Biggest Albums Of The 1980's
Nov 18, 2007 20:10:24 GMT -5
Post by melody56 on Nov 18, 2007 20:10:24 GMT -5
These days, those of you who watch the charts expect to see the sales numbers behind the chart positions. This was not a luxury afforded way back in the 80's, before the advent of Soundscan and all the wonderful revelations it uncovered. I think if Soundscan had been around, the BB200 chart would have looked very different in the last 4 or 5 years of the decade, mainly because of a thing called the CD, which moved from a project in the R&D labs at the start of the decade to the format of choice by the end. The charts totally miss or ignore the fact the music fans of the 60's and 70's and even early 80's were rebuying their favorite albums in the new format.
However, for all its limitations, I took the published BB200 albums for the 522 weeks of the 80's and put them through a points scoring program. It's far from ideal, as it cannot recognize weekly/seasonal/annual variations in sales, but hope it captures the essence of the individual years and the whole decade of America's favorite albums of this fascinating era. So, here's part 1 of 10 of the results - enjoy
BIGGEST ALBUMS OF THE 1980'S PART 1 - #1-#50[/color]
001 - 12804 - 122 - 01 - THRILLER - Michael Jackson
002 - 10494 - 139 - 01 - BORN IN THE USA - Bruce Springsteen
003 - 08345 - 126 - 01 - HYSTERIA - Def Leppard
004 - 07628 - 096 - 01 - DIRTY DANCING - Soundtrack
005 - 07421 - 162 - 01 - WHITNEY HOUSTON - Whitney Houston
006 - 07310 - 125 - 01 - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - Guns N' Roses
007 - 07212 - 087 - 01 - FAITH - George Michael
008 - 07147 - 160 - 01 - CAN'T SLOW DOWN - Lionel Richie
009 - 06996 - 094 - 01 - SLIPPERY WHEN WET - Bon Jovi
010 - 06179 - 072 - 01 - PURPLE RAIN - Prince & the Revolution
011 - 06027 - 078 - 01 - DON'T BE CRUEL - Bobby Brown
012 - 05987 - 075 - 01 - SYNCHRONICITY - Police
013 - 05773 - 158 - 01 - SPORTS - Huey Lewis & the News
014 - 05675 - 123 - 01 - NO JACKET REQUIRED - Phil Collins
015 - 05637 - 087 - 01 - BAD - Michael Jackson
016 - 05520 - 101 - 01 - HI INFIDELITY - REO Speedwagon
017 - 05423 - 146 - 01 - ESCAPE - Journey
018 - 05384 - 081 - 01 - FOUR - Foreigner
019 - 05311 - 090 - 01 - BUSINESS AS USUAL - Men At Work
020 - 05068 - 076 - 02 - WHITESNAKE - Whitesnake
021 - 04989 - 103 - 01 - THE JOSHUA TREE - U2
022 - 04956 - 097 - 01 - BROTHERS IN ARMS - Dire Straits
023 - 04824 - 085 - 01 - WHITNEY - Whitney Houston
024 - 04624 - 106 - 01 - CONTROL - Janet Jackson
025 - 04601 - 092 - 01 - HEART - Heart
026 - 04597 - 082 - 01 - SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR - Tears For Fears
027 - 04483 - 106 - 03 - PRIVATE DANCER - Tina Turner
028 - 04479 - 110 - 01 - THE WALL - Pink Floyd
029 - 04440 - 043 - 01 - GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE - Milli Vanilli
030 - 04426 - 073 - 01 - HANGIN' TOUGH - New Kids On The Block
031 - 04415 - 083 - 01 - RECKLESS - Bryan Adams
032 - 04408 - 116 - 02 - PYROMANIA - Def Leppard
033 - 04327 - 078 - 01 - FOREVER YOUR GIRL - Paula Abdul
034 - 04328 - 108 - 01 - LIKE A VIRGIN - Madonna
