Bit surprised to discover today that Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is the 'third best-selling album of all time'. Or rather, third best-selling album in the US, which apparently is the same thing. Would have thought that "Dark Side of the Moon" sold more copies.
I never actually bought a copy of "The Wall" - and in fact I've never heard it all the way through, or seen the film. But then I'm more of a "Wish You Were Here" fan myself. I do remember when "The Wall" first came out though - as we arrived at the first Sweetwaters festival in January 1980, David Gilmour's guitar seemed to echo from every campsite.
Surprised also to see the number of double-albums on the list - and shocked to see The Eagles - possibly the most boring band of all time - are number one.
Oh - and the link between this post and the previous one is of course that The Scissor Sisters' album features a cover of "Comfortably Numb".
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