Best Album of 1979

[Edisto_Tiger]

that's what I'm thinking, but I also thought Billy Joel wouldn't have been the #1 selling album for 1979 either.

true. true.

 

[MrMoJoRisin63]

Interesting.
Wonder what the total number of sales from then until now is, for all the albums mentioned so far.
Which album from 1979 has sold the most over the long run.

I would have to google that.

 

[MrMoJoRisin63]

that's what I'm thinking, but I also thought Billy Joel wouldn't have been the #1 selling album for 1979 either.

true. true.

Deal is though 52nd Street could have been released in March and The Wall in November so sales per year aren't really a good criteria. As outofyourmind mentioned what album from 70 has the total most sales, that would be a more reasonable criteria. I know The Wall is roughly 17.1 Million copies.

 

[KansasSooner]

Interesting.
Wonder what the total number of sales from then until now is, for all the albums mentioned so far.
Which album from 1979 has sold the most over the long run.

Don't know about 1979 but I believe Michael Jackson's Thriller has sold the most ever, but Dark Side of the Moon was the longest (Top 100) on the charts, 741 consecutive weeks (that's over 14 years) and still has more total sales than The Wall (though because The Wall is a double album each disc is counted as a sale, makes no sense to me). DSOTM was still selling almost 8000 copies a week on it's 30th anniversary. All told DSOTM has been charting the top 200 in sales for 842 weeks and counting.

 

[blindbaby]

I would think Album sales and concert gross might be a good start. Not to mention it's just flat out a much better album.

Justin Beiber sells a lot of albums and does well with concert sales. Hey, he must be pretty good then.


Better album is just an opinion; I say no.

 

[MrMoJoRisin63]

Justin Beiber sells a lot of albums and does well with concert sales. Hey, he must be pretty good then.


Better album is just an opinion; I say no.

1979 Are you not paying attention?

And I am not sure Bieber has any one album that has sold over 17 Million copies, or that anyone will be listening to any Biber album 30+ years later.

 

[blindbaby]

And I am not sure Bieber has any one album that has sold over 17 Million copies, or that anyone will be listening to any Biber album 30+ years later.

I think what you might be saying is the The Wall is the greatest album of 1979. If so, I would probably agree.

As far as the best goes, once again, that can only be an opinion. I don't think sales - at least in my opinion - has any bearing on whether an album is good or not because obviously (see Justin Beiber comment), that's clearly not always the case.

Jazz fusion albums will never sell more than 100, 000 copies, but can feature sterling musicianship and writing that the "general public" just won't accept. Again though, if you want to argue something better, it's still just your opinion an nothing eles....at least in my opinion. so there. lol

 

[packerzrule]

Deal is though 52nd Street could have been released in March and The Wall in November so sales per year aren't really a good criteria. As outofyourmind mentioned what album from 70 has the total most sales, that would be a more reasonable criteria. I know The Wall is roughly 17.1 Million copies.

if you're talking about the decade, then Rumors by Fleetwood Mac has got to be up there

 

[MrMoJoRisin63]

I think what you might be saying is the The Wall is the greatest album of 1979. If so, I would probably agree.

As far as the best goes, once again, that can only be an opinion. I don't think sales - at least in my opinion - has any bearing on whether an album is good or not because obviously (see Justin Beiber comment), that's clearly not always the case.

Jazz fusion albums will never sell more than 100, 000 copies, but can feature sterling musicianship and writing that the "general public" just won't accept. Again though, if you want to argue something better, it's still just your opinion an nothing eles....at least in my opinion. so there. lol

The General Public won't accept because for the most part it's boring music, now there are people content with being bored and I am cool with that. But The Wall was a masterpiece, an album that told an entire story, in detail with spectacular music, quality music great lyrical content made this album the greatest. Couple that with sales and concert attendance / sales etc there are a lot of factors that make it the best IMO.

 

[blindbaby]

if you're talking about the decade, then Rumors by Fleetwood Mac has got to be up there

Whats The Biggest Selling Album of All-Time?

I was surprised that Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell has outsold Rumors (albeit slightly).

 

[blindbaby]

The General Public won't accept because for the most part it's boring music, now there are people content with being bored and I am cool with that. But The Wall was a masterpiece, an album that told an entire story, in detail with spectacular music, quality music great lyrical content made this album the greatest. Couple that with sales and concert attendance / sales etc there are a lot of factors that make it the best IMO.

I find jazz fusion the most exciting stuff (ok, prog too) out there. It is musicians music though, for the most part. Anyways, I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.

 

[KansasSooner]

Whats The Biggest Selling Album of All-Time?

I was surprised that Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell has outsold Rumors (albeit slightly).

Never cared for either of them myself.

 

[MrMoJoRisin63]

Whats The Biggest Selling Album of All-Time?

I was surprised that Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell has outsold Rumors (albeit slightly).

Bat Out Of Hell is a great album, I personally like it quite a bit more than Rumors.

 

[blindbaby]

Never cared for either of them myself.

Not my cup of tea either (well, I did like some of the earlier Fleetwood Mac).

 

[Wazmankg]

Interesting.
Wonder what the total number of sales from then until now is, for all the albums mentioned so far.
Which album from 1979 has sold the most over the long run.

The Wall easily. Then Off The Wall. Very overrated imo. There were a few great tunes. But Animals was the last great Floyd album. Yoga posted a good list. For my tastes it's one of these depending on my mood.

The Clash -- London Calling
Talking Heads -- Fear of Music
Neil Young/Crazy Horse -- Rust Never Sleeps
Elvis Costello -- Armed Forces
B-52's -- B-52's
Police -- Reggatta de Blanc
The Pretenders -- The Pretenders

 

[packerzrule]

Never cared for either of them myself.

What?? I fucking love meat loaf. With smashed taters and cream corn


good eats

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

I also liked....

Joy Division -- Unknown Pleasures
Public Image Limited -- Metal Box
XTC -- Drums and Wires
LKJ -- Forces of Victory
Nick Lowe -- Labor of Lust
Black Uhuru-- Showcase
Jean-Luc Ponty -- Live
Phillip Glass -- Einstein on the Beach
Madness -- One Step Beyond
Gang of Four -- Entertainment
The Residents -- Eskimo

....from 1979

 

[Nosferatu]

Pink Floyd - The Wall
Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door
AC / DC - Highway to Hell
The Clash - London Calling
Van Halen - Van Halen II
Eagles - The Long Run
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
The Cars - Candy-O
Kiss - Dynasty
Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East
Rainbow - Down to Earth

 

[Nosferatu]

With smashed taters and cream corn

I threw up a little just reading that.

 

[Nosferatu]

and it's not even close

Always liked the Cars but never understood why people liked Ric Ocasek more than Ben Orr...