035 - 04059 - 064 - 01 - ASIA - Asia
036 - 03990 - 078 - 01 - FLASHDANCE - Soundtrack
037 - 03954 - 073 - 01 - GLASS HOUSES - Billy Joel
038 - 03844 - 111 - 04 - AN INNOCENT MAN - Billy Joel
039 - 03788 - 045 - 01 - THE RAW AND THE COOKED - Fine Young Cannibals
040 - 03762 - 081 - 03 - KICK - Inxs
041 - 03728 - 075 - 02 - SCARECROW - John Mellencamp
042 - 03704 - 061 - 01 - PARADISE THEATER - Styx
043 - 03702 - 062 - 03 - H20 - Daryl Hall & John Oates
044 - 03646 - 063 - 01 - AMERICAN FOOL - John Cougar
045 - 03631 - 080 - 01 - MAKE IT BIG - Wham
046 - 03627 - 068 - 01 - LICENSED TO ILL - Beastie Boys
047 - 03622 - 110 - 01 - AGAINST THE WIND - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
048 - 03618 - 067 - 01 - NEW JERSEY - Bon Jovi
049 - 03582 - 077 - 02 - 1984 - Van Halen
050 - 03580 - 143 - 01 - BELLA DONNA - Stevie Nicks
BIGGEST ALBUMS OF 1980[/color]
01 - 4350 - 53 - 01 - THE WALL - Pink Floyd
02 - 3803 - 44 - 01 - GLASS HOUSES - Billy Joel
03 - 3427 - 45 - 01 - AGAINST THE WIND - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
04 - 2775 - 27 - 01 - THE GAME - Queen
05 - 2307 - 27 - 01 - EMOTIONAL RESCUE - Rolling Stones
06 - 2234 - 15 - 01 - GUILTY - Barbra Streisand
07 - 2144 - 53 - 03 - OFF THE WALL - Michael Jackson
08 - 2103 - 32 - 02 - DIANA - Diana Ross
09 - 2092 - 44 - 02 - DAMN THE TORPEDOES - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
10 - 2001 - 49 - 06 - CHRISTOPHER CROSS - Christopher Cross
11 - 1963 - 27 - 01 - HOLD OUT - Jackson Browne
12 - 1735 - 31 - 02 - JUST ONE NIGHT - Eric Clapton
13 - 1636 - 22 - 02 - CRIMES OF PASSION - Pat Benatar
14 - 1619 - 36 - 03 - URBAN COWBOY - Soundtrack
15 - 1526 - 36 - 03 - MAD LOVE - Linda Ronstadt
16 - 1479 - 44 - 02 - THE LONG RUN - Eagles
17 - 1471 - 22 - 04 - BACK IN BLACK - AC/DC
18 - 1468 - 14 - 01 - GREATEST HITS - Kenny Rogers
19 - 1393 - 33 - 03 - PHOENIX - Dan Fogelberg
20 - 1381 - 12 - 01 - THE RIVER - Bruce Springsteen
21 - 1170 - 24 - 03 - GIVE ME THE NIGHT - George Benson
22 - 1147 - 30 - 05 - EMPTY GLASS - Pete Townsend
23 - 1146 - 10 - 03 - HOTTER THAN JULY - Stevie Wonder
24 - 1091 - 28 - 04 - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - Soundtrack
25 - 1033 - 28 - 04 - XANADU - Soundtrack
26 - 0998 - 33 - 06 - THE WHISPERS - Whispers
27 - 0949 - 28 - 02 - ON THE RADIO:GREATEST HITS VOLS 1 & 2 - Donna Summer
28 - 0927 - 07 - 01 - DOUBLE FANTASY - John Lennon
29 - 0918 - 15 - 03 - ONE STEP CLOSER - Doobie Brothers
30 - 0895 - 33 - 08 - MIDDLE MAN - Boz Scaggs
31 - 0892 - 52 - 09 - PRETENDERS - Pretenders
32 - 0889 - 31 - 06 - WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST - Van Halen
33 - 0888 - 41 - 12 - THE ROSE - Soundtrack
34 - 0883 - 26 - 05 - MOUTH TO MOUTH - Lipps Inc
35 - 0883 - 30 - 05 - LIGHT UP THE NIGHT - Brothers Johnson
36 - 0881 - 19 - 03 - MCCARTNEY II - Paul McCartney
37 - 0844 - 28 - 04 - PERMANENT WAVES - Rush
38 - 0842 - 31 - 11 - DUKE - Genesis
39 - 0837 - 37 - 05 - KENNY - Kenny Rogers
40 - 0832 - 29 - 06 - LET'S GET SERIOUS - Jermaine Jackson
41 - 0827 - 33 - 07 - FAME - Soundtrack
42 - 0799 - 20 - 05 - PANORAMA - Cars
