Greatest of all time - Billboard 200 Albums

[jcalzaretta]

I don't understand the formula. Rumours was number 1 for 31 weeks I think. Not sure why it's not higher! I am a bit confused.

[SisterNightroad]

Originally Posted by jcalzaretta

I don't understand the formula. Rumours was number 1 for 31 weeks I think. Not sure why it's not higher! I am a bit confused.

If you look at the other higher numbers it doesn't make a bad impression:

1
21
Adele

2
The Sound Of Music
Soundtrack

3
Thriller
Michael Jackson

4
Fearless
Taylor Swift

5
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen

6
Ropin' The Wind
Garth Brooks

7
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette

8
Doctor Zhivago
Soundtrack

9
All The Right Reasons
Nickelback

10
Tapestry
Carole King

11
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston

12
The Fame
Lady Gaga

13
Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

14
Come On Over
Shania Twain


It's normal that Thriller and The Sound Of Music are higher than Rumours. I'm surprised by other younger artists but I know they held some records.

[MikeInNV]

Originally Posted by jcalzaretta

I don't understand the formula. Rumours was number 1 for 31 weeks I think. Not sure why it's not higher! I am a bit confused.

As an example, for a long time Carole King's Tapestry held the record for most weeks on the chart, so it accrued a lot of points, even if it had fewer weeks at No. 1.

[jbrownsjr]

Bella Donna was such a beautiful album.

[jcalzaretta]

few of those records belong there. I can see 21, Thriller and Tapestry. But the others? Not sure.

[SisterNightroad]

Originally Posted by jcalzaretta

few of those records belong there. I can see 21, Thriller and Tapestry. But the others? Not sure.

If you mean that the quality of their work doesn't deserve the quantity of sales then I agree.
But we have to accept that commercially, because this list is about sales, some of this artists have indeed sold an astounding number of records in their career.
For example I gave a quick look at Wikipedia and Taylor Swift is one of the best-selling music artists in history (16th if I read well).

[SisterNightroad]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

Bella Donna was such a beautiful album.

Yes, I was happy to discover that it entered the top 200, usually critics leave it out.

[MikeInNV]

Originally Posted by SisterNightroad

Yes, I was happy to discover that it entered the top 200, usually critics leave it out.

But this isn't a critic's list. It's strictly a tabulation based on the chart performance of the albums. It's quantitative, not subjective. Number One is number one, whether we think the music is any good or not.

[SisterNightroad]

Originally Posted by MikeInNV

But this isn't a critic's list. It's strictly a tabulation based on the chart performance of the albums. It's quantitative, not subjective. Number One is number one, whether we think the music is any good or not.

Yes, I know it, as I've already stated before.
That is the reason why Bella Donna entered the list. Otherwise, if it ws a critic's list, it would have been left out again.
In fact I'm also pleasantly surprised that Bella Donna sold enough to enter this list.

[FuzzyPlum]

Well, I'm sure there's some methodology here. But I still just don't get it.
Shania Twain's and Lady Gaga's albums never even reached #1 in the US and Nicklebck's album is 8x Platinum in the US against Rumours' 20x Platinum. Rumours was at #1 forever and still pops up on the charts from time to time. It's still selling (probably) a million copies per year. I don't get it.