.0
38. MC ENTIRE, REBA 38.0
39. BACKSTREET BOYS 37.0
40. STEWART, ROD 36.5
41. 2 PAC 36.5
42. FOREIGNER 36.5
43. DYLAN, BOB 36.0
44. DEF LEPPARD 35.0
45. NELSON, WILLIE 35.0
46. BON JOVI 33.0
47. COLLINS, PHIL 33.0
48. QUEEN 32.5
49. DENVER, JOHN 32.5
50. TAYLOR, JAMES 32.0
51. KELLY, R. 32.0
52. BOSTON 31.0
53. SPEARS, BRITNEY 31.0
54. MATTHEWS, DAVE BAND 30.5
55. MC GRAW, TIM 30.0
56. DOORS, THE 30.0
57. RONSTADT, LINDA 30.0
58. DIXIE CHICKS 29.5
59. PEARL JAM 29.5
60. OSBOURNE, OZZY 28.3
61. PETTY, TOM & THE HEARTBREAKERS 28.0
62. 'N SYNC 28.0
63. BOLTON, MICHAEL 28.0
64. LYNYRD SKYNYRD 28.0
65. MELLENCAMP, JOHN 27.5
66. MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER 27.0
67. EMINEM 27.0
68. BOYZ II MEN 27.0
69. ENYA 26.0
70. BEE GEES 26.0
71. SINATRA, FRANK 25.5
72. MANILOW, BARRY 25.5
73. BROOKS & DUNN 25.5
74. JACKSON, JANET 25.0
75. HILL, FAITH 25.0
76. NIRVANA 25.0
77. ZZ TOP 25.0
78. RUSH 24.5
79. CARPENTERS, THE 24.5
80. VANDROSS, LUTHER 24.5
81. MILLER, STEVE BAND 24.5
82. CREED 24.0
83. CARS, THE 23.5
84. MOTLEY CRUE 23.5
85. EARTH, WIND & FIRE 23.5
86. JAY-Z 23.0
87. GILL, VINCE 22.5
88. BUFFETT, JIMMY 22.5
89. POLICE, THE 22.5
90. SADE 22.5
91. GREEN DAY 22.0
92. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 22.0
93. TLC 22.0
94. R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON 22.0
95. HENDRIX, JIMI 22.0
96. BEASTIE BOYS 22.0
97. KEITH, TOBY 22.0
98. DOOBIE BROTHERS 22.0
99. GENESIS 21.5
100. BEACH BOYS, THE 21.5
101. RICHIE, LIONEL 21.5
102. OUTKAST 21.0
103. CASH, JOHNNY 20.5
104. MORISSETTE, ALANIS 20.5
105. MEAT LOAF 20.5
106. NELLY 20.5
107. HEART 20.5
108. WHO, THE 20.0
109. HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH 20.0
110. CHESNEY, KENNY 19.5
111. BRAXTON, TONI 19.5
112. USHER 19.5
113. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 19.5
114. R.E.M. 19.5
115. WONDER, STEVIE 19.5
116. WILLIAMS, HANK, JR. 19.0
117. KISS 19.0
118. BROWNE, JACKSON 18.5
119. JEWEL 18.5
120. SMASHING PUMPKINS 18.3
121. CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG 18.0
122. TRAVIS, RANDY 18.0
123. KID ROCK 18.0
124. MATCHBOX TWENTY 18.0
125. STING 18.0
126. YOUNG, NEIL 17.5
127. MONKEES, THE 17.5
128. DESTINY'S CHILD 17.5
129. MC LACHLAN, SARAH 17.5
130. GRATEFUL DEAD 17.5
131. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS 17.5
132. STYX 17.5
133. MATHIS, JOHNNY 17.0
134. NOTORIOUS B.I.G. 17.0
135. BLIGE, MARY J. 17.0
136. RAITT, BONNIE 17.0
137. ADAMS, BRYAN 17.0
138. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK 16.5
139. MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS 16.5
140. GRANT, AMY 16.5
141. LINKIN PARK 16.5
142. LIMP BIZKIT 16.0
143. KORN 16.0
144. CROW, SHERYL 16.0
145. HAMMER 16.0
146. CONNICK, HARRY, JR. 16.0
147. RIMES, LEANN 16.0
148. DIRE STRAITS 15.5
149. ISLEY BROTHERS 15.5
150. KANSAS 15.5
151. JOPLIN, JANIS 15.5