43 - 0788 - 53 - 12 - IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - Pat Benatar
44 - 0742 - 30 - 07 - HEROES - Commodores
45 - 0741 - 40 - 08 - DEPARTURE - Journey
46 - 0667 - 25 - 07 - AMERICAN GIGOLO - Soundtrack
47 - 0660 - 38 - 16 - SWEET SENSATION - Stephanie Mills
48 - 0657 - 22 - 05 - BEBE LE STRANGE - Heart
49 - 0641 - 13 - 08 - ZENYATTA MONDATTA - Police
50 - 0619 - 30 - 14 - ONE FOR THE ROAD - Kinks
However, for all its limitations, I took the published BB200 albums for the 522 weeks of the 80's and put them through a points scoring program. It's far from ideal, as it cannot recognize weekly/seasonal/annual variations in sales, but hope it captures the essence of the individual years and the whole decade of America's favorite albums of this fascinating era. So, here's part 1 of 10 of the results - enjoy
BIGGEST ALBUMS OF THE 1980'S PART 1 - #1-#50[/color]
001 - 12804 - 122 - 01 - THRILLER - Michael Jackson
002 - 10494 - 139 - 01 - BORN IN THE USA - Bruce Springsteen
003 - 08345 - 126 - 01 - HYSTERIA - Def Leppard
004 - 07628 - 096 - 01 - DIRTY DANCING - Soundtrack
005 - 07421 - 162 - 01 - WHITNEY HOUSTON - Whitney Houston
006 - 07310 - 125 - 01 - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - Guns N' Roses
007 - 07212 - 087 - 01 - FAITH - George Michael
008 - 07147 - 160 - 01 - CAN'T SLOW DOWN - Lionel Richie
009 - 06996 - 094 - 01 - SLIPPERY WHEN WET - Bon Jovi
010 - 06179 - 072 - 01 - PURPLE RAIN - Prince & the Revolution
011 - 06027 - 078 - 01 - DON'T BE CRUEL - Bobby Brown
012 - 05987 - 075 - 01 - SYNCHRONICITY - Police
013 - 05773 - 158 - 01 - SPORTS - Huey Lewis & the News
014 - 05675 - 123 - 01 - NO JACKET REQUIRED - Phil Collins
015 - 05637 - 087 - 01 - BAD - Michael Jackson
016 - 05520 - 101 - 01 - HI INFIDELITY - REO Speedwagon
017 - 05423 - 146 - 01 - ESCAPE - Journey
018 - 05384 - 081 - 01 - FOUR - Foreigner
019 - 05311 - 090 - 01 - BUSINESS AS USUAL - Men At Work
020 - 05068 - 076 - 02 - WHITESNAKE - Whitesnake
021 - 04989 - 103 - 01 - THE JOSHUA TREE - U2
022 - 04956 - 097 - 01 - BROTHERS IN ARMS - Dire Straits
023 - 04824 - 085 - 01 - WHITNEY - Whitney Houston
024 - 04624 - 106 - 01 - CONTROL - Janet Jackson
025 - 04601 - 092 - 01 - HEART - Heart
026 - 04597 - 082 - 01 - SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR - Tears For Fears
027 - 04483 - 106 - 03 - PRIVATE DANCER - Tina Turner
028 - 04479 - 110 - 01 - THE WALL - Pink Floyd
029 - 04440 - 043 - 01 - GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE - Milli Vanilli
030 - 04426 - 073 - 01 - HANGIN' TOUGH - New Kids On The Block
031 - 04415 - 083 - 01 - RECKLESS - Bryan Adams
032 - 04408 - 116 - 02 - PYROMANIA - Def Leppard
033 - 04327 - 078 - 01 - FOREVER YOUR GIRL - Paula Abdul
034 - 04328 - 108 - 01 - LIKE A VIRGIN - Madonna
035 - 04059 - 064 - 01 - ASIA - Asia
036 - 03990 - 078 - 01 - FLASHDANCE - Soundtrack
037 - 03954 - 073 - 01 - GLASS HOUSES - Billy Joel
038 - 03844 - 111 - 04 - AN INNOCENT MAN - Billy Joel
039 - 03788 - 045 - 01 - THE RAW AND THE COOKED - Fine Young Cannibals
040 - 03762 - 081 - 03 - KICK - Inxs
041 - 03728 - 075 - 02 - SCARECROW - John Mellencamp
042 - 03704 - 061 - 01 - PARADISE THEATER - Styx
