What is considered the greatest album ever?

Here are the Top 10 Greatest Albums of All Time, according to Rolling Stone:
  1. Marvin Gaye, 'What's Going On'
  2. The Beach Boys, 'Pet Sounds' ...
  3. Joni Mitchell, 'Blue' ...
  4. Stevie Wonder, 'Songs in the Key of Life' ...
  5. The Beatles, 'Abbey Road' ...
  6. Nirvana, 'Nevermind' ...
  7. Fleetwood Mac, 'Rumours' ...
  8. Prince and the Revolution, 'Purple Rain' ...
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What are the top 3 albums of all time?

Best Albums of All Time
  • 1 Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd. This is simply the greatest album ever made. ...
  • 2 Sgt. ...
  • 3 Abbey Road - The Beatles. ...
  • 4 Led Zeppelin IV (aka ZOSO) - Led Zeppelin. ...
  • 5 Revolver - The Beatles. ...
  • 6 The Wall - Pink Floyd. ...
  • 7 A Night at the Opera - Queen. ...
  • 8 Thriller - Michael Jackson.
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What is considered the greatest song of all time?

The Top 50 most iconic songs of all time
  • Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana.
  • Imagine - John Lennon.
  • One - U2.
  • Billie Jean - Michael Jackson.
  • Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen.
  • Hey Jude - The Beatles.
  • Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan.
  • I Can't Get No Satisfaction - Rolling Stones.
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What song was #1 the longest?

"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks.
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Who is the #1 selling artist of all time?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales. Second is Garth Brooks with over 157 million units sales, followed by Elvis Presley with 139 million units.
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The BEST Albums of ALL TIME (According to RateYourMusic)



Who has the most #1 albums in a row?

1 studio albums (as of 5 November 2022): Taylor Swift – 11, in 2008-22; Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, reputation, Lover, folklore, evermore, Fearless (Taylor's Version), Red (Taylor's Version) and Midnights; Jay-Z – 10, in 2002–17; Kanye West – 10, in 2005–21; The Beatles – 9, in 1964–68; Eminem – 9, in 2000–20; ...
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Who has the most #1 albums of all time?

  • As a musician, Paul McCartney has the most No. 1 albums, with 27. This includes 19 albums from his work with The Beatles, three solo albums and five albums as a part of his 1970s group Wings. ...
  • Barbra Streisand is the only artist to have No. 1 albums in six different decades.
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Who has won best album the most?

Three-time winner Stevie Wonder who won in 1974, 1975 and 1977. Three-time winner Paul Simon who won twice as the main credited artist, in 1976 and 1987. Taylor Swift is the first woman to win two and three times as a lead artist, in 2010, 2016 and 2021. U2 is the only group act to win twice, in 1988 and 2006.
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What is the longest number 1 album?

The Beatles feature five times on the all time longevity chart; their debut album Please Please Me spent a whopping 30 weeks at the top spot, and holds the record for most consecutive weeks at Number 1 in history for an artist album.
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Who has the longest charting album?

First arriving in March 1973, The Dark Side of the Moon spent 724 consecutive weeks in the Top 200 before dropping off of them on April 30, 1988. Climbing into the charts sporadically throughout the following years, the album has clocked up more than 200 additional weeks.
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Who has the most #1 hits of all time any genre?

Though unclear for how long, the Beatles still reign supreme as the artist with the most No. 1 songs of all time.
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Who has the most Top 10 hits on a single album?

Bruce Springsteen, 'Born in the U.S.A.,' 1984-86

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Who sold 1 million records?

Taylor Swift's "Midnights" is the first album to achieve the rare feat since her own "Reputation" in 2017.
  • "The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album" by Whitney Houston and various artists. ...
  • "Millennium" by Backstreet Boys. ...
  • "Oops!… ...
  • "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" by Limp Bizkit. ...
  • "1" by The Beatles.
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Who are the top 3 most listened to artists in the world?

Ed Sheeran is the most-followed artist on Spotify, while Ariana Grande is the most-followed female artist. Drake is the most-streamed artist of all time on Spotify, while Taylor Swift is the most-streamed female artist.
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What are the 5 most recorded songs of all time?

Here's 5 of the most covered songs in history
  • “Yesterday” by The Beatles. ...
  • “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen. ...
  • “(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones: ...
  • “My Way” by Frank Sinatra. ...
  • “Over the Rainbow” by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg, sung by Judy Garland.
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Which singer have never had a number one hit?

Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, The Who, James Brown.
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What album stayed top 10 the longest?

Since the Billboard 200 began publishing on a regular weekly basis, with the March 24, 1956-dated chart, the album with the most weeks in the top 10 is the original cast recording of My Fair Lady, with 173 weeks in the top 10 between 1956-60.
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Who got the most platinum records?

Since the RIAA introduced its awards on 14 March 1958, Elvis Presley holds the record for the most platinum certificates for both albums and singles with 82.
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What is America's best-selling album ever?

The top selling album of all time in the United States based on certified unit sales is currently the Eagles' Greatest Hits, with 38 million copies sold.
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What is the top 10 selling albums of all time?

Top 10 Highest-Selling Albums of All Time in the US
  • Fleetwood Mac — “Rumours” ...
  • Hootie & the Blowfish — “Cracked Rear View” ...
  • Pink Floyd — “The Wall” ...
  • Led Zeppelin — “Zeppelin IV” ...
  • The Beatles — “The Beatles” ...
  • AC/DC — “Back in Black” ...
  • Eagles — “Hotel California” ...
  • Michael Jackson— “Thriller”
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Who has a triple platinum album?

Michael Jackson leads the way with the biggest success of his career (of anyone's career, actually), Thriller, which is millions ahead of any other title. The RIAA has certified the title 33-times platinum for equivalent sales of at least 33 million copies, making it the only collection to go three-times diamond.
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