What Mega-selling Album Leaves You Wondering Why it Sold So Much?

for me it's Meatloaf's Bat out of Hell....psuedo-theatric nonsense; but lots of people dig it I guess

 

Thriller: no more than 3 killer tracks, the rest utter dross (including the hideous title track).

 

there are only a few i DO get: zep iv, back in black and maybe dark side of the moon

the rest i am amazed by

 

Frampton Comes Alive

 

+1

 

+1

 

Eagles - Greatest hits.

 

I get none of those either except I bought DSOTM because of the SA-CD.

 

Nevermind

 

how much time do you have?

 

The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
Backstreet Boys-Millennium
Tiffany

 

Hootie and the Blowfish. I lived in Columbia, SC at the time they hit and had heard them many times before. I remember wondering what the hell.

 

Overated

Madonna - Like a Virgin
Cindy Lauper - She's So Unusual

plus too many more to mention.

Scott

 

I could never figure out the allure of either Bon Jovi nor Slippery When Wet. Nor can I understand why they're still filling stadiums.

 

Back In Black. I do like it but there are plenty of other AC/DC albums I like just as well, if not better.

 

You dont get those??
They have several great tunes..its pretty simple really

 

Two great songs: "I Will Always Love You" (not my favorite version, but a great song nonetheless) and "I Want It That Way," the only song of note from the boy band explosion of the late '90s/early '00s.

 

The Joshua Tree. I really really really tried to like this album, but I'd rather look at an aquarium.

 

Agreed on that. Wasn't it like 16 million?

Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill comes to mind too

 

Well, anything that appeals to a wide audience like...

Shania Twain
Celine Dion
Norah Jones (debut album was a huge seller)

People who want to buy a gift of music that dont want to take a chance...

But Pink Floyds The Wall puzzles me in that it is a hugely depressing storyline...but of course the initial sales were on the back of DSOTM and WYWH...

 

+1 and maybe Saturday Night Fever, given how much filler is on that album and that some of the best material was previously released.

Oh, and Grease, but I guess films really drove record sales in the 70's, much more than they do these days, even with the revival of the Hollywood musical. My guess is the fact that the DVD—which is often cheaper, and includes sounds AND picture—accounts for this slump.

Another case of the music business being in a fog. I'll never forget when The Concert for George came out, the DVD was like $10 cheaper than the CD!! Explain that one.

 

anything by Mariah Carey

 

+1. First one I thought of. I suppose a lot of it has to do with the popularity of the videos.

 

I disagree. It may not deserve to sell over 100 million copies (according to Wikipedea). I guess those music videos helped a lot. But I think it is a very good album and every song (well, maybe except one) is listenable. I think it deserves to be on the best-selling list, regardless of what else are on that list.

 

+100,000 times over