Fact Finder wrote:masque wrote:i think i read somewhere that big bang was somewhere between 35k-50k.
If this is accurate so are you.
The Chicago based band, Styx dominated the charts during the mid seventies to late eighties. They had a series of muliplatinum albums and top ten hits. They continue to tour today, frequently with arch allies REO Speedwagon.
US Sales
Key
Album release year
Certification date
Album Title
RIAA Sales
Soundscan Sales
Studio Albums
1972 none Styx
1973 1975 Styx II 500,000
1973 none The Serpent is Rising
1974 none The Man of Miracles
1975 1977 Equinox 500,000
1976 1978 Crystal Ball 500,000
1977 1984 The Grand Illusion 3,000,000
1978 1984 Pieces of Eight 3,000,000
1979 1984 Cornerstone 2,000,000
1981 1984 Paradise Theatre 3,000,000
1983 1983 Kilroy Was Here 1,000,000
1990 1998 Edge of the Century 500,000
1999 none Brave New World 86,300 2005
2003 none Cyclorama 56,000 2005
2005 none Big Bang Theory 43,000 2005
Live Albums
1984 none Caught in the Act
1997 1998 Return to Paradise Theatre 500,000
2000 none Arch Allies: Live at Riverport
2001 none Styx World: Live 2001 22,400 2003
2002 none At the River’s Edge
2003 none 21st Century Live
Compilation Albums
1977 1984 Best of Styx 500,0001980 none Lady
1987 1994 Styx Classics Volume 15 500,000
1991 none Styx Radio-made Hits 1975-1991
1995 2005 Styx Greatest Hits 2,000,000 2,650,91202/2013
1996 none Styx Greatest Hits Part 2
1997 none The Best of Times: Best of Styx
1999 none Best of Styx 1973-1974
2000 none Extended Versions
2000 none Singles Collections
2001 none Yesterday and Today
2002 none 20th Century Masters 303,218 04/2012
2003 none Rockers
2004 none Come Sail Away: Styx Anthology
2005 none The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings
Total RIAA Sales: 17.5 million
Canada Sales (CRIA)
1975 Equinox 100, 000
1976 Crystal Ball 50,000
1977 The Grand Illusion 100,000
1977 Best of Styx 100,000
1978 Pieces of Eight 100,000
1979 Cornerstone 100,000
1981 Paradise Theatre 100,000
1982 Kilroy Was Here 100,000
1995 Styx Greatest Hits 100,000
Total: 850,000