bad guy Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 No Doubt, Paramore, Blondie. Blondie probably has the highest highs singles wise but No Doubt's Return of Saturn is practically a perfect album. Same with Paramore's After Laughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookmark99 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Hole and Garbage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle-x Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Garbage's discography is>>>> 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachlan Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Paramore. But Fallen and The Open Door from Evanescence are two of the best albums from all those artists. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexz Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Silva Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jooj said: There's no "factual answer". Music is subjective. It all comes down to personal preferences when choosing an option. Blondie is the most impactful band out of the bunch, though. Followed by Hole. Sales are objective and factual though (beyond your low rent faves citing Blondie as being influential on them) and the bulk of those other groups sales are also from the pre-streaming era: Blondie = 40 million albums sold No Doubt = 33 Million albums sold Evanescence = 31.9 million albums sold Garbage = 17 million albums sold Paramore = 8 million albums sold Hole = 3 million albums sold Joan Jett and the Blackhearts = 2.8 million albums sold Guess who is on the poster behind Shirley Manson in this video, that's right Debbie Harry the lead singer of Blondie: Other random examples of Blondie's influence on pop culture and fashion: And for aesthetics: Edited May 11 by Dante Silva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 16 minutes ago, Dante Silva said: Sales are objective and factual though (beyond your low rent faves citing Blondie as being influential on them) and the bulk of those other groups sales are also from the pre-streaming era: Blondie = 40 million albums sold No Doubt = 33 Million albums sold Evanescence = 31.9 million albums sold Garbage = 17 million albums sold Paramore = 8 million albums sold Hole = 3 million albums sold Joan Jett and the Blackhearts = 2.8 million albums sold Guess who is on the poster behind Shirley Manson in this video, that's right Debbie Harry the lead singer of Blondie: Other random examples of Blondie's influence on pop culture and fashion: And for aesthetics: Also Tiffany Valentine is a Blondie stan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Silva Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) Also, I believe the name Harley Quinn from "Suicide Squad" is a cultural reference for many here and guess who inspired the character's look: Edited May 12 by Dante Silva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ger Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 (edited) Haven't heard most discographies, but Paramore has hands down an exquisite discography, remarkably solid. Edited May 12 by Ger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suilen Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 I need to explore more of Blondie's discography, but Garbage out of the ones I've heard in full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alldeezy Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Garbage by far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jooj Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 4 hours ago, Dante Silva said: Sales are objective and factual though (beyond your low rent faves citing Blondie as being influential on them) and the bulk of those other groups sales are also from the pre-streaming era: Blondie = 40 million albums sold No Doubt = 33 Million albums sold Evanescence = 31.9 million albums sold Garbage = 17 million albums sold Paramore = 8 million albums sold Hole = 3 million albums sold Joan Jett and the Blackhearts = 2.8 million albums sold Guess who is on the poster behind Shirley Manson in this video, that's right Debbie Harry the lead singer of Blondie: Other random examples of Blondie's influence on pop culture and fashion: And for aesthetics: Idk why you're providing these receipts since this thread is about BEST discography, not BIGGEST. I literally said Blondie is the most impactful out of these options, and they're clearly the most comercially successful. You think numbers/impact dictate which act has better music? Music is subjective, everyone has their own taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegaMyth Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Um, where tf is Heart??? Their self-titled album destroys entire discographies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Silva Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 5 minutes ago, Jooj said: You think numbers/impact dictate which act has better music? Music is subjective, everyone has their own taste. The numbers the music sold for each group represents the international arithmetic and therefore the depth of the music's resonance and cultural reach. The music you love by the acts you express fondness for were influenced in their collective childhoods by Blondie's cultural reach and inherent in that is Blondie's music that influenced the songwriting of those groups who followed in the Blondie archetype. None of those other groups achieved Blondie's sales and therefore their cultural impact. It is ridiculous to be in denial of these objective facts just because some events occurred prior to your birth and therefore prior to your awareness of pop culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeaRebel Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Blondie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuanticXplosion Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Androgy, Cherry Lips, The World Is Not Enough... Garbage almost took my vote. Gave it to Evanescence because they have more classics and No Doubt is third place for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuanticXplosion Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 What about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuanticXplosion Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 The Cranberries is also missing from the list. Heart... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuanticXplosion Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 I also think The Coors is Missing from the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaunzie Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Not Paramore winning, like Hole and Garbage are right there. I'm sorry Garbage clears skin for a youthful look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vespertine Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 No Doubt is my favorite band of all time But I also love Blondie, Garbage, Hole, and Paramore deeply. Blondie and No Doubt are the most impactful, followed by Hole and Joan Jett / The Runaways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquiddiamonds Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 (edited) 8 hours ago, Dante Silva said: The numbers the music sold for each group represents the international arithmetic and therefore the depth of the music's resonance and cultural reach. The music you love by the acts you express fondness for were influenced in their collective childhoods by Blondie's cultural reach and inherent in that is Blondie's music that influenced the songwriting of those groups who followed in the Blondie archetype. None of those other groups achieved Blondie's sales and therefore their cultural impact. It is ridiculous to be in denial of these objective facts just because some events occurred prior to your birth and therefore prior to your awareness of pop culture. That's not it at all for the rock genre. The only thing sales confirm in rock is that you crossed over in appeal and became a pop act. In Blondie's case they have both, so i'm not shading them. BUT most rock classics sold very little copies, but they inspired other people to pick a guitar or form bands and work their music in that sonic direction and some of those ended up bigger than the influencers for such a thing. The Clash, Velvet Underground, early R.E.M., Smiths, PJ Harvey, Wire, etc Talking Heads was arguably as influential as Blondie coming from the same scene and they never sold as much. Their albums are way more referenced too. All of those sold very little copies when they debuted in comparison to other big bands and their influence is everywhere in the genre and any rockhead in 2024 can name their songs, which wouldnt have happened during their heydays Rock can be pop, but to have a rock classic you don't necessarily need to be a popular act. You just need following bands to pick up your pieces and continue down the path. Its like Brian Eno once said: Velvet Underground & Nico sold only 100k copies when released, but those 100k people went on to form bands Edited May 12 by liquiddiamonds 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StonedSoulPicnic Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Voted for Blondie. My favorite is Renaissance (Annie Haslam). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oktober Knight Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Evanescence for sure! All of their albums are great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jooj Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 10 hours ago, Dante Silva said: The numbers the music sold for each group represents the international arithmetic and therefore the depth of the music's resonance and cultural reach. The music you love by the acts you express fondness for were influenced in their collective childhoods by Blondie's cultural reach and inherent in that is Blondie's music that influenced the songwriting of those groups who followed in the Blondie archetype. None of those other groups achieved Blondie's sales and therefore their cultural impact. It is ridiculous to be in denial of these objective facts just because some events occurred prior to your birth and therefore prior to your awareness of pop culture. Lol so by your logic Taylor Swift is better than 95% of the other musicians, then. Quality isnt the only factor that contributes to commercial success. "Who sold more" has an objective answer, "Who has the better discography" doesnt. And you're not that changing that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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