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[deleted] t1_iy5vk50 wrote

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666ygolonhcet t1_iy5xkil wrote

Eagles Greatest Hits?

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BigDaddyCoolDeisel t1_iy674vb wrote

I hate the fucking Eagles, man.

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MrXBob t1_iy756d4 wrote

Compilations don't count, surely? It's not an album, it's a mix tape.

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MFoy t1_iy88ocn wrote

If people buy that many copies of it, it counts.

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MrXBob t1_iy9dm5m wrote

A compilation of the best bits of other albums isn't an original album.

The fact that so many number one hits came from a single album is one of the reasons Thriller is the biggest selling album of all time.

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MFoy t1_iy9dzx6 wrote

But OP is ok when including a soundtrack? What's the difference. At least a greatest hits album is all by the same artist.

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MrXBob t1_iy9fbdo wrote

An PST is an album.. Why wouldn't it be? It's not a compilation form other albums.

It being made by multiple artists is irelevant. They made a single, cohesive album of tracks that were written to be together on an album for a single purpose.

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redmoskeeto t1_iycj9ym wrote

The Bodyguard soundtrack was not a bunch of songs written to be together. There’s quite a few cover songs and stuff that had been previously released.

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MrXBob t1_iye6nil wrote

Very different to a compilation of an artists' "greatest hits"

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redmoskeeto t1_iyeakj4 wrote

Whatever the album was, it sure wasn’t this:

>They made a single, cohesive album of tracks that were written to be together on an album for a single purpose.

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MrXBob t1_iyeb450 wrote

Found The Eagles fan

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redmoskeeto t1_iyebauc wrote

Why are you getting all pissy about making a mistake? It’s a part of life. You’ll be okay.

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MrXBob t1_iyec1r6 wrote

Weird to presume I've made a mistake because the Bodyguard soundtrack had some other tracks on it that weren't written for the movie.

A soundtrack is absolutely not a compilation of an artists greatest hits. Therefore it is logical for it to be counted in the greatest selling albums of all time.

A mix tape of literally the best selling songs from a single artist is not an album. .

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redmoskeeto t1_iyedbx8 wrote

Ah your delusional then. Got it. You believe that Nick Lowe wrote (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding in 1974 for the intent to put it in a film in 1992 as part of a “cohesive album of tracks that were written to be together on an album for a single purpose.”

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MrXBob t1_iyeeefz wrote

You're*

I'm sorry you like the Eagles. That must be really difficult for you.

Thanks for writing yet another paragraph I didn't read.

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redmoskeeto t1_iyefatq wrote

Ah yes, in 1992 the late great Bill Withers wrote Lovely Day and then jumped into a Time Machine, released in 1977 for some master plan including the intent to put it in a film in 1992 as part of a “cohesive album of tracks that were written to be together on an album for a single purpose.”

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MrXBob t1_iyegnhr wrote

Go put on your Eagles mixtape. Kick back and relax. You need it. For your mental health.

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redmoskeeto t1_iyepeug wrote

Here’s some free phrases for you to use in the future that you can use instead of being so damn weird about being clearly and obviously wrong about something:

“Oh shoot, I didn’t realize that, thanks for the info”

“Ah, I guess I was mistaken.”

“I’m not a deluded psychopath so I’m just going to acknowledge the correct information and not spend hours doubling down on a mistake that only takes one minute to look up the correct information about.”

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MrXBob t1_iyeqs46 wrote

Ain't nobody got time to read that.

Eagles fans are odd. Sending mental health help your way. Check your inbox.

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redmoskeeto t1_iyevnal wrote

Oh shit, you get more pathetic by every comment. And I absolutely love that you know it. I hope you get the help you so obviously need.

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MrXBob t1_iyevxj9 wrote

I'm sorry the mental health advice didn't help you. Maybe it's just as simple as asking mommy if she's sober enough for a hug today?

Whatever works for you.

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redmoskeeto t1_iyew331 wrote

How are you even a functioning person?! 😂 You’re so mad that someone politely pointed out that you were wrong when a song was written! This is too great!

Edit: this just keeps getting better. You blocked me and still keep downvoting all my comments as soon as they’re posted. What is going on with you? Whatever it is, I appreciate the smiles you’ve given me. But you know I can’t read your comments after you blocked me. Why did you write something that only you will read? Oh man, what an absolute train wreck. So. Fucking. Good.

