Here are some updated Soundscan totals for the Golden Age soundtracks:
That explains it. I almost had a mini-aneurism.Note: The Little Mermaid was released in 1989, so it had two full years of sales before Soundscan was implemented in early 1991.
I'd admit that Tarzan has a pretty nice soundtrack (I love "Son of Man"), but I'm not crazy about Collins. Btw, his work for the musical version of Tarzan (the additional songs) is kind of terrible.milojthatch wrote: The power of Phil Collins!
I am, he is AWESOME! And I think the numbers show why Disney wanted him, and then gave him "Brother Bear" to work on. You may not be too big on Phil, but many are. As for the "Tarzan" musical, well, to be fair, not everyone was cut out fro Broadway.Disney's Divinity wrote:I'd admit that Tarzan has a pretty nice soundtrack (I love "Son of Man"), but I'm not crazy about Collins. Btw, his work for the musical version of Tarzan (the additional songs) is kind of terrible.milojthatch wrote: The power of Phil Collins!
Many factors.Wasn't the 2006 soundtrack a 2-disc release? That would account for more shipments.rodis wrote:In 2007, The Little Mermaid was certified 6x platinum for 6 million copies shipped. In its first two years, it did double platinum which probably means about 1.5 million sold. That means at least 3 million sold combined with the soundscan figure.
Hmmm, I wonder why the massive over-shipping. It's not like it's a Britney album.
Nope. To be eligible for that, the two discs should be at least 100 minutes long, and TLM is far below that (about an hour long including the bonus disc).Chaz wrote:Wasn't the 2006 soundtrack a 2-disc release? That would account for more shipments.rodis wrote:In 2007, The Little Mermaid was certified 6x platinum for 6 million copies shipped. In its first two years, it did double platinum which probably means about 1.5 million sold. That means at least 3 million sold combined with the soundscan figure.
Hmmm, I wonder why the massive over-shipping. It's not like it's a Britney album.
Yeah, I kind of assumed as much. There are many people who think he sucks, too.milojthatch wrote:You may not be too big on Phil, but many are.
That's the life of a singer/musician.The Lion King is far and away the best selling, the RIAA has TLK soundtrack certified Diamond, or 10x platinum, for shipping 10 million copies in the US.Chaz wrote:Hi guys.
The Lion King - 7,790,844
Yep, and big sellers used to sell around 1 million in each (Columbia and Universal).seanjonmc wrote:The Lion King is far and away the best selling, the RIAA has TLK soundtrack certified Diamond, or 10x platinum, for shipping 10 million copies in the US.Chaz wrote:Hi guys.
The Lion King - 7,790,844
Remember that Soundscan doesn't account for all sales; for example 7.7 million is pretty far away from the 10x platinum it is certified for. In the 90's music clubs were huge - Columbia House and BMG Music Clubs were the biggest. Soundscan does not account for any copies sold through music clubs, only over the counter sales.
If there were still huge B&tB fans still around here, you'd be skewered alive.The_Iceflash wrote: I want to tread carefully here but I think the songs in Aladdin were more memorable than those in B&tB.
What would you call an age where movie by movie, soundtrack by soundtrack, and one theme park ride after another, all prove to be off-the-charts successful?KubrickFan wrote:I wouldn't exactly call the 90's the Golden Age, but I digress.
I disagree. Circle of Life from the Lion King is probably the most memorable Disney song of the 90s. It came from a more successful film and was hugely popular.Disney's Divinity wrote:If there were still huge B&tB fans still around here, you'd be skewered alive.The_Iceflash wrote: I want to tread carefully here but I think the songs in Aladdin were more memorable than those in B&tB.
I disagree though. "Be Our Guest" is likely the most memorable song of '90s Disney.
