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In 1946, twelve albums by eleven artists topped the chart. At the time, the chart was titled Best-Selling Popular Record Albums, and it collected sales data from United States–based record dealers, numbering at least 200 in January [1] and increasing to over 4,000 by the end of the year. [2]
The compilation album Glenn Miller by Glenn Miller's Orchestra (pictured in 1941) topped the charts for a total of eight weeks during the year. Bing Crosby (pictured in 1951) was the only solo artist with two albums atop the chart. Billboard published its first popular albums chart, at the time known as Best-Selling Popular Record Albums, in 1945
This is a list of the world's best-selling albums of recorded music in physical mediums, such as vinyl, audio cassettes or compact discs. To appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies and certified at least 10 million units (the equivalent of a diamond ...
Before the Hot100 was implemented in 1958, Billboard magazine measured a record's performance with three charts, 'Best-Selling Popular Retail Records', 'Records Most-Played On the Air' or 'Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys' and 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'. As Billboard did starting in the 1940s, the three totals for each song are combined ...
The 50 best-selling music artists of all time. Gabbi Shaw. August 21, 2024 at 4:17 PM ... (1971–1975)" is the best-selling album of the 20th century in the US. Fotos International/Getty Images ...
Music portal; This category is for ... Billboard year-end top singles of 1946; L. ... List of Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums number ones of 1946
This is a list of the best-selling albums by year in the United States, published by American music magazine Billboard since 1956 as year-end rankings of album sales. Until 1991, the Billboard album chart was based on a survey of representative retail outlets that determined a ranking, not a tally of actual sales.
Perry Como had four songs on the year-end top singles list, including "Prisoner of Love", the number one song of 1946. Bing Crosby had four songs on the year-end top singles list. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top popular songs of 1946 according to retail sales. [1]