Set List

Monday, August 9, 2021

Billboard 200

(Source - Wikipedia)

Billboard 200 is based on retail and digital sales.

Top 10 #1 Albums (1963 - 2015)

1. 21 (2011)

2. The Sound Of Music (1965)

3. Thriller (1983)

4. Fearless (2008)

5. Born in the U.S.A. (1984)

6. Ropin' the Wind (1991)

7. Jagged Little Pill (1995)

8. Doctor Zhivago (1966)

9. All the Right Reasons (2005)

10. Tapestry (1971)

Artists with the most albums on Top 200

5 - The Beatles

4 - Taylor Swift .., Led Zeppelin

3 - Michael Jackson ... Nickelback ... Whitney Houston ... Herb Albert ... Elton John ... Mariah Carey ... Janet Jackson

2 - Garth Brooks ... Fleetwood Mac ... Celine Dion ... Pink Floyd ... Creed ... Santana ... Backstreet Boys ... Eminem ... Boyz II Men ... Green Day ... Nelly ... John Denver ... Chicago ... The Black Eyed Peas ... Justin Timberlake ... Mumford & Sons ... Alicia Keys ... NSYNC ... The Monkees ... Eagles ... Billy Joel

Most #1 Albums

The Beatles - 19

Jay-Z - 14

Barbra Streisand ... Bruce Springsteen - 11

Elvis Presley ... Eminem - 10

Most consecutive studio albums to debut at #1

10 - Eminem

9 - Kanye West ... Taylor Swift

7 - Dave Matthews Band

6 - Beyonce ... Justin Bieber ... Metallica

5 - Disturbed ... Drake ... Madonna ... U2 ... DMX

Most weeks at #1

1. West Side Story - 54

2. Thriller - 37

3. Rumours ... South Pacific ... Calypso - 31

4. 21 ... Purple Rain ... Saturday Night Fever - 24

5. Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - 21

6. The Bodyguard ... Blue Hawaii - 20

Follow the Wikipedia link above for more lists based on Billboard 200.

Diamond

Point of intrigue -

Record labels must request certification. Certification is not granted on its own. Diamond certification was established in 1999.

Refresher -

10,000,000+ copies sold to be awarded Diamond status

According to USA Today, "Garth Brooks holds the record for most Diamond-certified albums, with nine."

The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Shania Twain, and The Eagles have Diamond certification.

USA Today further declared Whitney Houston to be the first black music artist to earn three Diamond-certified albums. Side note - Whitney Houston was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.

(USA Today)

Point of interest -

Thriller is the best selling album of all time with 70 million worldwide.

Point of intrigue -

"Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind" by Elton John was certified Diamond in October 1997 - two years before official Diamond status by RIAA.

...To be continued

Sunday, August 8, 2021

Set List Reader's Choice

In this edition of Set List Reader's Choice, your top favorite is:

Multi-Platinum Status - 15 to 19 Million

Follow the link above for the full list of multi-platinum albums with 15 to 19 million copies sold. The list is created by RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).

Point of intrigue -

Garth Brooks has albums in the less than 10 million list, the 10 to 14 million list, and the 15 to 19 million list.