Best selling albums of all time


Here's an AI list of the top selling albums of all time:

1) Michael Jackson – Thriller
2) Eagles – Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)
3) AC/DC – Back in Black
4) Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon
5) Whitney Houston / Various Artists – The Bodyguard (Soundtrack)
6) Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever
7) Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
8) Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV
9) Michael Jackson – Bad
10) The Beatles – Abbey Road

I'm just wondering which of these are owned and enjoyed by audiophiles and which would probably never be played on their systems?

I hope I'm not sounding like a music snob. Personally, I would play AC/DC, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and maybe Thriller.

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Just opinions.  Some I just don't care for the genre, but are well recorded.

1) Michael Jackson – Thriller well recorded, don't own.
2) Eagles – Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)  - don't own, I've heard Eagles recordings and typically well done, but don't own.  
3) AC/DC – Back in Black  - yes
4) Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon  - absolute must have
5) Whitney Houston / Various Artists – The Bodyguard (Soundtrack) don't know, never listened.
6) Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever - well recorded but don't own
7) Fleetwood Mac – Rumours - I would rather listed to a jack hammer, deflinitely don't own.  If someone would give me a recording I would burn it.  
8) Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV own multiple formats, yes, yes.
9) Michael Jackson – Bad   well recorded, don't own
10) The Beatles – Abbey Road - own multiple formats

I only own the Eagles, AC/DC, Fleetwood Mac, and Pink Floyd.  

I could listen to any of them except maybe Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston.  Not that they are bad, just not my cup of tea. Not a huge Beatles fan, either. 

There was a book written by one of the recording engineers who did the work on Mac's Rumors album.  Even if you're not a fan there is a lot of insight into how they actually recorded the tunes back in the day.  The book is, "Making Rumors"  by Ken Caillat (artist Colbie Caillat's dad) 

If anyone else has a good book like "Rumors"  I'd be interested!

Rumors is very well recorded and should be owned if you dig Macs groove. 

My favorite of the list is probably Rumours. My wife and I saw them live at Alpine Valley WI right after it came out. It was a great show. I think I have played it once in the last year. Nice recording.

I have nearly every Beatle record ever recorded. Last one I listened to was probably Rubber Soul, maybe my favorite of theirs. Well recorded. 

Have quite a few Eagles records, probably last played was Desperado. Also have Don Henley, also well recorded. Lots of Joe Walsh stuff, James Gang and later. Mostly very well recorded. 

DSOTM is well recorded and I have many copies but probably my favorite Pink Floyd is Wish You Were Here. Island recordings were the best. I believe Alan Parsons was the recording engineer on DSOTM. I have listened to them some in the last year but not much. 

Led Zep, I'm sure I have everything they ever did. Mostly well recorded. Last time I played one, can't remember. 

I think I have a couple Michael Jackson records in my collection but they have not made it down to my listening area in years. They were well recorded. 

Can't remember the last time I listened to AC/DC. They are fine, just haven't heard them in awhile. 

Don't think I ever had Whitney Houston. Nothing wrong with her, just never bought any of her records. 

I own all the albums on the list except Whiney Houston/The Body guard , do own albums by Whitney Houston though. WTS, haven't played any off the list in a while except Rumours because of Lindsey Buckingham and his great work on it it will stay in my rotation. Enjoy the music