The Best-Selling Albums of All Time
Based on recording-industry sales figures, Best-Selling Albums of All Time is the definitive guide to more than 100 charttopping records of the past six decades. Alongside old favorites and recognized classics—including albums by Miles Davis, Nat “King” Cole, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin—you’ll find Taylor Swift, Eminem, Adele, and today’s rising stars. There are enough surprises here to amaze even the most dedicated music buff. Would you have guessed that Norah Jones’s bluesy album Come Away With Me would be the top-seller of the 2000s? Or that the biggest movie soundtrack of the past 20 years is the collection of bluegrass songs from the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? Every album is illustrated with a sleeve artwork, front and back, providing a fascinating overview of the evolution of record cover design across the decades. Each entry is packed full of information, including background on the recording of the album and its place in cultural history, as well as a full track listing and detailed musician and production credits. In addition, there are listings of the biggestselling movie soundtracks, the top 100 albums by sales, and much more.
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The Best-Selling Albums of All Time
Based on recording-industry sales figures, Best-Selling Albums of All Time is the definitive guide to more than 100 charttopping records of the past six decades. Alongside old favorites and recognized classics—including albums by Miles Davis, Nat “King” Cole, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin—you’ll find Taylor Swift, Eminem, Adele, and today’s rising stars. There are enough surprises here to amaze even the most dedicated music buff. Would you have guessed that Norah Jones’s bluesy album Come Away With Me would be the top-seller of the 2000s? Or that the biggest movie soundtrack of the past 20 years is the collection of bluegrass songs from the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? Every album is illustrated with a sleeve artwork, front and back, providing a fascinating overview of the evolution of record cover design across the decades. Each entry is packed full of information, including background on the recording of the album and its place in cultural history, as well as a full track listing and detailed musician and production credits. In addition, there are listings of the biggestselling movie soundtracks, the top 100 albums by sales, and much more.
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ISBN-13: | 9781435161146 |
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Publisher: | Metro Books |
Publication date: | 09/28/2015 |
Pages: | 256 |
Product dimensions: | 10.70(w) x 10.60(h) x 1.20(d) |
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