Greatest of all time - Billboard 200 Albums

[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.

[SisterNightroad]

It doesn't matter if they reached number 1 or not, if they managed to be in the top 200 for more time than Rumours then it is enough for them to have gained more points.