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XTZ1969 wrote:PSB is the 61st best albums act.
Take a look at this chart:
http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26161

Erasure better than PSB???

Thank you for that link!

XTZ1969 wrote:

andmaste wrote:Erasure better than PSB???

I think the 'Please' sales figures are not included in the chart.

But neither are the figures for "Circus".

Thanks. How disappointing that Adam Ant and Frankie Goes to Hollywood have actually sold more singles than PSB.

XTZ1969 wrote:

BlueSwan wrote:But neither are the figures for "Circus".

'The Circus' was released in March '87 and its sales are probably included.
Anyway, apparently both bands have sold the same amount of albums in the UK.

Right, the one that Erasure are missing is 'Wonderland', which I think must have sold less than 'Please'.

It can also be said that the figures are missing the sales for Nightbird – although with its majestic chart run of two weeks it will hardly rocket Erasure up the chart.

For some reason I seemed to recall that "The Circus" was released in 1986. My mistake.

Here is the list that includes every album sale, except after 2002.

1 - Cliff Richard - 20,969,006
2 - The Beatles - 20,799,632

3 - Elvis Presley - 19,293,118

4 - Madonna - 14,562,856

5 - Elton John - 13,475,063

6 - Michael Jackson - 11,310,958

7 - Queen - 10,334,713
8 - Abba - 10,004,039

9 - Paul McCartney - 9,781,603
10 - David Bowie - 9,392,410
11 - Rod Stewart - 9,046,492

12 - The Rolling Stones - 8,348,470

13 - Kylie Minogue - 7,994,130
14 - Stevie Wonder - 7,614,227
15 - Spice Girls - 7,507,213
16 - Shakin' Stevens - 7,108,330

17 - Whitney Houston - 6,993,105
18 - The Bee Gees - 6,943,851
19 - George Michael - 6,819,419
20 - Status Quo - 6,727,822
21 - Boney M - 6,587,018
22 - Slade - 6,520,171
23 - Olivia Newton John - 6,493,006
24 - Blondie - 6,456,881
25 - Boyzone - 6,435,711
26 - Oasis - 6,225,785

27 - UB40 - 5,997,222
28 - Tom Jones - 5,892,220
29 - Celine Dion - 5,683,264
30 - The Police - 5,617,175
31 - Madness - 5,564,459
32 - Diana Ross - 5,326,780
33 - Wham - 5,298,431
34 - Adam Ant - 5,296,965
35 - The Jam - 5,094,055
36 - Frankie Goes to Hollywood - 5,008,067

37 - Robbie Williams - 4,973,227
38 - Pet Shop Boys - 4,913,655
39 - Phil Collins - 4,889,059
40 - Wet Wet Wet - 4,877,328
41 - Duran Duran - 4,846,531
42 - Everly Brothers - 4,827,957
43 - Shadows - 4,793,537
44 - Westlife - 4,726,116
45 - Gary Glitter - 4,717,834
46 - Engelbert Humperdinck - 4,710,328
47 - U2 - 4,663,427
48 - Bryan Adams - 4,614,135
49 - Frank Sinatra - 4,597,630
50 - Hollies - 4,597,450
51 - Hot Chocolate - 4,441,955
52 - Take That - 4,426,566
53 - Take That - 4,426,566
54 - Mariah Carey - 4,409,607
55 - Steps - 4,408,499
56 - Donna Summer - 4,389,529
57 - Janet Jackson - 4,359,645
58 - E L O - 4,241,169
59 - Cher - 4,080,650
60 - Erasure - 4,077,372

I think thats actually the top 60 singles artists, rather than album sales.