Who sold the most albums in 1969?

The artists who have sold the most albums in music history
In 1969 the first group to lead the charts was The Beatles, with almost $2 million of records sold. Next came Elvis Presley and in third place Simon and Garfunkel.
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What was the biggest selling album in 1969?

1969: 1969: The last Beatles album recorded, 'Abbey Road', spent an almost uninterrupted 17 weeks at No. 1 on the chart. The Rolling Stones' LP 'Let It Bleed' temporarily knocked 'Abbey Road' down to No.
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Who was the best-selling artist of 1969?

Top 10 Selling Music Artists – 1969/2019

Which artists sold the most in 1969? In the first position, in 1969, we find The Beatles. The band born in 1960 and still active, in 1969 was in the first position worldwide with $1,913,500.
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Who sold the most albums in the 1960s?

Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles was the best-selling album of the 1960s.
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What was the number one album in 1969?

These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1969, per the Billboard 200. Iron Butterfly's In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida was the best performing album of 1969 despite not reaching number one at any point during the year.
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Best-Selling Music Artists 1969 - 2019



Who was the biggest selling artist of the 60's?

The Beatles took the U.S. by storm in the early 1960s, and by the end of the decade, the "British invasion" quartet left a historic — and likely untouchable — mark on the charts. figures, The Beatles lead the second-place artist, country singer Garth Brooks, by over 30 million album units.
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Who was the best-selling artist of the 70s?

Using data gathered by ChartMasters, here's the list of the top 10 selling artists of the 1970s.
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The top 10 selling artists of the 70s
  1. 1 Pink Floyd.
  2. 2 Eagles. ...
  3. 3 Led Zeppelin. ...
  4. 4 Queen. ...
  5. 5 Elton John. ...
  6. 6 ABBA. ...
  7. 7 Rod Stewart & Faces. ...
  8. 8 Bob Marley. ...
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Who sold the most albums in the 50s?

Fats Domino Turns 86 Today, Sold More Records Than Anyone But Elvis In The 1950s. Fats Domino, the New Orleans musician who sold more records in the 1950s than any other recording artist except Elvis Presley, celebrated his 86th birthday Wednesday in his hometown of New Orleans.
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Who was the biggest band in the world in 1969?

1969: The Beatles

So how can a band that didn't tour at all in 1969 be the greatest band in the world? Well, they were the friggin' Beatles. The band spent most of its time from 1966 on in the studio, recording its most ambitious albums.
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Who sold most albums ever?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 257.7 million certified sales. Second is Elvis Presley with almost 207 million sales, followed by Michael Jackson with 169.7 million.
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What single artist sold the most records?

Elvis Presley (USA) is the best-selling solo artist, with 1 billion sales worldwide (129.5 million in the USA).
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Who sold the most records in 1966?

Alpert in 1966

“A Taste of Honey” won the Grammy for “Best Record of the Year.” Also in 1966, Going Places, featuring “Spanish Flea,” and a third album, What Now My Love, all went to #1, the latter for nine weeks. All told, Alpert sold around fourteen million albums in 1966—way more than, yes, the Beatles.
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Who had most Top 10 hits in 70s?

Number ones

The Bee Gees had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1970s (9 songs). In addition, The Bee Gees also remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1970s (27 weeks).
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Who had the most hits in the 60s?

Number ones

The Beatles had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during 1958–1969 (18 songs). In addition, The Beatles remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during 1958–1969 (55 weeks).
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What band sold the most albums in 1970?

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  • “Abbey Road,” the Beatles' 1969 release, continued its success into 1970 with three more weeks at No. ...
  • “Led Zeppelin II” by Led Zeppelin reached No. ...
  • Simon & Garfunkel's “Bridge Over Troubled Water” was the best-selling album of 1970, spending 10 weeks at No.
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Who is the biggest musician in the 60s?

Top 100 Artists of the 60s
  • The Beatles.
  • James Brown.
  • The Beach Boys.
  • The Supremes.
  • The Rolling Stones.
  • Bob Dylan.
  • Aretha Franklin.
  • Elvis Presley.
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What was the most played song in the 60s?

1964
  • HELLO, DOLLY! by Louis Armstrong.
  • I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND by The Beatles.
  • SHE LOVES YOU by The Beatles.
  • I GET AROUND by The Beach Boys.
  • OH, PRETTY WOMAN by Roy Orbison.
  • A HARD DAY'S NIGHT by The Beatles.
  • EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY by Dean Martin.
  • MY GUY by Mary Wells.
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What type of music was popular in 1969?

1960s Music – 1969 was a year that showcased a lot of diversity in musical tastes. On one hand R&B, pop, country and folk all still controlled the charts and was what the radio stations played the most.
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