(February 6, 2013 at 2:16 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(February 6, 2013 at 9:06 am)Brian37 Wrote: I don't know where Wiki got it's info from but according to this USA Today article ABBA has sold 400 million records.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/musi...52820220/1
You could check Wikipedia's references. Did USA Today provide any? I'd guess not, but I don't read it so wouldn't know. 400 million is a fairly incredible number, only a few artists have sold so many. Not saying it's impossible, but I'm skeptical.
You have 200 mill by Wiki's references and 400 mill by USA today. But if you are a band right now in someone's garage aspiring to make a living I don't think you could scoff at either number.
My point is, like ABBA or not, they had an impact. I hate Justin Bieber, but if he was talentless he wouldn't sell at all.