Anna;4302150 said:
If the internet & streaming existed back then, Thriller wouldn't have sold much either. Something always replaces what came before. 45s replaced 78s. Cassettes replaced 8-track tapes. CDs replaced records/tapes. Napster was the beginning of the end for physical sales. Even back then a lot of people bought street tapes, which were bootlegs of albums. They were a lot cheaper than the official records & tapes. Others bought music from "12 albums for 1 penny" record clubs. Or they got their friends to copy a record to a tape. So people always tried to get something for less. The internet made it free, so people don't place the same value on physical music. They buy video game discs which cost a lot more than CDs. GTA5 has sold more than any other entertainment item in history including the Thriller album.Smooth72;4302145 said:
Why would Garth be more popular? Because he's white? He has 7 diamond albums in the USA, but his record sales were primarily in the 1990s. I doubt he sells the same today and his new songs are not on the radio stations that plays new country songs. He's over a certain age to get radio hits. How popular is Garth in Asian countries where I would guess BTS is more popular? Country music is primarily popular in the USA anyway.Smooth72;4302145 said:
i been looking at the charts and yes with everyone here their are up there with michael music wise. none of us know where their will be in 10 years. since somebody said they been out quite while and this is their comeback.Smooth72;4302161 said:
Your point is what? That is from years and/or decades of sales. It has nothing to do with who is the most popular right now this year. BTS is a newer younger group. The majority of the top 50 highest sellers are white male rock acts. All that means is that white people buy more records by white guys than by any other race or by female artists. That is a reason Elvis has sold way more than Little Richard & Chuck Berry or that Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, & the Rolling Stones sold more than the black blues artists that inspired their music (or straight copied on some songs without giving credit in Zeppelin's case). It can also mean that white people are more likely to buy records in general. There is a reason that crossover existed. Artists sold more and got more media coverage if white people bought their records. At one time in the USA, music by black singers/bands was officially called "race music". In the modern era, hip hop does not have to crossover like other forms of black music did and still does. Hip hop is automatically played as mainstream pop music, that's how Drake, Lil Wayne, & Nicki Minaj has managed to get more Hot 100 hits than anybody else including The Beatles & Elvis.
BTS Has Been Nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for Dynamite! Congratulations Guys! Michael would have been proud! Good Luck!
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