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Archive for January 2, 2006

Best line of the day, so far

“Byron surprised Jill with a short birthday trip to New York, where they saw a show and actually had dinner in a restaurant where crayons were not given out with the menus.”

Jill, official oldest daughter of NewMexiKen and mother of two (going-on-three) sons, in Jill and Byron’s holiday newsletter.

America’s Top-Selling Albums of All Time

The Recording Industry Association of America’s Top-Selling Albums of All Time:

28 million
  Eagles: Their Greatest Hits, 1971–1975, Eagles (Elektra)
26 million
  Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic)
23 million
  The Wall, Pink Floyd (Columbia)
22 million
  Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)
21 million
  Greatest Hits, Volumes I & II, Billy Joel (Columbia)
19 million
  Rumours, Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)
  Back in Black, AC/DC (Elektra)
  The Beatles, The Beatles (Capitol)
  Come On Over, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
17 million
  Boston, Boston (Epic)
  The Bodyguard (soundtrack), Whitney Houston (Arista)

The list continues with all albums selling 10 million copies or more through May 16, 2005.