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MrXBob t1_iyewi69 wrote

Hey I would love to be your support toy today, but some of us have to work for a living.

Gotta add you to the block list for your own mental well being. And so I don't have to listen to you whine all day. Must be exhausting to be you.

Hope you sort your life out. It sounds difficult.

Kisses!

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carpdog112 t1_iy8auq8 wrote

Depends on market (worldwide vs. US) as well as whose certification numbers you trust. If you're talking worldwide numbers its definitely Thriller, if you're talking US numbers its arguably The Eagles 'Their Greatest Hits' as long as you trust the numbers put out by Warner and certified by the RIAA.

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mhmass44 t1_iy7qp4u wrote

The album was a monster. It was also perfectly timed to sell to the exact same people on vinyl, then cassette, then CD, then iTunes, then stream infinitely. I've always wondered how many people are responsible for driving up these #s with repeat purchases in different formats.

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SCWthrowaway1095 t1_iy75ned wrote

Wait…

The Bodyguard Soundtrack? What? Why?

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pbjking t1_iy75zwj wrote

Dolly Parton wrote "I Will Always Love You." Elvis Presley wanted to buy the rights to the song and she said no.

She would later give the rights to Whitney Houston. Dolly Parton said she made so much money off that song she could buy all of Graceland.

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LibbyLibbyLibby t1_iy7hzzl wrote

Elvis' manager wanted Dolly to give up 50% of the publishing and she said no. Whitney's version later did well, and Dolly --who did NOT give Whitney the rights-- said she didn't mind at all how many people didn't realize it was her song, saying something like "Whitney can get the credit, long as I get the money."

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Trin_42 t1_iy8ff18 wrote

Dolly have an interview saying she was asked if her song could be used for The Bodyguard, she said yes and forgot about it then heard it in the radio on her way home months later. She had to pull over because she was so moved, she has a line in Steel Magnolias when she describes Annelle “as sweet as she could be”, I think that line describes HER

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kmo9e t1_iy85e7k wrote

Well it was a blockbuster movie with one of the biggest singing stars of all time who also did the soundtrack.

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MFoy t1_iy9e34d wrote

half the sound track. Side A is Whitney Houston, side B is "others"

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cerebud t1_iy85fz4 wrote

We all know just one song off the album, and that’s it. It’s crazy the whole album did that well

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Carlton72 t1_iy8726v wrote

You say we all know just one song; I think it plays like a greatest hits album. Not trying to sound condescending, but how old are you?

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cerebud t1_iy8kvhs wrote

What other songs are on it? I assumed it was just Whitney and some other stuff made for the movie. I was on my 20s when it came out, but I am one of the few that didn’t buy it.

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mabirm t1_iy9hwel wrote

I will always love you, Run to you, I who have nothing, Queen of the night, and I'm every woman. This album was like 5 of her biggest hits. It was insane.

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Jwishh t1_iy8wy9r wrote

You can google it lol

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cerebud t1_iya61w1 wrote

Yeah, but not interested

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Jwishh t1_iya6h38 wrote

The effort you made to type out the comment would be identical to googling it

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Dyslexic_Devil t1_iy88mgo wrote

BTS...WHY? Cliff Richards....WHY?? JAY-Z ....WHY???

....people have shit taste.

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mabirm t1_iy9ipfi wrote

It's crazy to think that 21 by Adele is at 27M certified, just below this

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Layden87 t1_iy8n4hs wrote

What is certified and claimed mean in this instance? Like.... people claim it did 70m but we only have numbers to support 50m??

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MFoy t1_iy88um7 wrote

Eagles greatest hits is certified at 38 million. It was the greatest selling album of all-time until the Jackson's death created a brief surge in interest in his music.

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lightblue_sky OP t1_iy8sshs wrote

The Eagles album surpassed Thriller pretty recently. It seems like they surpassed Thriller in 2018. Edit: Here are some articles from 2018 when they surpassed Thriller: first, second, third.

Second, Eagles greatest hits is not the greatest selling album of all time. It only surpassed Thriller in the US. Thriller is still the best selling album of all time globally and by a huge margin. EDIT: Here is the RIAA charts. Here are the global numbers.

So the above comment is correct.

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