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DM_WHEN_TRUMP_WINS t1_iwhm4h8 wrote

Reply to comment by Albafeara in Nickelback to be inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame by jameskchou

Do we still go by the "sold albums" metric in these kind of things?

I havent bought an album for decades, although i have listened to some on repeat for days. ( Not nickelback though)

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Albafeara t1_iwhnjqe wrote

I wouldn't use it as a basis for how good i think a band is but i think its fair enough as a metric for a Hall of Fame entry, especially the sheer number that they've sold. It shows that they're one of the most popular Canadian bands of all time, regardless of how cool it is to hate on them.

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DM_WHEN_TRUMP_WINS t1_iwhqaty wrote

I mean, how they count records sold, when records are not anymore sold as such?

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Albafeara t1_iwhs7hf wrote

Well the metric will have to change as time passes but I think its still a valid thing to look at. The fact that their career part existed in an era where album sales dropped off and they're still outselling or matching the most famous Canadian artists who's peak came in an era where album sales where huge only works in their favour.

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