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Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum
It’s not until you start looking deeply at lists, that you discover all sorts of statistical quirks. Just like BiB may only have reached #4 in the US, Dark Side of the Moon only ever peaked at #2 in the UK. It’s the 7th highest selling album of all time in the UK and is 16x platinum. It’s one of the most revered of albums, often ranked as THE BEST album of all time, but only ever got to 2.
Mind you, The Wall only peaked at 3 as well.
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Which is why I say all the time chart position means nothing. Its weeks on chart and copies sold that matters. Chart position is just bragging rights. The same with the Grammy awards. Some of the crappiest songs won Grammys. Pink Floyd's Dark Side of The Moon is revered on this side of the pond too. It stayed on the Billboard hot 100 charts for well over a decade. Tusk only peaked at #4 in the states and was considered a flop by many. However its global sales have eclipsed Mirage sales which was a #1 album in the States.
I think there should be a recount. Behind the Mask went to #1 in the UK and Greece yet its nowhere to be found.
I am shocked that Street Angel and the Other Side of The Mirror is not on these lists
