Re: Top Ten albums

[Lev Polinsky <polinsky@husc.harvard.edu>]

On Sun, 10 Dec 1995, Chris Thomas wrote:
> >I read in the liner notes to Santana's 3-CD set that Santana was one of
> >only eight acts to have an album in the top ten in each of the 60's, 70's
> >and 80's.  This got me thinking whether the Who are one of the other
> >seven.  I think they are--Tommy, Who's Next, and Face Dances all peaked
> >at #4 in the US, which what I think the note was referring to.  Who would
> >the others be, though?--The Stones, Led Zeppelin, I suppose, and ????
> >Eric Clapton?  Steve Winwood?  Paul Simon or Simon and Garfunkel?
> >CCR/Fogerty would be a stretch.  Pink Floyd?  Steve Miller?  David Bowie?
> 
> Pink Floyd, if you count England and not the US in the sixties, I think.
> What'd the stones or Led Zepplin do in the eighties worth a top ten album?
> 
Nothing, but Coda came out in 1982 and Emotional Rescue, Tattoo You, 
Undercover, etc. sold quite well despite containing very little worthy 
material.