2006-11-03 09:05:36 · 20 answers · asked by bluenose 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Elvis and Queen are great singles artists, but i mean artists that sold more albums than singles.
2006-11-03 09:21:38 · update #1
elvis.........many uncredited sales, literally hundreds of recycled albums put him top closely followed by the beatles in terms of sheer volumes sold.
In the fifties, still post war, rationing era; singles and EPs sold as the teenagers could not afford long players. As a result, many rashly put together albums were released, with several a year by Elvis for example. This explains why artists like Sinatra and soundtracks like Oklahoma or West Side Story or The King and I spent months/years at the top of the charts. It changed in 63/64 with artists like the Beatles and Dylan as albums became more accesible to teenagers with more disposable income
Creatively, its relative.
Now its completely different where an album is the mainstay of an aritist. A complete shift in buying as sales figures clearly show.
In terms of a body of work, Pink Floyd, Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Marley and Marvin Gaye would be up there in my opinion.
2006-11-03 12:41:28 · answer #1 · answered by Nadeem B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bruce Springsteen. Although he had a lot of hit singles in the 80's, you don't really understand how much of a genious the guy is until you listen to his earlier work and the album tracks on stuff he was doing in the 70's and early 80's. Then you can really understand why he's one of the greatest songwriters.
Apart from that, probably Bob Dylan. He put out a lot of albums, recorded and wrote a truckload of songs, most of which are as brilliant as anything that ever hit the big time on the singles charts.
2006-11-06 02:28:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres all good but the BEST has got to b the 1st real album artist the first to do everything, the ont the only, the king of rock and roll, elvis presly
2006-11-03 17:13:15 · answer #3 · answered by ghosthunter_blade 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Beatles
2006-11-03 22:10:13 · answer #4 · answered by Chivis Divis<np> 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Max Bygraves
2006-11-03 17:09:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Beatles made great albums that couldn't even be reproduced on stage back then. So I'd go with them.
2006-11-03 17:07:19 · answer #6 · answered by Tangus 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well i just saw graham coxon in concert at the astoria last wednesday 25th oct and he is amazing and also progressing to his 7th yes i said 7th album since finishing with blur and its not that chavvy chartdance music pish either its proper music with a great following buy Mr coxon's albums and give them a listen you will see what i mean.
2006-11-03 18:46:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whithout a doubt "The king!!" a.k.a elvis presley, he led the way.
He broke down bounderies.
Long live the king!!!
Elvis is still in the building!!!
2006-11-03 17:17:25 · answer #8 · answered by T - C - B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Who!
They were singing stories. Rock Operas.
2006-11-03 17:08:21 · answer #9 · answered by mikolaczyk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elvis but my favorite is Patsy Cline
2006-11-03 17:08:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