I honestly wouldn't even know where to begin.... I love way too many bands. :)

There are some really great bands mentioned here... Here are my picks:

60's - Beatles, hands down

70's - Ramones, Queen

80's - Pixies, Sonic Youth, the Cars - I could go on... class of '86 LOL

90's - Nirvana, Pavement, Sonic Youth

00's - I have no clue what the kids listen to these days. ;)

Mostly crap

Ummm ... that is where you are very wrong ... As an FM Radio DJ , I can tell you, that as far as vintage classic rock goes, Queen was prolly one of the most influential bands of the 70's and 80's !!!

Did you know "THE GAME" is #4 on the Billboard ALL-TIME RECORD SALES chart ???

Now guess the top 3 ... and I will make this easier for some, harder for others ... Led Zeppelin IV is number 8

=)

Let me guess... top three album sales of all time...

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (has to be one of them)
Beatles - Sgt Peppers
and uh....

Led Zeppelin II

?

Chris ... you're way off Bro ...

Hint #2 : None of the bands Chris mentioned are in the top 3

:eek:

Bing Crosby.... White Christmas... :bonk:

Isn't Michael Jackson in the top 3 of albums sold of all time?

are we talking about 'actual' top bands or our own personal top favorites?

Thriller is #5 :eek:

according to Billboard ...

k. hehe, I must have missed that part. hmmm here's my guesses then...


1. The Beattles - White Album

2. The Ramones - Ramones

3. Led Zepplin - IV


:)

I have. primus and rhcp are no contest... seriously

As for Rush, yup, excellent drummer. But a different style. Also, did you know that a lot of rush's studio work is multi-layered? i.e. they play over themselves making it seems like they're really, really good... Its not why they did it, but thats why a lot of people think they're so talented.

here, Smashing Pumpkins live:

http://www.drguile.com/perso/sp_geekusa.mp3

such precision work at such a high speed... :)

but of course, this is just personal opinion... its not an official ranking ;p

Two of those albums are in the top 10 ... but none of them are in the top 3

Meatloaf - Bat out of Hell.
is #1

I'm still thinking of what #'s 2 and 3 could be.... :confused:

Wait.... Peter Frampton... Frampton Comes Alive
MUST be in the top 3??

Yes .... Meatloaf "Bat out of Hell" is #1, having gone over 17 times platinum ... Well Done Chris!

Peter Frampton does not even make the list, and the list goes to 30 :(

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

hmmm, my sources must be a little different than yours. Platinum means they have sold 1 million copies, that being said:

The Eagles
Greatest Hits, Vol 1
26 million
1976

Michael Jackson
Thriller
25 million
1982

Led Zeppelin
IV (Zoso)
22 million
1971

Billy Joel
Greatest Hits Vol 1 & 2
21 million
1985

Fleetwood Mac
Rumours
18 million
1977

Whitney Houston
The Bodyguard (Soundtrack)
17 million
1992

Shania Twain
Come on Over
17 million
1997

Boston
Boston
16 million
1976

Hootie and the Blowfish
Cracked Rear View
16 million
1994

The Eagles
Hotel California
15 million
1976

Bee Gees, etc
Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack)
15 million
1977

Guns N' Roses
Appetite for Destruction
15 million
1987

Bruce Springsteen
Born in the U.S.A.
15 million
1984

Static-X
Wisconsin Death Trip
15 million
1999

Santana
Supernatural
13 million
1999

Elton John
Greatest Hits
13 million
1974

Bruce Springsteen
Live 1975-85
13 million
1986

Garth Brooks
Double Live
13 million
1998

Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
13 million
1985

Led Zeppelin
II
12 million
1969

Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
12 million
1986

Backstreet Boys
Millennium
12 million
1999

Boyz II Men
II
12 million
1994

Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
11 million
1997

James Taylor
Greatest Hits
11 million
1976

Matchbox 20
Yourself or Someone Like You
11 million
1996

TLC
Crazy SexyCool
11 million
1994

Shania Twain
The Woman in Me
11 million
1995

(misc. soundtrack)
Dirty Dancing
11 million
1987

Nirvana
Nevermind
10 million
1991

AC/DC
Back in Black
10 million
1980

Madonna
Like a Virgin
10 million
1984

U2
Joshua Tree
10 million
1987

Eric Clapton
Unplugged
10 million
1992

Dixie Chicks
Wide Open
10 million
1998

Van Halen
Van Halen
10 million
1978

Mariah Carey
Music Box
10 million
1993

Doobie Brothers
Best of the Doobie Brothers
10 million
1976

Green Day
Dookie
10 million
1994

Journey
Greatest Hits
10 million
1988

N'Sync
'N Sync
10 million
1998

The Notorious B.I.G.
Life After Death
10 million
1997

No Doubt
Tragic Kingdom
10 million
1995

despite the facts.. the greatest of all time would defently have to be TuPac...

WESSSSSSSSSST SIDEEEEEE

yeah, right . . . . I will give him this much, he has released more music from the grave than he ever did while he was alive . . . I wonder what that says about the guy

Lloyd ... My soure is BILLBOARD

#1 Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell
#2 Supertramp - Breakfast in America
#3 Eagles - Greatest Hits 1971-1975
#4 Queen - The Game
#5Micheal Jaskson - Thriller
#6 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
#7Boston - Boston
#8 AC/DC - Back n Black
#9 Beatles - White Album
#10 Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet

Paul, I tried to find a link at Billboard, and failed, but I did find this - not sure why the discrepancy, who the hell is doing the counting? Someone appears to be on crack at one of those places :eek:

I am a huge Smashing Pumpkins fan. The only time I got to see them live, though, was when they had the drummer from Filter. He kicked ass. I never thought anyone could truly do Chamberlain justice, and I was a little apprehensive at the whole idea of nit seeing the band complete, but I was not let down. All this coming from a true fan of Chamberlain. :)

Now, I'm gonna put Siamese Dream in... the g/f is not here right now so it can be LOUD. :)

WESSSSSSSSSSST SIDEEEEEEEEEEE!

so UH

Tupac is alive .... :cool:

West Side Canada? The true hood? :D

naw im East Siding it.. like Snoop Dogg...

There are some pretty good choices here mangs.

here's my opinions:

60s ... uh hands down without a doubt the #1 band of all time THE BEATLES!!!

70s ... tuff one, toss up between Led and Pink. pink had the best album i.m.e.s.h.o. in The Wall but Led has many good albums.

80s ... mang, another tuff one for me. #1 i'll just say Talking Heads and not think about it anymore...Def Lepard too damn many....

90s ... wow.nobody really jumping out at me for the #1 spot... I'll say Beck.

Now ... Creed, Puddle of Mudd,

Static-X sold 15 million albums?

That cant be right...

I was going to say Nirvana for the 90s as I am a huge Nirvana fan, but they just didn't have the longevity IMO.
Certainly they changed the pace of music in the late 80s and had a great impact on 90s alternative music. I just wish Cobain hadn't done himself in. There was a lot of music left to make by those guys.

However I was happy to see Dave Grohl start his own band. The Foo Fighters have a new CD out.... gotta get me a copy.

Nirvana also has a new one coming out this Tuesday. Old unreleased stuff from what I read. I'll probably grab that one too.
:xthumbs: