The holder of the highest box office record in North American film history, the highest box office record holder in global film history, the holder of a series of records such as the North American premiere box office, single-day box office, next week box office, the fastest to reach 100 million, and the fastest to reach 200 million, the first record holder in global film history with a salary of 20 million, and the first actor winner under the age of 30 in Oscar history......

The record holder of the fastest album sales in North American music history that year, the record holder of the highest single sales in North American music history that year, the record holder of the highest weekly album and single sales in North American music history, and the first record holder in North American music history whose first three albums all exceeded 10 million......

In addition to the history that takes time to break, such as the record of "West Side Story" movie soundtrack topping the Billboard album chart for 54 consecutive weeks, such as the record of the Beatles winning the Billboard number one with 18 consecutive albums and 20 singles (as of 1996), such as the record of 104 million sales of the album "Thriller...... In any of the other lists, you can see Hugo or the name of Glory to Death.

Although records can never represent the status of artists in history, taking the movie box office as an example, the box office in the 90s needs to take into account inflation, movie ticket prices, people's living standards and other factors, so the highest limit of the box office is bound to continue to rise, and the same is true for music album sales, which also leads to the fact that it is difficult for the top superstars of the golden age to achieve too many advantages on such lists; But this series of records can clearly make people feel that in the world cultural heritage of the 90s, Hugo has left his own unique mark.

On the 1996 year-end singles sales chart, "sail" and "young. voloes)" teamed up to dominate and won the championship and runner-up, so that the audience, who had long been accustomed to Hugo's record-breaking posture, couldn't help but exclaim again.

Although Mariah Carey's "sweetheart" has a huge gap, it still relies on strong support and ranks third on the year-end list, beating the fourth-placed "Do You Know What I Mean", which is a hard breath for Mariah. Oasis' single "Do You Know What I Mean" trailed by a sales gap of 170,000 and unfortunately occupied fourth place, leaving the Gallagher brothers really embarrassed.

2pac's "How Do You Want / California Love" (How. do。 u。 want。 it/california。 Love)" and Bohugs-N-Harmony's "Crossroads" rap songs occupied the fifth and sixth places respectively, and the results of both singles exceeded 2.5 million, infinitely close to 3 million, easily leading the crowd.

The remaining four spots in the top 10 are fiercely competitive, and strictly speaking, the gap from seventh to fifteenth place is very weak, and all of these singles have crossed the 2 million threshold, which is also one of the important signs of a thriving music market, and it has reached a new all-time high.

Finally Mary Bligie's "Won't Cry" (not. gon’。 cry)", Oasis' "Walk with Me", Black Street's "No Doubt. diggity", Donnie Breston's "Don't Break My Heart" (Unbreak. my。 heart)" successfully broke through and made it to the top 10 of the year-end list.

Maria's second single, "Butterfly", was a shocking 11th place, failing to break into the top 10. Although this single swept an incredible sales of 1.69 million in the first week, it only earned 2.43 million sales in the end, and its lack of stamina lagged far behind other competitors, and it was overtaken by Oasis' "Walk with Me".

As a result, the Oasis band occupies two spots in the top 10, and Maria has only one; But "Sweetheart" was in third place, while Oasis was lagging behind in sales of both singles. So, who will win or lose between Oasis and Maria? Still not a clear idea.

Of course, the real victor is glory unto death, there is no doubt about it.

Driven by the powerful showdown of the ultimate showdown, the North American sales of the three albums of Glory to Death have reached new highs, with the North American sales of "Almost Famous" reaching 11.6 million, and the sales of "Bathing in the Morning Light" reaching more than 17.2 million copies, coupled with the current cumulative sales of 8.3 million "Storm", Glory to Death has harvested more than 37 million sales in North America so far, and has become one of the most successful singers in history. What's even more terrifying is that the popularity of Glory to Death is also rising around the world.

Just as "Tempest" achieved a huge dominance on the British pop charts, the album also stayed at the top of the list until 1996, and reached a new sales record, handing over 4.73 million sales, which has surpassed the current record of 4.52 million held by Oasis's "(What is the Story) Morning Glory", becoming the third-best-selling album in British music history - after the 5.86 million and The Beatles of the Queen Anthology Sergeant Papo's Lonely Heart Club Band" of the "Five Hundred and Forty Thousand."

This result was unexpected, as "Tempest" achieved a zào in just eight weeks, surpassing not only Oasis, but also Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon".

It is conceivable that as long as the Storm can maintain this momentum, the records of Queen and the Beatles will be the next target, and perhaps the history of British music will also change – or is already on its way to change.

With its outstanding performance in the British market, "Swift" swept 18.64 million sales worldwide, and undoubtedly topped the global album sales charts in 1996. With such a stellar result in eight weeks, people have even begun to speculate whether the "Storm" will eventually exceed 45 million global sales.

Why 45 million?

In the current global album sales history chart, Michael's "Trembling" is unique and far ahead, and the sales of 100.4 million copies can already be confirmed to be an irreproducible miracle; At the top of the list is Pink Floyd's classic "The Dark Side of the Moon", which was released in 1973 and has now sold 45 million, which can be said to be more than 10,000 people under one person.

At present, in the history of music, there are only eight albums that have sold more than 40 million worldwide, and they can be counted on two hands.

The global sales of "Tempest" approached 20 million in eight weeks, although it could not be ranked in the top 30 on the all-time list, but such a strong appeal is enough to make people believe that the final end of this album is definitely more than that, even if it has no chance to challenge "Thriller", but there is a chance to hit the 40 million club.

This is a historic breakthrough for Glory to Death, considering that there are currently four rock albums that have sold more than 40 million worldwide, but all of them are from the golden age of the seventies, namely Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon" released in 1973 and "The Hellbat" released by Mitt Laufer in 1977. out。 of。 HELL)", AC/DC band's "Back to the Dark" (BA) released in 1980. Black)", Fleetwood. Mac) 1977 "rumours".

Of the eight highest-selling albums in the world, rock occupies half of the country, and what is even more terrifying is that this ranking has not been shaken even in 2014. Just this number is enough to make people feel the great influence of that era.

It is clear from these four albums that the peak of 1977 has had a profound impact to this day, and although AC/DC's "Back to Darkness" was released in 1980, its strong influence is still the afterglow of rock 'n' roll in the 70s. In other words, rock and roll has been silent for more than ten years now, from guns and roses to nirvana, from glory to death to oasis band, the power of rock and roll has only just recovered a little.

If you want to recreate the glory of rock and roll, this can even be said to be a fool's dream goal, "Storm" swept more than 18 million copies sold in eight weeks, vaguely making people feel the madness and boiling of 1977 again, which is also the historical moment that really went down in history in 1996: perhaps, under the leadership of glory to death, rock and roll faith will really regain vitality; Perhaps, it is really possible for "Tempest" to achieve 30 million, 40 million, or even 45 million sales, and rewrite music history.

It's just that it's not an easy task, and time will tell.

Corresponding to "Storm", Maria's "Butterfly" has achieved 12 million copies worldwide, ranking second in the year-end global sales chart, so that the sales of that year surpassed the previous "Music Box" and "Daydream", becoming Maria's most successful work so far, so that the influence of the pop diva began to radiate around the world.

And the Oasis band did not show weakness, although they planted a big heel in the British Isles, and the sales of 3.2 million were pulled out of a street by the glory to death, and compared to their own two previous albums, the reputation of the album still became a stumbling block after all; However, relying on its strong explosive power, the global sales of "Stay Now" are still as high as 9.8 million, and it has successfully won the third place in the year-end global list.

From 1995 to 1996, Hugo achieved a big explosion in both film and music, and completely changed the course of history, so that the future direction of film and music gradually deviated from the original track, and no one can predict the future direction, including Hugo himself. And now, from 1996 to 1997, the pace of history continues to make great strides, bringing countless surprises every day, although for Hugo, the "Stormy" world tour is the top priority, but in the United States, with the Golden Globe Awards, Grammys, and Oscars approaching, there is a bloody storm here.

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