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Let's skip to the facts, please!

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Certified sells are the real deal, anything else is just pure speculation and it shouldn't even be referred. I can say I've heard this album sold like 50 million copies around the world, but without the certified proof, that's just rubbish!


"Whitney Houston" by Whitney Houston article missings

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The article for "Whitney Houston" by Whitney Houston supporting 30 million claimed sales is no longer available. A new source needs to be found or the line item should be reverted back to the original position in 20-29 million sold. 43hsuls (talk) 14:56, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Idea: New Section

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Would anyone be interested in a section for albums that sold the most units from singles and albums? We would take the certified single sales which we have a page for and then take the claimed sales figures for the album and then you'd get a article showcasing the albums which have sold the most total units. It might have to be made specifically for albums before the age of digital streaming since those would inflate numbers. Never17 (talk) 07:01, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is just a spitball though, i think it's potentially interesting. But i want a consensus first Never17 (talk) 07:03, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What is this stuff about Himesh Reshammiya?

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So recently, I've been seeing on Reddit and other Wikipedia pages that this Indian Artist called Himesh Reshammiya, has the '2nd Best-Selling Album Of All Time' with his album "Aap Kaa Surroor", as it apparently has 55 million sales, which puts it behind Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'.

Obviously I'm in serious doubt of this as I've never heard a single mention of him or his album, which came out in 2006, but other media articles say it is the 2nd best selling album of all time, although it's worth noting that they're mostly news articles from India or other Asian countries.

I wondered if anyone has heard of him and/or his album, and whether they've heard these claims before. ThomBaxter (talk) 10:33, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It needs to be certified at least 10 million copies to be in this list anyway. Erick (talk) 04:53, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Green Day's "American Idiot" claimed at 23 million

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Green Day's claimed that American Idiot has sold 23 million (seen on their website [1] and recent advertisements) and has been certified at 16 million worldwide (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idiot#Certifications_and_sales). I believe this warrants them being added to the 20-29 million section. 43hsuls (talk) 16:55, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]