152. ESTEFAN, GLORIA 15.5
153. BAD COMPANY 15.5
154. STEVENS, CAT 15.5
155. NO DOUBT 15.0
156. FOGELBERG, DAN 15.0
157. BLACK SABBATH 15.0
158. MICHAEL, GEORGE 15.0
159. CRANBERRIES, THE 14.5
160. KING, CAROLE 14.5
161. OFFSPRING 14.5
162. INXS 14.5
163. MC CARTNEY, PAUL 14.5
164. NUGENT, TED 14.0
165. CLINE, PATSY 14.0
166. POISON 14.0
167. NEWTON-JOHN, OLIVIA 14.0
168. DMX 14.0
169. MURRAY, ANNE 14.0
170. JONES, NORAH 14.0
171. MONTGOMERY, JOHN MICHAEL 14.0
172. LENNON, JOHN 13.5
173. AGUILERA, CHRISTINA 13.5
174. YES 13.5
175. SIMON, PAUL 13.5
176. DANIELS, CHARLIE BAND 13.5
177. COLE, NATALIE 13.5
178. MC BRIDE, MARTINA 13.5
179. TEMPTATIONS, THE 13.5
180. JEFFERSON AIRPLANE/STARSHIP 13.5
181. CHAPMAN, TRACY 13.0
182. SWEAT, KEITH 13.0
183. HALL & OATES 13.0
184. ETHERIDGE, MELISSA 13.0
185. L.L. COOL J 12.5
186. YEARWOOD, TRISHA 12.5
187. CHER 12.5
188. NICKELBACK 12.5
189. BLACK, CLINT 12.5
190. LIVE 12.0
191. WEBBER, ANDREW LLOYD 12.0
192. BONE THUGS 'N HARMONY 12.0
193. TRITT, TRAVIS 12.0
194. BENATAR, PAT 12.0
195. WHITESNAKE 12.0
196. BAKER, ANITA 12.0
197. LEWIS, HUEY & THE NEWS 12.0
198. DURAN DURAN 12.0
199. SNOOP DOGG 12.0
200. SMITH, WILL 12.0
201. ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 12.0
202. MIDLER, BETTE 12.0
203. COUNTING CROWS 12.0
204. ABDUL, PAULA 11.5
205. JENNINGS, WAYLON 11.5
206. VAUGHAN, S.R. & DOUBLE TROUBLE 11.5
207. HENLEY, DON 11.5
208. BOCELLI, ANDREA 11.5
209. GRAND FUNK RAILROAD 11.0
210. 50 CENT 11.0
211. YANNI 11.0
212. WHITE, BARRY 11.0
213. STEELY DAN 11.0
214. LOVERBOY 11.0
215. SPICE GIRLS 11.0
216. LOPEZ, JENNIFER 11.0
217. JETHRO TULL 11.0
218. LUDACRIS 10.5
219. 3 DOORS DOWN 10.5
220. HARRISON, GEORGE 10.5
221. ABBA 10.5
222. SCORPIONS 10.5
223. JUDDS, THE 10.5
224. NICKS, STEVIE 10.5
225. YOAKAM, DWIGHT 10.5
226. ALICE IN CHAINS 10.5
227. CYRUS, BILLY RAY 10.5
228. MARTIN, RICKY 10.5
229. KRAVITZ, LENNY 10.5
230. DEPECHE MODE 10.5
231. BRANDY 10.5
232. WILLIAMS, ANDY 10.5
233. KEYS, ALICIA 10.5
234. BUSH 10.5
235. NINE INCH NAILS 10.5

I find it amazing that this is in the top 10 albums of alltime, and yet it's still nearly impossible to find an mp3 of "A Day In The Life" without the cheering and applause fadeout from the "Sgt Pepper" reprise. I refuse to buy The Blue Album on CD just for this one song.

Bowie's U.S. sales are negligible. Check the RIAA website.

I tried that and found that lots of people like to cheat. (meaning that they lied, and pieced together their "blue album" from the individual tracks of the normal albums.. also i didn't try this yet, but "Help!" on the Red Album should begin with the james bond theme)

Erm...I got into the Beatles on the Red Album and don't remember this at all. Was it added for the CD issue or something?

The Eagles Greatest Hits has supplanted Thriller after 12 years when they last leapfrogged each other.