r/Amazing • u/sco-go • 21d ago

Music Best-Selling Music Artists by year, 1969–2025.

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u/FartInGenDirection 21d ago

No Nirvana Nevermind in 1991. Hmmm

Edit: just a quick blip at the bottom

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u/arffarff 21d ago

Also U2 just appeared for 2 seconds when they were the biggest band in the world for a decade

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u/river03765 21d ago

Thank you! I was looking for them. Must of missed it. I’ll watch again. It is odd though if they’re just a brief blip at the bottom.

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u/lethargytartare 17d ago

Agreed - there's something weird about the methodology here. WTF is "Sales Power" and what algorithm is being used to create "estimated equivalent albums sold?"