043 - 03702 - 062 - 03 - H20 - Daryl Hall & John Oates
044 - 03646 - 063 - 01 - AMERICAN FOOL - John Cougar
045 - 03631 - 080 - 01 - MAKE IT BIG - Wham
046 - 03627 - 068 - 01 - LICENSED TO ILL - Beastie Boys
047 - 03622 - 110 - 01 - AGAINST THE WIND - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
048 - 03618 - 067 - 01 - NEW JERSEY - Bon Jovi
049 - 03582 - 077 - 02 - 1984 - Van Halen
050 - 03580 - 143 - 01 - BELLA DONNA - Stevie Nicks
BIGGEST ALBUMS OF 1980[/color]
01 - 4350 - 53 - 01 - THE WALL - Pink Floyd
02 - 3803 - 44 - 01 - GLASS HOUSES - Billy Joel
03 - 3427 - 45 - 01 - AGAINST THE WIND - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
04 - 2775 - 27 - 01 - THE GAME - Queen
05 - 2307 - 27 - 01 - EMOTIONAL RESCUE - Rolling Stones
06 - 2234 - 15 - 01 - GUILTY - Barbra Streisand
07 - 2144 - 53 - 03 - OFF THE WALL - Michael Jackson
08 - 2103 - 32 - 02 - DIANA - Diana Ross
09 - 2092 - 44 - 02 - DAMN THE TORPEDOES - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
10 - 2001 - 49 - 06 - CHRISTOPHER CROSS - Christopher Cross
11 - 1963 - 27 - 01 - HOLD OUT - Jackson Browne
12 - 1735 - 31 - 02 - JUST ONE NIGHT - Eric Clapton
13 - 1636 - 22 - 02 - CRIMES OF PASSION - Pat Benatar
14 - 1619 - 36 - 03 - URBAN COWBOY - Soundtrack
15 - 1526 - 36 - 03 - MAD LOVE - Linda Ronstadt
16 - 1479 - 44 - 02 - THE LONG RUN - Eagles
17 - 1471 - 22 - 04 - BACK IN BLACK - AC/DC
18 - 1468 - 14 - 01 - GREATEST HITS - Kenny Rogers
19 - 1393 - 33 - 03 - PHOENIX - Dan Fogelberg
20 - 1381 - 12 - 01 - THE RIVER - Bruce Springsteen
21 - 1170 - 24 - 03 - GIVE ME THE NIGHT - George Benson
22 - 1147 - 30 - 05 - EMPTY GLASS - Pete Townsend
23 - 1146 - 10 - 03 - HOTTER THAN JULY - Stevie Wonder
24 - 1091 - 28 - 04 - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - Soundtrack
25 - 1033 - 28 - 04 - XANADU - Soundtrack
26 - 0998 - 33 - 06 - THE WHISPERS - Whispers
27 - 0949 - 28 - 02 - ON THE RADIO:GREATEST HITS VOLS 1 & 2 - Donna Summer
28 - 0927 - 07 - 01 - DOUBLE FANTASY - John Lennon
29 - 0918 - 15 - 03 - ONE STEP CLOSER - Doobie Brothers
30 - 0895 - 33 - 08 - MIDDLE MAN - Boz Scaggs
31 - 0892 - 52 - 09 - PRETENDERS - Pretenders
32 - 0889 - 31 - 06 - WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST - Van Halen
33 - 0888 - 41 - 12 - THE ROSE - Soundtrack
34 - 0883 - 26 - 05 - MOUTH TO MOUTH - Lipps Inc
35 - 0883 - 30 - 05 - LIGHT UP THE NIGHT - Brothers Johnson
36 - 0881 - 19 - 03 - MCCARTNEY II - Paul McCartney
37 - 0844 - 28 - 04 - PERMANENT WAVES - Rush
38 - 0842 - 31 - 11 - DUKE - Genesis
39 - 0837 - 37 - 05 - KENNY - Kenny Rogers
40 - 0832 - 29 - 06 - LET'S GET SERIOUS - Jermaine Jackson
41 - 0827 - 33 - 07 - FAME - Soundtrack
42 - 0799 - 20 - 05 - PANORAMA - Cars
43 - 0788 - 53 - 12 - IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - Pat Benatar
44 - 0742 - 30 - 07 - HEROES - Commodores
45 - 0741 - 40 - 08 - DEPARTURE - Journey
46 - 0667 - 25 - 07 - AMERICAN GIGOLO - Soundtrack
47 - 0660 - 38 - 16 - SWEET SENSATION - Stephanie Mills
48 - 0657 - 22 - 05 - BEBE LE STRANGE - Heart
49 - 0641 - 13 - 08 - ZENYATTA MONDATTA - Police
50 - 0619 - 30 - 14 - ONE FOR THE ROAD - Kinks