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Originally posted by diamondsnake
Yup, she sold better, i imagine, and she was promotiing what is known as her worst album, Street Angel. 
So Stevie's worst sold better then Lindsey's best.
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Apples & oranges (subjective quality of work vs. objective sales). It's only an opinion that "Street Angel" is Stevie's worst album (I happen to think it's one of her three best) or that "Cradle" is Lindsey's best album (I think "Law & Order" is his best). Sales, on the other hand, are just a verifiable number that isn't defined by someone's opinion.
I can't believe (on second thought, yes I can) that the argument over which member sells more stuff is ongoing. Stevie is, by far, the single biggest selling member in the band -- from 1967 to the present -- as a solo act. She's also the single biggest draw as a concert act. I've seen Lindsey perform solo, Christine perform solo, the Zoo perform, Peter perform & Bob Welch perform, & Stevie in her heyday drew the biggest crowds throughout the entire run of several tours.
But all this sales talk is sordid. Fans often browbeat the band for being too commercial, & then turn around & talk about sales & concert tickets sold as if the total number of hoi polloi out there buying FM albums or attending shows lent some sort of strength to the argument of a particular member's artistry. I see it the other way: the less you sell in the commercial climate of pop music, the more likely you are to create something extraordinary & not just disposable, easily digested radio fodder. Of course, being a poor seller isn't a guarantee of that, but it's often a sign.
Some of Stevie's best work just didn't appeal to as many people as some of her ordinary work did. "Stand Back" was a bigger chart hit than "Rhiannon," wasn't it?